the making of namma toilet june 9, 2014 chandrakant b. kamble, commissioner commissionerate of...
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The Making of Namma Toilet
June 9, 2014Chandrakant B. Kamble , CommissionerCommissionerate of Municipal Administration, Government of Tamil Nadu
About CMA
• No. of Municipalities: 126• No. of Corporations: 9
As per Census 2011: • Urban Population: 48.45%• No. of urban households without access to a toilet: 24.8%
Tamil Nadu Vision
The Hon’ble Chief Minister’s visionis to provide piped and pressurized 24x7 watersupply to 100% of its residents and ensure thatall of them have access to safe sanitationincluding open defecation free and garbagefree environment.
O&M
Hardware
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• Supply driven• Low Cost• Technology
• IEC• Health & Well Being
User FeesEfforts in the past to address the issue of OD..
Are existing solutions taking into account the needs of the end-user?
WE ASKED THE USERS
Through a study designed to understand the sanitation needs & aspiration of the all users, and this is what we found……
Existing public & community toilets are not usable by all user-groups; the independent men and women, and the dependent population like the elderly, children and differently-abled.
A multi-disciplinary team was formed to better understand user-specific needs and aspirations.
“Universal Design is a contemporary concept that advocates product and buildings be made usable by all people”
a) Independent users like able-bodied men and women
b) Dependent users like children, differently-abled, andc) Caregivers like parents of children, and adults caring
for the elderly and disabled.
The Need for a Universal Design
1. A Universal Design with access to all user-groups.
2. Design to address the most basic needs of access, ventilation, natural light with adequate privacy & safety
3. A Modular Design that can be scaled-up as per needs.
4. Solar energy to provide power to the toilet stalls, 24*7 water supply
5. Safe waste disposal techniques based on site-specific conditions
6. Easy to maintain including vandal resistant fittings and fixtures
7. Uniform Identity to drive a sense of ownership and pride.
Design Criteria
A Modular Stall is flexible and can serve as a standalone unit, or as family, shared/neighborhood and community/public toilets.
Toilets for All
The toilet stall was named “Namma Toilet” to inculcate a sense of ownership and belonging among its users.
Signage to guide the user became an integral part of Namma Toilet
Unique Branding and Signage
Urinals for Men: To avoid queuing in areas with high floating population, this urinal for men is designed on the same principles of universal access.
Namma Toilet has been well-received by the users.
Namma Toilet Usage Details
Men Women
65,710
57,899
20,451
259
Children Differently abled
Usa
ge
Ooty
Namma Toilet Usage Details
Men Women Children Differently abled
Usa
ge
Tiruchirapalli
37,781
27,423
4,246
1,473
Namma Toilet Usage Details
Men Women Children Differently abled
Usa
ge
Coimbatore
31,927
26,020
16,526
1,965
Namma Toilet Usage Details
Men Women Children Differently abled
Usa
ge
Pollachi1,9321,954
2,600
780
Municipality/Corporation Average Usage Per Day
Pollachi 300
Tiruchirapalli (Srirangam) 275
Ooty (6 sites) 6000
Pallavaram 275
Tambaram 750
Tiruchirapalli (Thiruvedu Street) 200
Coimbatore 275
Arcot 280
Namma Toilet Usage Details
A register is maintained outside every location for user-feedback.
Feed Back Date: 06-03-2013 Meenakshi: Very clean a great help to public. Thanks.
MTC - THO MU SA Union: Thanks to Tambaram municipality for constructing this toilet
Toilet User: I also thank the maintenance staff.
MTC Conductor: It has brought an end to the sanitation problems experienced by daily commuters, bus drivers and conductors.
Babu (College Student): Took some photos to do some project. It is very good and more convenient. Especially the separate toilet for physically challenged people is very useful.
Sridhar (Auto Driver):“Namma Toilet” at the Duraiswamy road Tambaram is really very nice. There is only one toilet for gents it would be really great if one more toilet is constructed for men
IEC Campaign focuses on user-needs, Namma Toilet as a 24 hour family toilet and messages on health and hygiene
Media Coverage
More Coverage……
A team from Gujarat comprising the RD & UD visited and appreciated Namma Toilet.
Namma Toilet Facebook Page
A video that captures user-needs, aspiration and feedback……
Lessons Learnt For any IEC strategy to be successful, we need to first start by
providing accessible &user-friendly facilities.
Different user-groups have different needs. Therefore, IEC Strategy has to focus on all the user-groups.
Solutions should evolve with changing user-needs and aspirations.
• School Sanitation in Urban Tamil Nadu:A study on user-needs
• Retrofitting Public Toilets in Urban Tamil Nadu: An Engineer’s Manual
• Septage Management
Tambaram’s Community Kitchen
June 9, 2014Chandrakant B. Kamble , CommissionerCommissionerate of Municipal Administration, Government of Tamil Nadu
Bharath Nagar Slum Community in East Tambaram has 269 households out of which 125 do not have a toilet within their homes.
The Integrated Sanitary Complex in Bharath Nagar had been abandoned due to problems in the septic tank .
In June 2013, the Municipality decided to give a face-lift to the toilet
The Septic Tank was demolished and replaced with a 15000Lts. capacity bio-digester
Before After
A kitchen was constructed where 12 gas stoves were installed and powered through the bio-gas produced from waste collected from the community toilet and kitchen waste.
During the construction phase, the elected representatives and municipal officials engaged actively with the community.
Lessons Learnt
Active community engagement and deep involvement of the authorities is the key to a successful programme
Informed decision-making was critical at every stage to ensure a sustainable solution.