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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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