Indian toilet model to be used in Afghanistan
September 5th, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Low-cost lavatory technique, developed by an Indian NGO, will be adopted by the US Army to build public toilets in Afghanistan, a senior US military official said.
The US troops will build at least 40 toilet complexes linked with biogas generation plants in Kandahar as a part of the reconstruction process in the country.
The technical know-how of the model designed by Sulabh International would also be shared with the Afghan government so that it can be used in other parts of the country, said Maj. Edward T. Mears at the engineering wing of the US Army in Afghanistan.
“I would like to share these designs with the Kabul ministry and Afghanistan Ministry of Energy and Water. I would like to know specifically about volume of the digesters and factors for expected biogas generation,” the official wrote in a letter to Sulabh made available to IANS.
Sulabh has already built five community toilets in Kabul as a part of reconstruction projects funded by India.
Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of the Sulabh, has vowed to provide all assistance required to build more such toilets that are “economically sustainable as they are based on pay-and-use system”.
“The system is not only useful for sanitation but also generate bio-fuel which is considered one of the vital non-conventional energy sources,” Pathak said.
- India's Sulabh gets top UN consultative status - Nov 03, 2011
- Sulabh to launch toilets with health centres in Delhi - Jan 16, 2012
- US engineers' body lauds low-cost Indian toilet technology - May 18, 2010
- Sulabh founder to address Cambridge University students - Jan 20, 2011
- Sulabh to launch sanitation project in Uganda - Jan 16, 2012
- Sulabh founder gets Renewable Energy Award in US - Jun 12, 2009
- Sulabh founder to get Renewable Energy Award - Jun 10, 2009
- India's 'Sulabh Sauchalaya' going global - May 23, 2010
- 'Sulabh toilets can help reduce global warming' - May 27, 2010
- Over 200 women fly to Varanasi to fight untouchability - Jun 19, 2011
- Indian activist wins Stockholm Water Prize - Mar 25, 2009
- Runaway bride awarded for revolting against lack of loo - Feb 10, 2012
- Sulabh to launch sanitation university for health, hygiene studies - Jul 15, 2008
- Only 10 percent Indian villages fully sanitized: Jairam - Mar 19, 2012
- UP bride runs away for lack of proper toilet - May 11, 2012
Tags: afghan government, bindeshwar pathak, bio fuel, conventional energy sources, digesters, generation plants, indian ngo, kabul, kandahar, lavatory, mears, military official, ministry of energy, New Delhi, non conventional energy, non conventional energy sources, public toilets, reconstruction projects, sanitation, us army