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Appropriate technologies on low-cost toilets – Gramalaya – Tiruchirapalli : सस्ती सुविधाजनक शौचालय की तकनीक व् डिजाईन

मोदी जी ने लाल किले से जो सफाई अभियान छेड़ा है उसको आगे ले जाने के लिए इस लेख मैं वर्षों के प्रयास से विक्सिर्ट किये कुछ डिजाईन हैं . ये सस्ते , टिकाऊ व् पानी की कमी वाले इलाकों के लिए भी हैं . देश जो चिंतन आरम्भ करेगा उसमें इस रिसर्च का भी उपयोग किया जा सकता है. एक शौचालय की कीमत पांच हज़ार पांच सौ रूपये है . इसे तिरुची की एक अमरीकी सहायता से बने सस्थान ने विकसित किया है . हर गाँव अपनी सुविधानुसार दस मैं से कोई डिजाईन चुन सकता है .

वैसे तो पढ़े लिखों को यह विषय बुरा लग सकता है परन्तु उन्हें याद रखना चाहिए की गाँधी जी के काफिले मैं आखिर मैं एक हल्का शौचालय भी होता था . उस को गांधीजी सिर्फ देश के स्वस्थ से कोड कर देखते थे . इस दस हज़ार साल पुराणी सभ्यता मैं शौचालय पर रिसर्च की आवश्यकता नहीं प्रतीत होगी पर जब इस लेख के डिजाईन देखेंगे तरो समझ आयेगा की देश  साधरण  उपयोग की चीजों मैं भी कितना आगे बढ़ सकता है .

पूरा लेख चित्र चित्र व् कीमतें देखने के लिए लिंक पर क्लिक करें .

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Gramalaya – Tiruchirapalli

Appropriate technologies on low-cost toilets

Gramalaya – Tiruchirapalli

Appropriate Low-cost toilet technology – An Indian perspective

Toilet Technology cum Training center

Gramalaya has been implementing for more than two and half decades various toilet

technology depending on the terrain with the support of WaterAid and Water.org for the last

20 years. There are several designs and technologies available for installing a household type

sanitary latrine. Therefore, it is important to give several technological options or informed

choices to the user to choose and own and maintain a sanitary latrine without much external

support but several inter-related factors play important role in installing a sanitary latrine to a

rural household. This includes:toilet 2

• Affordability

• Space in the home

• Geographical conditions – soil/water table etc

• Cultural habits

• Availability of water/scarcity of water

• Availability of skilled or semi skilled manpower

Gramalaya increases the coverage of toilets by awareness creation, motivation and hygiene

education. Gramalaya through its community based organizations provide accessible

sanitation to every household promoting low-cost technological option and also help the

communities to avail financial assistance from lending institutions.

Gramalaya has established a Toilet Technology cum Training Centre at its rural headquarters

in the village of Kolakudipatti in Thottiam block, Tiruchi district. The Center was established

with funding support from Water.org, USA as a part of its WATSAN programme and

displays a range of toilet models, including an eco-san toilet, which are appropriate for use in

the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC). The Centre provides training for representatives and

field staff of Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Government officials, including

block co-ordinators involved in the TSC programme as well as to masons and members of

women Self -Help Groups (SHGs) formed by Gramalaya. Here visitors learn how they can

construct zero budget toilets using locally available materials.

Field visits to villages where zero budget toilets are in use are also arranged by the

organisation. The Centre has models of both waterless toilets and toilets that only require

minimal water input, making them suitable in coastal, tribal, rocky and water-logged areas.

Models appropriate for operation in urban areas are also displayed. The Centre has domestic

toilet models ranging in price from Rs.150 to Rs.15000 which are also environment friendly.

All models in the centre are based on the fact that they were successfully introduced in rural

areas in various parts of the district. Gramalaya has also introduced child friendly toilets in

municipalities. These toilets are situated adjacent to the regular toilets constructed by the City

Corporation and therefore are maintained under the pay and use concept by Women Self-

Help Groups. All Child Friendly Toilets are fully utilised by neighbourhood children.

The centre also has miniature models of School toilets which are suitable for primary and

middle schools in rural areas. Similarly the Centre has models of toilets that can be built in

Anganwadis under the TSC programme. Furthermore, there are the facilities to provide

training and demonstration – for nominal fees – of toilet models for the benefit of NGO

representatives and government officials involved in water supply, health and sanitation. The

models displayed are only indicative and the Center encourages innovative, location-specific

models using local materials.

 

Latrines gives social status and privacy for women and children

 

 

Sanitation brings improvement in environmental conditions.

 

 

Accessible sanitation facilities save time and increases working hours.

 

 

Usage of latrines reduce incidence of diarrheal diseases and medical expenses.

 

 

Sanitation improves income status

 

Technology for Toilets

Gramalaya places emphasis on low-cost, location specific, acceptable technologies and

designs which will be constructed by community members of their own accord and

depending on their socio-economic status, with the support from field staff working for the

project. The technologies promoted by Gramalaya are field tested and proven to be

successful. Whatever Gramalaya has learnt from its various projects over the years is taken

onboard when approaching interested communities. In this way Gramalaya is able to

maintain excellence and innovation with every new intervention community and at every

stage of the project from its beginnings to its completion.

All the above activities either can be supported through grant or loan schemes depending

upon the project area and support available. In all places, more emphasis will be given for

toilets with a bathroom and water storage facilities, and that use water saving rural pans.

Some of the successfully field tested models are provided below:

1. Twin pit pour flush UNDP designed leach pit model in the hard soil areas

2. Single pit pour flush leach pit model with honeycomb brickwork or lined pits using local

stones

3. Dry pit latrines in difficult areas like tribal belts and economically deprived communities

4. Eco-san toilets/compost latrines for water-logged, water scarce, coastal and rocky areas

5. Community latrines for urban slums/peri-urban/densely populated areas where space is a

constraint.

6. Individual toilets with bathroom facilities connected to a sewerage network or

underground drainage areas

7. Child friendly toilets for Anganwadis and school toilet complexes

1. Plinth level toilet with temporary superstructure

Salient features

1. Appropriate where space is limited

2. Easier to empty when pit fills

3. Low cost

4. Superstructure made from locally

available materials such as banana

leaves, bamboo sticks and gunny bags

5. It is appropriate for festival places and during emergencies

6. It is constructed in one day

7. The plinth level basement may be circle or square shape

Cost Estimate :

Details No. of units

Unit cost (in

Rs.)

Total amount (in

Rs.)

Toilet pan with p-trap

(ceramic rural pan

with deep slope) 1 250 250

Jaggery and jute bag for

connecting

the p-trap and pan 75

Squatting slab 1 300 300

Cement 1/2 bag 140 140

Masonry charges 1 mason 350 350

Sand 3 bond 100 100

Soling stone for pit lining 1/2 unit 300

Total 1515

2. Toilet only model with superstructure using hollow bricks

Salient features

1. It is a suitable model for all

2. Low cost

3. Appropriate where space is limited

Cost Estimate :

Details No. of units

Unit cost (in

Rs.)

Total amount

(in Rs.)

Toilet pan with p-trap

(ceramic rural pan with deep

slope) 1 250 250

PVC pipe – 4 feet (4 inch dia) 4 feet pipe 22 88

Hollow bricks 75 15 1125

Cement 2.5 bags 275 687

Masonry charges 3 masons 350 1050

Sand 1 bullock cart 400 400

Door 1 600 600

Soling stone 1 bullock cart 500 500

Cover slab for pit 1 300 300

Transport charges 500 500

Total 5500

3. Toilet attached bathroom using hollow bricks without roof

Salient features

1. Provides privacy for ablution, especially important for women and adolescent girls

2. Provides water storage, bathing and washing facilities inside the toilet

3. Promotes kitchen garden from bathroom waste water

4. Multifunctional structure

Cost estimate:

Details No. of units

Unit cost (in

Rs.)

Total amount (in

Rs.)

Toilet pan with p-trap (ceramic

rural

pan with deep slope) 1 250 250

PVC pipe – 10 feet (4 inch dia) 10 feet 22 220

Country bricks (locally made) 500 4 2000

Cement 2.5 bags 275 687

Masonry charges 4 masons 350 1400

Sand 1 bullock cart 500 500

Door 1 600 600

Soling stones 1 bullock cart 500 500

Cover slab for pit 2 300 600

Transport charges 500 500

Total 7257

4. Toilet only model with superstructure using bricks with roof (Concrete rings pit)

Salient features

1. Low cost

2. Appropriate where space is limited

3. Provides privacy

4. Roof provides cover during rainy season

Cost estimate:

Details No. of units

Unit cost (in

Rs.)

Total amount (in

Rs.)

Toilet pan with p-trap (ceramic

rural

pan with deep slope) 1 250 250

PVC pipe – 4 feet (4 inch dia) 4 feet pipe 22 88

Country bricks (locally made) 500 4 2000

Cement 2.5 bags 275 687

Masonry charges 3 masons 350 1050

Sand 1 bullock cart 400 400

Door 1 600 600

Concrete rings (3 feet dia) 4 250 1000

Cover slab for pit 1 300 300

Transport charges 500 500

Total 6875

5. Twin pit – Pour flush latrine

Salient features

1. When the first pit gets filled up, the flow of excreta has to be diverted to the second

pit

2. Two leach pits are connected to one single pour-flush toilet

3. Twin-pit toilets have a high convenience

4. When emptying one pit, people use the another pit

Cost estimate:

Details

No. of units

needed

Unit cost (in

Rs.)

Total amount

(in Rs.)

Toilet pan with p-trap

(ceramic rural

pan with deep slope) 1 250 250

PVC pipe – 10 feet (4

inch dia) 10 feet 22 220

Country bricks (locally

made) 500 4 2000

Cement 2.5 bags 275 687

Masonry charges 4 masons 350 1400

Sand 1 bullock cart 500 500

Door 1 600 600

Soling stones 1 bullock cart 500 500

Cover slab for pit 2 300 600

Transport charges 500 500

Total 7257

6. ECO-SAN toilets

Salient features

1. Avoids contamination of water sources and soil

2. Composting of human waste for use as a natural

fertilizer

3. There is no need of emptying the pits

4. It is applicable for water logged, water scarce,

coastal and rocky areas

5. Promotes soil fertility and improved crop

production

Cost estimate:

Details No. of units

Unit cost (in

Rs.)

Total amount (in

Rs.)

Hollow bricks 200 15 3000

PVC pipe – 10 feet (3 inch

dia) 10 feet 36 360

PVC pipe – 1 inch 10 feet 200

Cement 2.5 bags 275 687

Masonry charges 4 masons 350 1400

Sand 1 bullock cart 500 500

Door 1 600 600

Roof slab – 5’x2.5 ‘ – 2 slab 600 1200

Cover slab for chamber –

2×2 2 300 600

Squatting slab 2 400 800

Pot, buckets with lid 200

Foundation work 700

Transport charges 500 500

Total 10747

6. Bio-gas linked toilets

Salient features

1. Bio-gas is a promising non-conventional energy that converts waste matter

2. Eco-friendly

3. Cost effective

4. Provides a fuel for electricity, heat and light.

5. Bio-manure increases productivity and soil conservation

Cost estimate:

Details No. of units

Unit cost (in

Rs.)

Total amount (in

Rs.)

Bricks 1500 5 7500

PVC pipe/ rubber pipe – 1/2

inch 1 length 100 100

GI pipe – 3/4 inch 1.5 feet 40 60

PVC pipe – 4 inch 10 feet 22 220

Cement 15 275 687

Masonry charges 6000

Sand 1 bullock cart 500 500

Door 1 600 600

Roof slab -4 x 2 2 slab 300 600

Gas stove 1200

PVC pipe L bend – 4 inch 1 60 60

Gate volve – 1/2 inch 1 80 80

PVC reducer – 3/4 x ½ 1 10 10

Cover slab – 3×3 2 400 800

Hollow bricks 100 15 1500

Toilet pan 1 250 250

Foundation work

1000

Total 21167

7. Child friendly toilets – Model – I

Salient features

1. Privacy for children

2. Beautiful caricatures of pets and animals on the wall

3. Partition for boys and girls

4. No fear among the children to use the toilet

5. Anal cleaning and hand washing facilities are inside the toilet

6. As the CFTs are constructed adjacent to the community toilets, maintenance is easier

7. Promoting proper hygiene behaviour from childhood

Cost estimate:

Sl.

No.

Particulars Quantity/Nos. Unit cost Amount

Rs.Ps.

1 Cement 15 bags 280.00 4200.00

2 Sand 1/2 unit 1500.00 1500.00

3. Ground level Earth

work

L.S. …. 1500.00

4. R.R. work foundation L.S. ….. 5000.00

5. Stoneware pipes – 4 “ 2 Nos. 60.00 120.00

6. Half-cut PVC pipes,

grating and gully

traps etc.,

L.S.

…..

2000.00

7.

Pre-cast cement slab –

2’ x 2’ with 6” drop

hole, 2” thickness –

reinforced slab

10 No.

120.00

1200.00

8. Plastering charges L.S …..

2500.00

9. Country Bricks for

basement and

sidewall construction

3000 Nos.

4.00

1200.00

10. Masonry charges 10 Days 400.00 4000.00

11. Unskilled labour

charges

10 days 150.00 1500.00

12. Transport charges ….. ….. 1000.00

13. Taps for water supply

with plumbing

charges

….

…..

1500.00

14.

White washing and

painting charges

2500.00

Total Cost 29720.00

8. Child friendly toilets – Model – 2

Salient features

1. Privacy for children

2. Beautiful caricatures of pets and animals on the wall

3. Partition for boys and girls

4. No fear among the children to use the toilet

5. Annal cleaning and hand washing facilities are inside the toilet

6. As the CFTs are constructed adjacent to the community toilets, maintenance is easier

Cost estimate:

Sl. No. Particulars Quantity/Nos. Unit cost Amount

Rs.Ps

1 Cement 8 bags 280.00 2240.00

2 Sand 1/2 unit 1500.00 1500.00

3. Groundlevel Earth

work

L.S. …. 1500.00

4. R.R. work foundation L.S. ….. 3000.00

5. Stoneware pipes – 4 “ 10 Nos. 60.00 600.00

6. Grating and gully

traps etc.,

L.S.

…..

400.00

7.

Pre-cast cement slab –

2’ x 2’ with 6” drop

hole, 2” thickness –

reinforced slab

6 No.

120.00

720.00

8. Plastering charges L.S ….. 1200.00

9. Country Bricks for

basement and sidewall

construction

500 Nos.

4.00

2000.00

10. Masonry charges 5 Days 400.00 2000.00

11. Unskilled labour

charges

5 days 150.00 750.00

12. Transport charges ….. ….. 500.00

13. Taps for water supply

with plumbing

charges

….

…..

750.00

14.

White washing and

painting charges

1000.00

Total Cost 18160.00

9. Child friendly toilets – Model – 3

Salient features

1. Privacy for children

2. Beautiful caricatures of pets and animals on the wall

3. Partition for boys and girls

4. No fear among the children to use the toilet

5. Annal cleaning and hand washing facilities are inside the toilet

6. As the CFTs are constructed adjacent to the community toilets, maintenance is easier

Cost estimate :

Sl.

No.

Particulars Quantity/Nos. Unit cost Amount

Rs.Ps

1 Cement 12 bags 280.00 3360.00

2 Sand 1/2 unit 1500.00 1500.00

3. Groundlevel Earth work L.S. …. 1500.00

4. R.R. work foundation L.S. ….. 2000.00

5. Stoneware pipes – 4 “ 2 Nos. 60.00 120.00

6. Half-cut PVC pipes, grating

and gully traps etc.,

L.S.

…..

1500.00

7.

Pre-cast cement slab – 2’ x 2’

with 6” drop hole, 2” thickness

– reinforced slab

10 No.

120.00

1200.00

8. Plastering charges L.S ….. 1700.00

9. Country Bricks for basement

and sidewall construction

2000 Nos.

4.00

8000.00

10. Masonry charges 5 Days 400.00 2000.00

11. Unskilled labour charges 5 days 150.00 750.00

12. Transport charges ….. ….. 1000.00

13. Taps for water supply with

plumbing charges

….

…..

1500.00

14.

White washing and painting

charges

2000.00

Total Cost 28130.00

10. School sanitary complex – Model 1

Salient features

1. School Sanitation is a tool for promoting better sanitation and water management for

children

2. Improves the school environment

3. Privacy for school children

4. Promoting proper hygiene behaviours from childhood

5. Operation and maintenance by school children

6. Separate facilities for children for urination and defecation

7. School toilets should be constructed within the school campus

8. Incinerator should be installed in girls toilet for menstrual hygiene management

9. One toilet is enough for primary school children

10. Water facilities and hand washing facilities should be inside of the toilet

Sl.

No.

Particulars Quantity/Nos. Unit cost Amount

Rs.Ps.

1 Cement 25 bag 280.00 7000.00

2 Sand 2 Unit 2400.00 4800.00

3

Ceramic pan Water Closet 18”

size with P trap and footrest

1 No.

270.00

270.00

4. Stoneware pipes – 4 “ or PVC

pipes – 4 inches

6 Nos. 60.00 360.00

5. Earth work excavation charges L.S. ….. 2000.00

6. R.R. foundation work with

soling stone

1 Cart load 750.00 750.00

7. Basement work with R.R. L.S. …. 1500.00

8. White washing and painting L.S. …. 3000.00

9. Ceramic tiles and fitting charges Tiles 8” x 8”

size – 8 boxes

500.00 4000.00

10. Water Tap connection to toilets

and urinals

L.S.

…..

1500.00

11.

Pre-cast cement slab – 4’x 2’

size , 2” thickness – reinforced

slab for toilet roof

4 No.

300.00

1200.00

12. Door with iron frame and tin

sheet 5’ x 2’ size

3 No.

1000.00

3000.00

13.

Country Bricks – 9” size

3000 Nos.

4.00

12000.00

14.

Masonry charges

10 Days

400.00

4000.00

15.

Unskilled labour charges

20 days

Rs.150.00

3000.00

16.

Transport charges

1500.00

Total Cost

49880.00

11. School sanitary complex – Model 2

Salient features

1. School Sanitation is a tool for promoting better sanitation and water Management for

children

2. To improve the school environment

3. Privacy for school children

4. Following hygiene behaviours from the childhood

5. Operation and maintenance by school children

6. Separate facilities for children for urination and defecation

7. School toilets should construct within the school campus

8. Incinerator should be installed in girls toilet for menstrual hygiene management

9. One toilet is enough for primary school children

10. Water facilities and hand washing facilities should be inside of the toilet

Cost estimate:

Sl.

No.

Particulars Quantity/Nos. Unit cost Amount

Rs.Ps

1 Cement 30 bag 280.00 8400.00

2 Sand 2 Unit 2400.00 4800.00

3 Ceramic pan Water Closet 18”

size with P trap and footrest

2 No.

270.00

540.00

4. Stoneware pipes – 4 “ or PVC

pipes

8 Nos. 60.00 480.00

5. Earth work excavation charges L.S. …. 1500.00

6. R.R. foundation work with

soling stone

1 Cart load 750.00 750.00

7. Basement work with R.R. L.S. ….. 1500.00

8. White washing and painting L.S. …. 3000.00

9. Ceramic tiles and fitting charges Tiles 8” x 8”

size 12 boxes

500.00

6000.00

10. Water Tap connection to toilets

and urinals

L.S.

….

1500.00

11.

Pre-cast cement slab – 4’x 2’

size , 2” thickness – reinforced

slab for toilet roof

8 No.

300.00

2400.00

12. Door with iron frame and tin

sheet 5’ x 2’ size

4 No.

1000.00

4000.00

13.

Country Bricks – 9” size

3000 Nos.

4.00

12000.00

14.

Masonry charges

12 Days

400.00

4800.00

15.

Unskilled labour charges

24 days

Rs.150.00

3600.00

16.

Transport Charges

…. ….. 1500.00

Total Cost 56770.00

12. Anganwadi toilet

Salient features

1. It is a platform for behaviour change for the children

2.

 

Promoting hygiene behaviours from childhood

3. Child friendly door with a provision for opening from inside and outside of the toilet

 

4. Displays pet animal pictures inside the wall, providing a friendly environment

 

5. Smallest toilet pan with 14 inches should be used

 

6. To maintain one foot height of water storing tub. Water tub should be easy to access

 

for children for cleaning and washing

 

Cost estimate:

Sl. No. Particulars Quantity/Nos. Unit cost Total

Rs. Ps

1 Cement 4 bag 280.00 1120.00

2 Sand ½ unit 1200.00 1200.00

3

Ceramic pan Water Closet baby

friendly size with P trap and

footrest

1 No.

270.00

270.00

4. Stoneware pipes – 4 “ 2 Nos. 60.00 120.00

5.

Pre-cast cement slab for roof –

6’ dia, 2” thickness – reinforced

slab in 2 pieces for roofing

2 No.

350.00

700.00

6. Door with iron frame and tin

sheet 5’ x 2’ size

1 No.

750.00

750.00

7. Country Bricks 700 Nos. 4.00 2800.00

8. Earth work including pitting

charges

500.00

9. Rough stone or soling stone

350.00

10. Cover slab for leach pit 1 no. 300.00 300.00

8.

Masonry charges

6 Days

400.00

2400.00

9.

Unskilled labour charges

6 days

Rs.150.00

900.00

10. White washing and painting

charges

750.00

10.

Transport charges

…..

….

500.00

Total Cost

12660.00

Leach pit models

Leach pit with honeycomb brick

work model using bricks

Leach pit with honeycomb brick work

model using rough stone or soling

stone

Concrete ring model

Concrete ring model – top

layer only

2 inches gap

Cover slab

Rough

stone or

soling stone

5 ft

1 mtr

dia

Note: The cost of construction materials and labour involved are subject to change according to

the local conditions and price escalation.

Technical drawings designed by:

Mr. Luke Whaley, Water and Sanitation practitioner, London, UK

Vision

Gramalaya envisions a society in which all people will have equal rights and access to

protected water, sanitation, health and improved income status without gender

discrimination.

Mission

Gramalaya is an NGO dedicated to promoting water, sanitation, hygiene and overall

improvement of the rural, urban, coastal and tribal population in India. Thus, working for

the empowerment of marginalized communities, especially the women and children

For more details, please contact :

Gramalaya

No.C-62 B, 10

th

Cross,

Further west extension,

 

Thillainagar

 

Tiruchirapalli – 620 018

 

Tel: (0431) 4021563, 2740263

 

Website:

 

 

 

 

www.gramalaya.in

 

 

Email:

gramalaya@hotmail.com

/ gramalaya@airtelmail.in

 

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