Kerala To Become The First State To Have E-Toilets!

Kerala will be the first Indian state to have 450 functional e-toilets by the end of this financial year. The product has been developed by city-based Eram Scientific Solutions Pvt Ltd, a part of Eram Group which operates in India, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. This connected toilet infrastructure would be at par with health and hygiene standards of other developed countries.
According to a company's statement, it's a technological innovation and a convergence of Web cum mobile cum electronics. It is expected to bring about a revolutionary change in the public and hygiene sector.

An e-toilet has an automated door opening, power flushing, automatic closet washing and sterilisation and automatic platform-cleaning mechanism. They are all backed by SMS alerts to inform a control room about the status of water tank and biogas plant in the event of any errors or failures. It occupies around 20 square feet and has two doors, one is a sliding door at the front and a normal door ahead of the toilet.
Once the coin is dropped as an entry charge, the slide door will open, light and exhaust fan will be switched on. Even if your forget to flush the toilet before vacating it, the system will automatically do all the cleaning operations. Human excreta will be treated and reduced to a sand-like material. The material will not have any bacteria and it will be removed physically once in three months. The e-toilet unit will receive alerts in case of any theft or vandalism attempts. The agency which is responsible for the operation of the e-toilet can also handle remote-control unit to clean it. The average life of a unit is estimated to be around 7-10 years.
Physically challenged, women and children will be given some added facilities whereas for other users, the electronic and cleaning features will remain the same. It was said in a statement that the cost of e-toilet varies from Rs 350,000 to Rs 850,000 (inclusive of bio-membrane reactor's price). Bio-membrane reactor is a nano-technology-aided device that instantly recycles the used water and makes it ready for future use. Currently, there are over 150 e-toilets across various locations and before the end of this fiscal year, another 300 will be made operational.