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Deployment of innovative toilet technologies for the underprivileged societies


Project year: 2023 • Technology Innovation Foundation of IIT Palakkad (TECHIN)

Purpose

Community intervention activities of Technology Innovation foundation of IIT Palakkad at Kotagiri tribal area, Tamil Nadu, India

Activities

Technology Innovation Foundation of IIT Palakkad (TECHIN) is the incubation arm of IIT Palakkad. TECHIN, in collaboration with the Global Sanitation Center of Excellence (GSCOE) of IIT Palakkad, is eagerly interested in expanding the field-testing and validation of promising start-up innovations to facilitate the sanitation needs of the rural villagers. Nirgandh is a startup incubated at TECHIN of IIT Palakkad. It provides technology-driven affordable sanitation products and services to help stop open defecation, conserve water resources reduce/stop water resource contamination, and help stop manual scavenging. This startup incubated at TECHIN of IIT Palakkad is getting funding support for incubation and technology validation through HDFC Bank Parivartan CSR initiative and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF).
Considering the needs of this underprivileged society identified by our NGO partner Keystone Foundation at Kotagiri, we recommend field installation of the toilet technology developed by our incubated start-up Nirgandh at eight locations at Kotagiri (four in HMC Nagar and four in Sedikal and Garikayur villages). TECHIN has facilitated the successful installation and testing of eight bio­digester "Nirgandh" toilets at eight locations at Kotagiri during March 2023. The toilets installed directly benefit 75 underprivileged society members of Kotagiri and have considerably contributed to the reduction of water and soil contaminations in the fragile ecological system of Kotagiri (included in the Nilgiris biosphere reserve of India).

© 2023 • TECHIN • TECHIN of IIT Palakkad


Community interventions through Nirgandh toilets installation at Kotagiri, Tamil Nadu

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Objectives

Installation, field testing and validation of biodigester-based toilet technologies developed by Nirgandh (a startup incubatee of TECHIN) at the fragile ecological system of Kotagiri, Tamil Nadu, India.

To facilitate and support underprivileged society through access to innovative toilet technologies incubated at TECHIN of IIT Palakkad.

To provide a considerable contribution to achieving United Nations SDG-6 goal through the development, deployment, and testing of improved sanitation technologies and to help reduce water and soil contaminations.

Further information

Technology Innovation Foundation of IIT Palakkad website : https://techin-iitpkd.org/
Nirgandh website: https://nirgandh.com/

Contact information

Chief Executive Officer, Technology Innovation Foundation of IIT Palakkad (TECHIN)
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Capacity development Climate Resilient Sanitation Container based systems (CBS) Decentralised wastewater treatment (e.g. DEWATS) Educators Enabling environment and institutional strengthening Faecal sludge treatment processes Faeces or faecal sludge Fertiliser Fundamental research and engineering Gender equality Gender transformative WASH Greywater or wastewater Groundwater protection Health and hygiene International NGO Journalists Local NGO Market development Politicians and local decision makers Practitioners Product design and engineering Rural Rural areas South Asia Specific to one or several countries Toilets or urinals (user interface) Treatment of faecal sludge Treatment of wastewater or greywater Urine Water (irrigation, process, other) Women in Water Jobs

Technology Innovation Foundation of IIT Palakkad
Palakkad
India


Global Sanitation Center of Excellence(GSCOE) and Technology Innovation Foundation of IIT Palakkad (TECHIN) are the ceters of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Palakkad established to promote inclusive and sustainable innovations, incubation, scaling manufacturing, skill development, training showcase and deployment of WASH innovative solutions. Technologies that provide reduction in pollutants and pathogens, reduction in use of vital resources and energy, improvement and efficiency in recovery of nutrients, energy, creation of products and bi-products that can benefit the society and also provide livelihood, safe and clean sanitation would be the primary focus of GSCOE. GSCOE & TECHIN is looking forward to associate with SuSaNa partners and stakeholders for the effective implementation of sanitation technologies nurtured at IIT Palakkad's innovative ecosystem.

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