These easy to
assemble toilets developed by CSIR will be a boon to areas without toilets
Chennai's
CSIR-SERC came up with an easy to assemble toilet that could solve all the
problems regarding lack of toilets in the interior regions of India.
The Council for Scientific
and Industrial Research and Structural Engineering Research Centre (CSIR-SERC)
in Chennai has come up with an easy to assemble toilet that could reach
interiors of India where there are a severe lack of toilets.
More
about the easy to assemble toilets:
·
The
toilet can be assembled in less than 5 hours
·
It
will weigh less than 500kg
·
The
toilet is made with a textile reinforced concrete (TRC) panels developed by
CSIR
·
The
life span of the toilet would be around 25-30 years
·
These
sheets vary in thickness from 15mm to 25mm and there is absolutely no need for
moulds in order to prepare these sheets
·
These
sheets are corrosion free and are able to hold in rough winds; so, these sheets
will withstand every kind of weather
·
For
now, each toilet costs between Rs 12,000 and Rs.15,000. With buildtex-the
textile used in building applications--being manufactured in India, the cost is
expected to come down.
As
reported by The Hindu, on Saturday a memorandum of understanding was signed
between CSIR-SERC and Smart Build Prefab Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad for the transfer
of manufacturing TRC panels required for the construction of such toilets.
The TRC panels can also be
used as flooring, roofs, doors, walls, etc. The sheets are reinforced using a
glass textile mesh along with a grained cementious binder. It was in 2014 that
the CSIR-SERC applied for a patent for this versatile piece of technology.
This memorandum is said to
have been signed during the foundation day programme of CSIR-SERC, which was
presided over by Santosh Kapuriya, Director, CSIR-SERC.
About
CSIR:
CSIR is an autonomous body
and India's premiere research and development (R&D) organisation. Its other
activities include research in structural engineering, life sciences,
chemicals, aerospace engineering, ocean sciences, mining, leather, food,
petroleum and environment.The CSIR laboratories have achieved expertise in
structural components, design and testing of structure and analysis. It's
primarily funded by the Union Ministry of Science and Technology. The services
are sought by the union, state as well as public and private sector
undertakings.
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