best practices initiatives waterless urinals tiruchirappalli city corporation
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BEST PRACTICES INITIATIVESBEST PRACTICES INITIATIVES
WATERLESS URINALSWATERLESS URINALS
TIRUCHIRAPPALLI CITY CORPORATIONTIRUCHIRAPPALLI CITY CORPORATION
Total No. of Zones –
4
Total No. of Wards –
65
Area in Sq. Kms –
167.23
No. of Households –
2,07,794
2011 Population –
9,16,674
Decadal Growth Rate –
9.5 %
Population Density (Sq.Km) –
5482
City Profile
The Cleanest City in the State !
THE TIMES OF INDIA, CHENNAI
Tiruchirappalli ranked as
•11stst Cleanest City in the State Cleanest City in the State
•66thth Cleanest City in the Country Cleanest City in the Country
based on National Urban Sanitation
Policy
Initiative Background – An Overview
• As the city is the nerve center of the state, it draws a floating
population including pilgrimages and tourists of about 2.00 lakhs,
thronging the Central Bus Stand round the clock, throughout the
year.
• In general, people use the open space adjacent to the Bus Stand for
urination, which creates health and environment hazard.
• In order to ward off this menace, many urinals have to be
constructed with Borewell, Motor pumpsets, Overhead Tanks which
will also cave way for usage of plenty of water.
• To solve this problem, 20 Nos. of Waterless urinals have been
provided in central bus stand as a pilot measure
• The waterless urinals are non-porous and designed to
funnel virtually every drop of urine through the sealant layer
in the cartridge and down the drain.
• The sealant liquid is lighter than water and creates an
airtight seal, so the urine passes through and is trapped.
• Any urine in the bottom of the waterless urinal cartridge or
drain is sealed from the restroom's atmosphere.
About Waterless Urinals
Technology & Water Saving
Cartridge Technology
Comparison Chart
Conventional Urials Vs Waterless Urinals
• Reduce water consumption.
• Energy savings on pumping water to OHTs for the
use of flushing urinals.
• Considerable reduction in carrying capacity of
sewer lines by saving water.
• Economical in comparison to flushed urinals
• Simple and easy to maintain.
Advantages
The Corporation for the first time took an initiative to install
twenty number of Waterless Urinal at Central Bus Stand
on pilot basis.
The whole objective of the project was to prevent open
urination on streets and develop a sustainable way of
sanitation.
Facility at Central Bus Stand
Waterless Urinals at Central Bus Stand
Challenges Faced
• Unfamiliar Concept to the public.
• Damages caused to the urinals by
throwing bottles, hard substances
etc., on the Cartridges.
• Blockages in the Cartridges by
Spitting, throwing cigarette buds
etc., to the Urinals
Action taken for Successful ImplementationTo sustain the initiative, frequent
inspections were made by the
Commissioner to encourage the
public to utilize the facility.
The Public were sensitized about
the usage of the Waterless
Urinal through handbills,
hoarding etc.,
Action taken for Successful ImplementationStainless Steel Gratings are
provided over Cartridges to
prevent the damages.
Awareness created through
continuous IEC Activities by
posting care-takers.
Outcomes
• Waterless urinals have saved approximately 4000 Liters per day, which will results in 15.00 Lakh liters of water savings per year.
• Waterless urinals have considerably cut down the usage of power motors for pumping Water to OHTs, resulting in 2% of energy savings in power consumption for Water Distribution in Central Bus Stand.
• Considerable reduction in carrying capacity of sewer lines by saving water used for flushing the urinals after every use.
• From the pilot implementation we have understood that aesthetics of
washrooms is one of the major factors for user to consider a toilet
suitable for use.
• Waterless Urinal due to it design science and odor blockage
technology help maintain the aesthetics of washrooms.
• Waterless Urinals are easy to install and maintain. It can also be
installed at arid areas were we do not water supply, thus winning the
limitation of remote installation.
• The target science helps us maintain the floor dry and ready to use
for next user. If waterless urinals are installed throughout the city it
will result in huge water saving and will prevent open urination.
Conclusion
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