1. Empowerment of rural women for
ensuring safe drinking water through
better sanitation practices by adopting
Bio-Toilets-
An innovative & sustainable initiative in
rural villages of Bhadrak district,
Odisha.
By Shivangi Varma

2. We find that 80 percent of diseases in India are
water borne, and open defecation is the root
cause,” explains S N Dave, Project Officer, Water
Environment and Sanitation, UNICEF, Kolkata. “It
also contaminates water sources.”
•Dumping waste is a problem( treatment & disposal).
•Water borne disease.
•Contaminated Water.

3. psychrotrophic bacteria
like Clostridium and No sewerage network
Methanosarcina from is required
Antartica.
Anaerobic Process ( BioToilets
Bacteria on the mat of
the tank) Bio-Digestor-DRDO
No requirement of STP
or other treatment
techniques
Converts Night soil to
Bio Gas

4. Acidogenesis Methanogenesis
• Carboh • Carbonic • Methane
ydrates • Sugar Acids and • Hydrogen.
• Acetic • Carbon
• Fatty Alcohol.
• Fats Acid. Dioxide
• Hydrogen,
• Protein Acids Carbon • Carbon • (Bio-Gas)
• Amino Dioxide, Dioxide
Acids • Ammonia
Hydrolysis Acetogenesis

5. PILOTING PHASE-Dhamra
Balasore
Dhamra
90 km stretch of Jhamjadi to
Dhamra ( Missile Launch)
•Idea conceived by Mr. Selvamurthy
(SA)
•Road way to Dhamra ( missile launch)
•No toilets but have other amenities.
•Women practice open defecation.
“DRDO can launch missiles but not build toilets for women”-Mr .Jai
Ram Ramesh

6. CUSTOMIZATION(With Local
Technological Options-LTO)
Traditional Sanitation Facility
with Bio-Digester attached
underground

7. I A
Feedback on
N R
the Site
Women
S R PARTICI
selection
T A along SHG.
W PATORY
I N
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School O Gender
APROACH
and Issues were
T M college M addressed
I E young girls
O N mobilized
on safe
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sanitation User friendly
A N
L practices.

8. ADVANTAGE
A Reusability
Environmental Impact: D
D •Outlet water-Used for
•No trace of night soil. E gardening or agriculture
•No pathogens. D purpose.
•No odor. A
•No dumping into drains D
or rivers causing pollution. V
A
N Source of Energy
Health Impact: •Pathogens get completely
T
•No disease due to water transformed to Bio-Gas.
A
contamination. •Bio-Gas can be used as a
G
•No breeding of flies source of Energy for
E
cooking purpose.

9. CHALLENGES
 Convergence strategies with Government
Sponsored Schemes/bi-lateral/CSR
 Will the process of dumping sewerage to
rivers causing pollution be stopped???
 Will the policy work towards reusability
and energy conservation be redefined???