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PRESS CLIPPINGS
(From latest to oldest)
Shyama V Ramani
1 Guardian July 26 2016
2 Kungumum Thozhi Feb 2016
3 The Hindu January 26 2016
4 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
5 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
6 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
7 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
8 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
9 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
10 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
11 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
12 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
13 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
14 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
15 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
16 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
17 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
24 The Hindu July 06 2006 She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help
rebuild them
Press targeting practitioners
++Press targeting academics
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Sanitation
A toilet or safe drinking water The stark
choice facing many people in rural India
Indiarsquos ambitious sanitation drive has created a health hazard with many
toilets built cheek by jowl with family water supplies
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drive-toilet-or-safe-drinking-water-stark-choice
A hand pump with a cracked base in Dhenkenal Odisha Poorly maintained
pumps are vulnerable to contamination from above ground as well as from
nearby leach pits Photographs Priyanka Pulla
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Priyanka Pulla in Puri
Monday 25 July 2016 0500 BSTLast modified on Wednesday 3 August
20161535 BST
June in Odisha statersquos Puri district and the mercury is hitting 39C The
monsoon is still days away but when it comes the Mahanadi river could flood
low-lying villages as it often has done One such village is Aaruha a network
of congested huts surrounded by vast rice fields
Chaibi Swain 52 lives here with her husband a rice farmer Her home is little
different to the rest of Aaruharsquos low-rise dwellings but it has a toilet which
puts her among a small minority in rural Odisha Eight out of nine people in
Odisharsquos villages do not use toilets instead defecating in the open leaving
them vulnerable to diseases The Swains with their tiny toilet which empties
into a leach pit ndash a hole in the ground used to compost faeces when there is no
sewage system ndash are the face of progress
There is a problem however The leach pit is next to the householdrsquos drinking-
water source a tube well Water so close to a leach pit is vulnerable to
contamination from faecal germs since bacteria viruses and protozoa can
travel through soil Worse when the monsoon comes and the Mahanadi
overruns its banks the groundwater levels in Aaruha rise making the
contamination worse The Swainsrsquo toilet could actually be a health risk
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This toilet with a leach pit in Puri has been built next to a hand pump making
contamination likely
They arenrsquot the only ones whose backyard toilet is a threat to the water supply
As the Swachch Bharat Mission (SBM) ndash Indiarsquos ambitious campaign to stop
open defecation by 2019ndash gains pace about 13m leach-pit toilets have been
built in Odisha alone
In districts such as Ganjam Balasore and Puri these pits are often built
without safeguards against contamination say the NGOs working with the
government ldquoIt is quite alarming because if this problem is not addressed at
this time we are building sites of contamination all aroundrdquo says Devdeep
Saha a research associate at the sanitation NGOFriend in Need Trust
The safeguards in coastal districts such as Puri which have high groundwater
tables and are prone to flooding include keeping a 10-metre distance between
water sources and leach pits raising the top of pits above the ground so that
flood water does not enter and sealing the bottom of pits to prevent
pathogens escaping But villagers who build their own toilets in return for
funds from the mission often ignore these safeguards
Can $15m worth of toilets finally clean up
the Ganges
Read more
The reasons are many First many households in congested villages do not
have the space to build toilets and tube wells far apart Harendranath
Pradhan a government sanitation engineer in Odisharsquos Balasore district says
this is the main reason for guidance being ignored Even though his job is to
ensure toilets are properly built Pradhan says this isnrsquot always possible ldquoWe
tell the beneficiary to maintain a distance from the water source But they say
they donrsquot have the land So we build the toilet because we have to meet
targetsrdquo he says
India is not yet meeting its mission goals Only about 19m toilets have been
builtacross rural India meaning another 92m are needed over the next three
years to meet the 2019 target Vivek Sabnis who previously worked for the
Bangalore-based sanitation NGO Arghyam says ldquoUnfortunately everybody is
pushing for quantity over qualityrdquo
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The characteristic pink toilets built across rural Odisha under the Swachch
Bharat Mission
Odisha isnrsquot the only state that faces a threat to its water supplies from new
toilets Bihar Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand also have badly built toilets
according to Saha This means that as coverage grows contamination may
worsen
A study in the journal Environmental Science and Technology in April found
that certain diarrhoea-causing protozoa can travel 150 metres or more in the
high groundwater of Puri to contaminate even deep tube wells which are
thought safer than shallow tube wells and open ponds The study says full
latrine coverage in high water table areas would reduce contamination in open
ponds but increase it in tube wells
Marion Jenkins lead author of the study and an environmental health
researcher at the University of California in Davis says recommended
safeguards may reduce contamination a little but wonrsquot eliminate it
ldquoDrinking-water aquifers are already seriously polluted with faecal protozoal
pathogens from the existing stock of latrines in rural Purirdquo she says
Snakebites diarrhoea and violence why
Indias rural women need toilets
Read more
This means that unless the existing latrines are pulled down and new ones
built differently pollution will remain
Another study published in January found tube wells in Bihar to be
contaminated by faecal pathogens about 18 of the time when they werenrsquot
far enough from pit toilets This study was done in summer and the authors
predict contamination would increase during monsoon
None of this means India should panic and abandon pit toilets says Sandy
Cairncross an environmental health researcher at the London School of
Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Improved toilet coverage is likely to benefit
people much more than it hurts them he points out adding that it would be
better to provide piped water to villages instead of relying on tube wells and
ponds
Another solution is to train villagers to monitor the quality of their toilets
instead of relying on government officials to do so says Sujoy Mojumdar a
former SBM director who is now with Unicef India The system of a
government official inspecting toilets before disbursing money doesnrsquot work
because toilet users do not feel ownership he argues Village teams already
exist in some states he says ldquobut it is still a rare example and not
widespreadrdquo
CITIES raquo CHENNAI
CHENNAI January 22 2016
Updated January 22 2016 0539 IST
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The names of the women were among the 200 short-listed by jury members under 20 categories
At least eight women from Tamil Nadu will have lunch with President Pranab Mukherjee at
Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday
They are among winners of the 100Women Achieversrsquo Contest organised by the Ministry of Women
and Child Development in collaboration with Facebook to recognise and acknowledge women who
are making a difference in their communities across the country
Their names were among the 200 short-listed by jury members under 20 categories Facebook users
then voted 100 women from the 200 And they are the women who have been working at various
levels to empower women
Chennai-based artist N Swarnalatha says each incident of woman abuse brings her pain ldquoIt affects
me mentally and I translate the anguish into art All the proceeds I get from selling my paintings
goes towards supporting womenrdquo she said
Academician Shyama Ramani is trying her hand at improving sanitation in Kameshwaram a fishing
hamlet in Nagapattinam district through her organisation Friend In Need India Trust ldquoNow that we
have constructed toilets and the people are using them I am looking for a sustainable model to keep
the village cleanrdquo she said
ldquoEvery year in Sathyabama University we offer up to 500 seats free to the disabled and to children of
army jawansrdquo says educationist Mariazeena Johnson
Saundarya Rajesh Founder ndash President AVTAR Career Creators amp FLEXI Careers India who has
championed the cause of career re-entry of women says she plans to create greater awareness about
the need for women professionals to pursue a career
Vijayalakshmi Devarajan who has nearly two decades of experience in human resource
development believes in empowering women from the lower income group She conducts training
sessions for young women on how to get through job interviews
Coimbatore-based Latha Sundaram has been contributing towards women and child empowerment
through Aram Foundation Charitable Trust ldquoWe teach girl children concepts of safe touch and also
train them in self-defence For college-going girls and working women we give awareness self
vigilance and self defence workshopsrdquo she said
ldquoWe have imparted skill-based training for 4000 persons using corporate funds Our short-term
courses are in plumbing telecommunication photography and electricianrdquo says Shima Sendhil
Director Rathinam Group of Institutions
They are winners of achieversrsquo contest held by Ministry of Women and Child
Development
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Economic amp Political Weekly EPW OCTOBER 3 2015 vol l no 40 31
Innovation and Indiarsquos GrowthHow Inclusive Are Its Achievements
M H Bala Subrahmanya
Innovation and inclusive development are watchwords for both policymak-ers and empirical researchers in India
today While the former is considered the means to achieve accelerated and competitive economic growth the latter is a sociopolitical necessity as well as a economic desire arising out of the pro-longed realisation that the benefi ts of economic growth did not percolate to the ldquobottom of the pyramidrdquo (BoP)mdasheither in the period of ldquoeconomic plan-ningrdquo or in the period of ldquoeconomic lib-eralisationrdquo so far It is in this context that the book under review assumes signifi cance
In Chapter 1 Shyama V Ramani the editor of the volume describes the con-text in which Indiarsquos National System of Innovation (NSI) was foundedmdashthe need for assessing Indiarsquos industrialisa-tion as part of planned economic devel-opment This chapter has a conceptual framework that synthesises the different chapters of the book Ramani stresses on the need to look at the NSI approach to describe the process of catching-up by developing countriesmdashparticularly the emerging economies of today NSI has
emerged as a major conceptual frame-work in the past three decades to organ-ise historical evidence on the accumula-tion of scientifi c and technical innova-tions and industrial capabilities of late-comer countries attempting to catch up with the developed ones
Ramani identifi es the change in the rules and regulations after Indiarsquos inde-pendence in 1947 in two broad periods (i) building indigenous capabilities thro ugh import substitution policy (characterised by the various controls and regulations on economic activities and enterprises) and (ii) promoting economic liberalisation the seeds of which were laid intermittently in the 1980s though full-scale liberalisation of policies were pursued only after 1990 The scope and nature of policy efforts for inclusive development in the meantime underwent a shift from exclusively rural India to include urban India as well Various schemes and
programmes were introduced for this purpose As Ramani rightly points out the ultimate test of any mission or devel-opment programme lies in its outcome that is economic growth and develop-ment covering structural change trade foreign direct investment (FDI) invest-ment in research and development (RampD) and innovation Though Indiarsquos performance on this front has been en-couraging in absolute terms it pales in comparison to Chinamdashand other lead-ing Asian economies However Ramani expresses optimism She hopes innova-tions will catch up because the NSI is stronger vibrant dense and complex as compared to the past
Universities and Public Labs
India has developed an elaborate net-work of educational institutions and public laboratories In Chapter 2 Gita Surie discusses the evolution and con-tribution of universities and public labo-ratories as catalysts of innovation and entrepreneurship during three different periods (i) prior to Indiarsquos independ-ence (ii) from 1947 till 1991 and (iii) during the liberalisation period that began in 1991 After independence policies and programmes led to the development of nationwide institutions and laboratories pulling science and technology (SampT) out of the rut it was stuck in during the colonial period After 1991 there has been much stress on pro-moting universityndashindustry partnerships
Innovation in India Combining Economic Growth with Inclusive Development edited by Shyama V Ramani New Delhi Cambridge University Press 2014 pp 404 Rs 795
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OCTOBER 3 2015 vol l no 40 EPW Economic amp Political Weekly32
to foster innovation disseminate techno-logy and enhance entrepreneurial capa-bilities Over a period of time India has made considerable progress in terms of the diversity and capability of its SampT infrastructure The country has made signifi cant achievements in the fi eld But there is a fl ip side to this story Surie shows that science education has suffered
She makes no reference to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) This is a major omission ISRO by any standards is an outstanding example of Indiarsquos innovation capability building programme and has contributed immen-sely to the communication revolution in the country
Demand for Innovation
In Chapter 3 Smita Srinivas makes a case for understanding the nature and complexity of the demand for innovation in India Srinivas separates demands into four broad categories (i) effective demand (ii) need that is not recognised as one (iii) a need that is recognised but not as a demand and (iv) a demand that is recognised but is unfulfi lled She
cites the example of Jaipur Foot developed by a non-profi t organisation Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) Today BMVSS generates a glob-al market and its products cater to am-putees from across the world
Srinivas contends that with the involvement of states fi rms and non-governmental organisations more such needs can be converted into demand She argues that there are unrecognised needs in areas such as paediatric health and womenrsquos reproductive health in India
Seed and Biotechnology
The growth of seedbiotechnology in-dustry has important implications for the Indian economy where agriculture plays a prominent role In Chapter 4 Carl Pray and Latha Nagarajan deal with the evolution current structure and innova-tions in the seed and biotech industry in India They trace the evolution of seed sector innovation during four periods (i) colonial period (ii) the period of Green Revolution (started in the mid-1960s) (iii) the period starting from the mid-1980s when hybrids were developed
and (iv) the period of biotechno logy that started in the 21st century India has developed one of the largest and most complex agricultural research systems in the world and there has been a considerable increase in public investments in agricultural research and education
Public sector innovations led to the development of high-yielding open pol-linating varieties of wheat rice and pulses The protective policies followed by the country till the 1980s facilitated the public sectorrsquos growth The policy of liberalisation introduced thereafter opened the fi eld for private sector enter-prises including multinational corpora-tions (MNC) As a result the size and structure of the Indian seed market industry changed substantially between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s While industry size more than tripled the share of the private sector almost dou-bled An increasing number of foreign seed and biotech companies entered the Indian market At the same time Indian fi rms acquired an inter national character through acquisitions of fi rms in the US Europe and South America and research
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in an exclusively Muslim question translating it into a national question
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alliances with American European and Chinese institutions
The authors throw light on a pertinent question who benefi ted from the pro-gress in RampD and innovations of the seed and biotech industry The Green Revo-lution led to a substantial increase in wheat and rice yields it benefi ted both the large and the small farmers and led to more employment in the agricultural sector Both poor and rich consumers gained The introduction of hybrid seeds led to an increase in yields of cotton maize millets benefi ting farmers and the consumers alike The biotech revolu-tion improved yields reduced pesticide use and also resulted in health benefi ts Though the private sector has emerged as a major player the authors suggest a larger role for the public sector to promote RampD and innovations in the seed industry
Software Industry
The unprecedented growth of software industry particularly in the era of liber-alisation has given a unique identity to the Indian economy in the global arena In Chapter 5 Nagesh Kumar deals with the outstanding achievements of the Indian software industry and its contri-bution to the Indian economy in the fi rst decade of economic liberalisation 1989ndash2000 Kumar also examines tech-nology upgrading and innovative acti-vities of the industry and analyses NSIrsquos role in it
But the pertinent question ismdashhow has India achieved this growth The bulk of the software activity of Indian enterprises comprised ldquobody shoppingrdquo or on-site exports primarily due to rela-tively low labour costs However with technological upgradation and move-ment up the value chain the share of on-site exports declined duly compen-sated by a rise in the share of ldquooffshorerdquo development An important feature of Indian software industryrsquos maturity is the shift towards high-end consulting with the development of diversifi ed domain expertise and export packaged software particularly proprietary soft-ware products This enabled an increas-ing number of Indian companies to penetrate the international market both
in terms of investments and exports As a result the subsequent entry of MNCs did not make any dent either on the domestic software industry or on its exports However analyses in terms of (i) foreign exchange utilisation per unit of exports (ii) labour productivity (iii) unit cost of production and (iv) profi t margins for a sample of 66 software companies comprising small medium and large fi rms do not refl ect a clear improvement in the effi ciency and com-petitiveness of Indian software indus-try The author though appears reluc-tant to conclude in this manner
The development and achievements of Indian software industry have been attributed to the NSI comprising the vast educational and institutional network developed over the years SampT infra-structure supply of trained manpower infrastructure for technology develop-ment RampD capability building automa-tion of public sector services and support for software exports These have enabled India to be a successful participant in the international division of labour in software development
However this chapter is dated at least by a decade The size and structure of the industry and the challenges it faces have undergone considerable changes since 2000 Moreover by confi ning the analysis to only secondary data the au-thor has missed an opportunity to dwell on the contributions made by this indus-try towards inclusive growth in the country since 1991 I have learnt from conversations in different parts of the country that kids of unorganised sector workers (such as maid servants landless labourers small and marginal farmers auto and taxi drivers cooks carpenters) have joined unknownlesser-known en-gineering institutions obtained bache-lor of engineering degrees and joined the software industry It is signifi cant that such developments in different parts of the country have given ldquowingsrdquo to the aspirations of ldquonew generation in the bottom of the pyramidrdquo
Pharmaceutical Sector
In Chapter 6 Ramani and Samira Guennif trace the evolution of Indian pharma-ceutical industry from virtually a cipher
at the time of independence to a lead-ing industrial power by the turn of the century At the time of independence MNCs supplied more than 80 of Indiarsquos pharmaceutical needs During 1947ndash70 to reduce the dependence on imports and MNCs the government set up two public sector undertakings and adopted an import substitution policy This involved price controls high import duties along with export subsi-dies and the introduction of industrial licensing But this did not alter the ownership structure and Indian fi rms could develop capabilities only in respect of formulations
The adoption of the Indian Patent Act of 1970 enabled domestic fi rms to develop copies of branded drugs inde-pendently through process innovations leading to ldquoduplicative imitationrdquo and ldquocreative imitationrdquo By the mid-1980s Indian fi rms were producing both bulk drugs and formulations resulting in a steady improvement in the access of basic drugs to the poor India also became an exporter The authors give credit to the role of government-promoted biotech-nology The considerable growth of bio-technology in India particularly after 2000 was characterised by the inter-nationalisation of fi rms both in terms of activities and earnings
It is important to note that all these developments took place when India moved to a regime compliant with The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) This indicates that such a movement has not hurt the industry
Nanotechnology
How did India respond to the challenge of promoting emerging nanotechnology in the country Manish Anand answers the question in Chapter 7 Since nano-technology promotion is considered benefi cial across sectors various gov-ernment departments public laborato-ries universities industrial enterprises start-ups industry associations and even private research institutes and not-for-profi t foundations are involved in the endeavour
The state responded to the challenge by adopting a four-pronged strategy
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OCTOBER 3 2015 vol l no 40 EPW Economic amp Political Weekly34
(i) setting up centres of excellence in premier science and engineering institu-tions across the country (ii) sponsoring RampD projects (iii) promoting interna-tional collaborations and (iv) strengthen-ing industryndashinstitute interactions through publicndashprivate partnerships (PPP) Incen-tives are provided to scientists to encour-age the development and commerciali-sation of innovations by permitting them to hold equity in spin-offs and ena-bling them to move between academic institutions and industry The outcomes of these efforts are yet to be seen but there is some progress in terms of scien-tifi c publications and patents
Nano-manufacturing is at its infancy covering nano materials nano-bio nano-electronics and nanotechnology instru-mentation Nanotechnology can address the needs of the poor in areas such as sanitation healthcare nutrition and en-ergy The author cites the use of Tata Swach a radically new water purifi er sys-tem which uses rice-husk ash and silver nano particles to fi lter out bacteria and other germs At Rs 749 a unit it is rela-tively inexpensive as well
Energy Policy
Ambuj Sagar and Anksuh Choudhary deal with the complex energy innova-tion system in India in Chapter 8 They do so by examining four case studies (i) wind power (ii) coal power genera-tion both of which are energy generat-ing technologies (iii) automobiles and (iv) improved cook stoves both of which are end-user technologies
The authors discuss how the market-stimulating policies of the government enabled the entry and growth of Suzlon the third-largest wind turbine manufac-turer in the world In the coal power in-dustry Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) could achieve little in terms of innovations due to its limited RampD capa-bility as it relied solely on technology im-ports The authors note that the absence of coordination between academia research institutes and the industry prevented the emergence of a strong technological capability
The authors have also analysed the introduction promotion and perfor-mance of the National Programme on
Improved Chulha (NPIC) and highlighted the factors responsible for its limited success Indiarsquos automobile industry presented a different picture It experi-enced a dynamic transformation and emerged as a competitive industry char-acterised by the entry of an increasing number of global players and signifi cant infl ow of technology and technical know-how The RampD expenditure of Indian fi rms has increased
However the authors conclude that the overall performance of Indiarsquos energy sector is far from satisfactory
Research in Medicine
The Traditional Medicine System (TMS) comprising Ayurveda Yoga and Natur-opathy Unani Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) plays an important role par-ticularly in meeting the primary health-care needs of people in rural India In chapter 9 Arijit Dutta traces the history and the growth of TMS Dutta throws light on the innovation capability build-ing facilitated by the state
Within TMS ayurveda has attracted more private investment and innova-tion However TMS has contributed con-siderably to inclusive development in terms of making medicines available accessible and affordable
Pro-poor Innovations
In Chapter 10 Shyama V Ramani and Shuan Sadre Ghazi talk about address-ing sanitation challenges The provision of a product such as a toilet to the poor-est segment of the population which has never used this amenity is a social inno-vation of sorts But its diffusion poses different kinds of challenges Through a case study in a Tamil Nadu village Kameshwaram the authors argue that the successful introduction of a social inno-vation such as a toilet depends on its sus-tainability in the local environment and its acceptance by the user population
In Chapter 11 Dinesh Abrol analyses the development of rural technologies and rural industries to improve rural livelihoods since independence Abrol show that pro-poor innovation and the diffusion of such innovation has not been successful in India Abrol believes the recent PPP initiatives and the move
to bring in the corporate sector as the partner of the state are unlikely to succeed in achieving pro-poor innova-tions He argues that the rural poor must be guided to organise themselves into cooperatives and collectives and given opportunities to improve their bargaining power
Socio-economic Awareness Is Key
In the fi nal chapter Ramani reviews the key fi ndings of each of the earlier chap-ters and makes fi ve important observa-tions with respect to Indiarsquos NSI The primary lesson of the book is that the success of innovation generation and diffusion hinges not only on an effective and pragmatic policy but also on its implementation through dynamic insti-tutional reforms that suit the socio-eco-nomic contexts of local environments
The book is the fi rst attempt to throw light on the NSI of India covering the pre-liberalisation and the liberali-sation periods and sectors as diverse as rural industries traditional medicine software industry and nanotechnology It also analyses the building up of inno-vation capability in terms of infrastruc-ture and personnel and examines the outcomes and achievements of this endeavourmdash particularly with a focus on inclusive development Policymak-ers and researchers will fi nd this book valuable Its length and the unevenvarying time scales of the chapters however detract from the bookrsquos readability
M H Bala Subrahmanya (balamgmtiiscernetin) is Chairman Department of Management Studies Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
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bei den Patentanmeldungen Ein groszliges Problem ist dasses einen klaren Technologiegap zwischen armen undreichen Laumlndern bei Innovationstechnologien gibt etwa imBiotech-Sektor Das fuumlhrt dazu dass die risikoreichenAspekte von Innovationen von den reichen in arme Laumlnderausgelagert und auf dem Ruumlcken armer Menschenausgetragen werden Westliche Pharmaunternehmenfuumlhren in groszligem Ausmaszlig Medikamententests mit derarmen Bevoumllkerung in Indien durch Gleichzeitig wirddiese spaumlter aber nie Zugang zu den fertigen Produktenhaben Auszligerdem investieren Pharmaunternehmen vorallem in Forschung uumlber Krankheiten von denen derWesten betroffen ist Die Forschung die den Armendienen wuumlrde wird vernachlaumlssigtSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie kommt es dass Forschung nichtunabhaumlngig von der Industrie agiertRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniWissenschafter die gegen den Mainstreamforschen haben Schwierigkeiten zu publizieren EinBeispiel Ein Paper in dem ich mich kritisch mit demAgrarkonzern Monsanto auseinandersetzte wurdeneunmal zuruumlckgewiesen bis ich es publizieren konnteMonsanto hat wie auch groszlige Pharmakonzerne einemaumlchtige Lobby Da ist es schwierig dagegenzuhaltenUnter Sozialwissenschaftern kommt hinzu dass es zwarviele gibt die theoretische Modelle aufstellen undBerechnungen machen sie sprechen allerdings nicht mitden Menschen um sie zu fragen welchen Nutzen oderSchaden Technologie und Innovationen fuumlr sie habenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sprechen nicht nur mit den Menschensondern haben 2004 auch eine NGO gegruumlndet umarmen Menschen in Indien zu helfen ndash wie kam es dazuRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniWaumlre nichts passiert waumlre ich eine theoretischeOumlkonomin wie viele andere geblieben Doch dannereignete sich der asiatische Tsunami Meine Familie war
damals am Strand bei einer Hochzeit Ich dachte daherdass ich meine ganze Familie in nur wenigen Minutenverloren habe Doch die Welle stoppte einen Kilometer vorder Hochzeitsgesellschaft So hatte ich das Gefuumlhl dassich etwas tun mussSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie hatten zuvor nur theoretisch zuEntwicklungsarbeit geforscht ndash wie sind Sie in der Praxiskonkret vorgegangenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniZunaumlchst machte ich mich auf die Suche nacheinem Dorf in dem es moumlglich ist uumlber einen laumlngerenZeitraum zu arbeiten Dann habe ich meine Familie undBekannte gebeten mir fuumlr drei Jahre je zehn Euro zugeben Das haben sehr viele gemacht und so begann dasProjekt In dem Dorf stellte sich heraus dass eines derwichtigsten Beduumlrfnisse Toiletten waren Das Dorf war vonWald umgeben doch der Tsunami hatte die Baumlumemitgerissen und so mussten die Frauen auf die Muumlllbergerund um das Dorf gehen Am Abend wurden sie dort vonRatten gebissen und Maumlnner fingen an Fotos von ihnenzu machen Das Beduumlrfnis nach Toiletten war alsodringend ndash aber ich hatte natuumlrlich keine Ahnung wie manToiletten baut In einer Lehrveranstaltung fanden meineStudierenden heraus dass es oumlkologische Toiletten gibt ndashdiese haben wir dann in dem Dorf gebautSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDAuch Jahre nach dem Toilettenbau habenSie das Dorf weiterhin besucht welche Veraumlnderungensind Ihnen aufgefallenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniViele NGOs und Firmen bauten aumlhnlicheToiletten doch niemand uumlberpruumlfte deren Qualitaumlt undden Umstand ob sie uumlberhaupt von den Menschenverwendet wurden Zweieinhalb Jahre nach dem Bau derToiletten fanden wir heraus dass nur noch die Haumllfte imEinsatz war ndash die Qualitaumlt war einfach nicht gut Dasbrachte mich zum Nachdenken Wir sind nun dabei lokale
Menschen einzusetzen die sich vor Ort fuumlr die sanitaumlreInfrastruktur und das Muumlllmanagement verantwortlichfuumlhlenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWarum sind Toiletten fuumlr Sie auch weiterhinein zentraler Ansatzpunkt gebliebenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniDie Krankheit die in Indien die meistenTodesfaumllle verursacht ist nicht Aids oder Krebs Es istDurchfall Die Ursachen dafuumlr sind verunreinigtes Wasserund mangelhafte Sanitaumlrinfrastruktur Es gibt zwarWasserleitungen aber sie werden durch Faumlkalienkontaminiert 50 Prozent der Inder haben keinen Zugangzu Toiletten weltweit sind es 25 Milliarden MenschenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie sehr hat sich Ihr persoumlnlichesEngagement auf Ihr akademisches Denken ausgewirktRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniSehr stark doch die Beziehung zwischenAktivismus und Denken war von Angst gepraumlgt Ich hatteAngst hinausgeworfen zu werden wenn ich mich nunsozial engagiere Deswegen habe ich sehr viel gearbeitetund meine Produktivitaumlt hat sich dadurch noch gesteigertDass ich ploumltzlich die Nuumltzlichkeit der Theorie sehenkonnte hat mein Denken stark beeinflusstSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWorin liegen die Vorteile und dieHerausforderungen Wissenschaft und Aktivismus zukombinierenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniUniversitaumlten sind oumlffentliche Einrichtungendaher ist es sehr schwer Professoren ohne weitereshinauszuschmeiszligen In der Theorie wird von allenakademischen Institutionen erwartet dass dieWissenschafter einen positiven Beitrag fuumlr dieGesellschaft leisten ndash sie sind ja hauptsaumlchlich durchoumlffentliche Gelder finanziert Doch in der Praxis wird dasoft als Widerspruch gesehen ndash und auch gelebt Es kannpassieren dass man als Professor nicht mehr unterstuumltztwird wenn man sich sozial engagiert Es gibt Tendenzen
zu glauben dass alles was keinen oumlkonomischen Nutzenhat wertlos istSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sind indische Staatsbuumlrgerin habenaber seit dem Studium nicht mehr in Indien gelebt dochviel uumlber das Land gearbeitet Was fasziniert Sie an IndienRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniEs ist das Land mit der groumlszligten demokratischenGesellschaft doch es ist auch ein Land mit groszligenUngleichheiten Mein Leben war nicht viel anders alsjenes von Menschen im Westen auszliger dass ich keinesexuelle Freiheit hatte ndash was ich aber nicht vermisst habeDoch es gibt einen groszligen Unterschied zwischen meinerFreiheit und der Freiheit die ein Dorfbewohner in Indienhat Die Gesellschaft ist sehr polarisiertSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWelche Rolle spielen Forschung undEntwicklung in dieser polarisierten GesellschaftRamaniRamaniRamaniRamani In den letzten 60 Jahren haben Forschung undTechnologie in Indien definitiv zu Wirtschaftswachstumgefuumlhrt allerdings nicht zu einer inklusiven EntwicklungWirtschaftswachstum und oumlkonomische Entwicklung sindnicht dasselbe Oumlkonomische Entwicklung heiszligt dassjeder die Chance auf Entwicklung hat In Indien haben wirdie groumlszligte Armutslast weltweit und diese ist sehr ungleichverteilt Es gibt eine groszlige Bevoumllkerung und vieleverschiedene Ethnien Einige davon sind nie in derMittelschicht angekommen und leiden besonders unterArmut Es gibt so viele nebeneinander existierendeLebensweisen in Indien ndash das macht das Land sofaszinierend aber auch so herausfordernd (Tanja Traxler1792015)ShyamaShyamaShyamaShyama RamaniRamaniRamaniRamani (55) ist Oumlkonomieprofessorin an der UnitedNations University Maastricht in den Niederlanden Die gebuumlrtigeInderin hat uumlber spieltheoretische Ansaumltze in denWirtschaftswissenschaften an der Cornell University in Ithaca NewYork promoviert Zu ihren Forschungsschwerpunkten zaumlhlen die
Rolle von Technologie und Innovation in EntwicklungsprozessenSie ist verheiratet und hat zwei erwachsene Kinder Letzte Wochewar sie im Rahmen des vom Verkehrsministeriums finanziertenForschungsschwerpunktes Wissenschafts- undTechnologieauszligenpolitik am Oumlsterreichischen Institut fuumlrInternationale Politik in Wien
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raquo TODAYS PAPER raquo BOOK REVIEW
Published July 29 2014 0000 IST | Updated July 29 2014 0540 IST July 29 2014
Innovating for economic growthR Devarajan
INNOVATION IN INDIA Edited by Shyam V Ramani Cambridge University Press India Pvt Ltd 43814 Ansari Road Daryaganj NewDelhishy110002 Rs 795
R Devarajan
Fourteen years ago at the watershed of the two centuries the world witnessed the ushering in of a new era a new environment which was afar cry from what had been experienced earlier Although by then people had become alive to the imperative and inevitability of change theprocess of actual and physical changeover was not easy and simple
Moving from the known to the unknown was a different ball game altogether Looking at the reality behind the rhetoric and in order to derivethe optimum advantage it was essential to embrace and espouse the evolving norms wholly and willingly
Innovation is a critical component in improving individual and institutional performance Real innovation is not easy to come by More oftenestablishments tweak compensation systems tinker with organisational structures or make marginal improvements in some functionsInnovation is more radical and transformational than an improvement Innovation is contentshyoriented whereas improvement is processshyoriented
It is not possible to countenance a high and increasing standard of living merely by longshyinshytheshytooth tools of development Every now andthen organisations confront situations that warrant radical changes which call for outshyofshytheshybox thinking It is only through innovation thatwe can bring about such avantshygarde transformation
Inspiration for innovation usually stems from a combination of three factors an urgent and nagging necessity to bring about a change howpeople perceive and pursue that change to the ultimate and a congenial environment to accomplish that change
Innovation is always driven by selfshyinduced passion pressure of compelling circumstances and undying perseverance for achievement Theassiduous application of technological improvement in transport and communication worldwide has created an unprecedented growth inglobal connectivity and transmission of information Globalisation itself is a product of innovation
Current and contemporary economies are more influenced by ideas and concepts than they are governed by capital and labour Empiricalevidence across nations suggests the existence of a definite link between technological innovation and inclusive economic growth Inclusiveeconomic growth implies that the advantages of development are equitably distributed to all sections of the society It ensures that theeconomic gains generated by growth are not monopolised only by the high and mighty but the marginalised sections in the society also derivethe benefits
Innovation reformulates conventional economic theory in such a way that knowledge technology entrepreneurship and innovation arepositioned at the centre of this emerging model As the developed countries have already achieved inclusive economic growth byimplementing the above model the still developing countries have the advantage of being the beneficiary of diffusion mdash a process of adoptionand absorption It is a kind of ldquofree riderdquo for the developing countries who have no need to reinvent the wheel Innovations in India havesubstantially contributed to income and employment generation in the country The corporate sector as well as the National Laboratoriesfunctioning under the aegis of the CSIR has been operating under severe resource constraints This has however not hampered thedevelopment of costshyeffective products and new technologies
During the preshyliberalisation period in India mdash from 1950s to 1990s mdash the main thrust of economic development was on alleviating poverty
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and crating a better standard of living This development agenda was carried out in four stages It commenced with land reforms thatabolished skewed land ownership and brought in the philosophy of lsquoLand for the Tillerrsquo Then a series of public sector undertakings werestarted in the semishyurban areas besides providing encouragement and support to the small scale industries
The third phase introduced a public distribution system to provide essential commodities to the people Simultaneously primary health carewas also brought in as a common community service The fourth and final stage saw the implementation of a deliberate and purposivereservation policy in respect of education and employment opportunities to the deprived and the downtrodden
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in our country for building frontshyrunners in international trade and commerce It is thesure thing for progress and prosperity Innovation has also bred and brought about an abiding collaboration between the academic portal andthe factory shop floor Indeed this avenue has become a much sought after space where the future is invented
There is a strong correlation between language and innovation The way leaders make use of language to encapsulate an idea among theirpeople determines its success rate mdash whether it will be a flash in the pan or an enduring phenomenon
The fear of failure often forbids people from attempting innovation Nothing ventured nothing gained People must be counselled thatfailures are stepping stones for success
Willyshynilly there is always an element of ldquoluckrdquo and chance in innovation But aggressively positive persons create their own ldquoluckrdquo whichfollows exemplary planning preparation perseverance Louis Pasteur famously wrote ldquoFortune favours the prepared mindrdquo
This book is a compendium of 12 wellshyresearched articles some authored by individual writers and some by teams of two While all thesearticles deal with different themes in effect they address a common cause viz how ldquoInnovation in India [is] combining economic growth andinclusive developmentrdquo
The editor of the volume Shyama V Ramani has coshyauthored three pieces besides writing the prologue and the concluding remarks Theremaining eight chapters describe the impact of innovation on different sectors of the national economy such as universityshyindustrycollaboration seed and biotech industry software technology pharmaceutical industry Nanoscience and technology energypowergeneration indigenous medical systems and innovation in lowshycost toilets in rural India
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in India for building frontshyrunners in international trade andcommerce
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ARTICLE IN lsquoTHE NEW INDIAN EXPRESSrsquo
NGOs plan one million toilets in India Express News Service First Published 02 Nov 2009 030100 AM IST
CHENNAI Aiming at building one million toilets in India some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have jointly launched a programme FINISH (Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation and Health)
To start a dialogue on this process the NGOs led by FIN (Friends-in-Need) organised a capacity building workshop on Sunday for all stakeholders like architects NGOs researches and corporates
According to the available data 26 billion people in the world do not have access to toilets and about 42000 people die every week after drinking water polluted by faecal matter and in India two out of three people do not have access to a toilet At the same time 40 to 60 per cent of existing toilets are not being used
V Ganapathy adivsor FIN said ldquo60 per cent of the Indian homes do not have toilets UNICEF study points out more children die due to diarrhoea than from malaria measles and AIDS Seepage from septic tanks open defecation etc cause drinking water pollution which causes diarrhoea This brings us to focus why it is important to have a toiletrdquo
The plans are to arrive at solutions on the lack of sanitation coverage and to focus on effective usage of available toilets
The strategy is to build one million toilets largely by mobilising funds from the end-users themselves instead of providing sanitation as a ldquocharity commodityrdquo free of charge he said
The government so far has given only subsidies or incentives for constructing toilets This FINISH initiative plans to bring SNS-REAAL a Netherlands-based financial institution to micro-finance this project
Shyama Ramani director of FIN said ldquo So far we donrsquot have a technology for less water or water-free toilets we call upon the research community to come up with newer cost-effective environment-friendly modelsrdquo
The NGOs plan to build these one million toilets in three years in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Comments
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenplease extend your program in north-karnataka india I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN Regards AWWA ngo North karnatka indian Email awwa2kgmailcom
By f khan 1122009 114900 PM
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenThere is a workable solution to this I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN
By Anthony Gonsalves 1122009 82800 PM
I appreciate the NGOs initiative and wish them sucess These basic amenities should you be provided by the Central and State Governments but they lack funds since all such funds
have been wasted on erecting statues or building arches or are simply swindled by civil servants and politicians As much as this initiative is welcome I would like to know their plans to maintain these toilets since our countrys record in maintaining any facility - public or private - is very abysmal
By Bharath 1122009 105900 AM
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo
Staff Reporter
mdash Photo SSKumar
Promoting hygiene Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India) addressing a workshop on sanitation in Chennai on
Sunday
CHENNAI Institutes of technology have to come up with low-cost technology for toilets which use less water in order to achieve effective sanitation coverage and reduce environmental contamination said Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India)
Speaking at the first lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo workshop organised at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) here on Sunday she said the financial technological and social challenges faced by the lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo had to be tackled by the collective effort of international organisations firms researchers non-governmental organisations and citizens ldquoWe also want more volunteers to work with usrdquo she said
lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo has a goal of building one million toilets largely mobilising funds from the end users in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
The programme works towards financial inclusion to improve sanitation and health in various parts of the country Dr Ramani said
Two-thirds of the people in the country do not have access to a toilet and more than 40 per cent of the existing toilets are not being used said S Janakarajan professor of MIDS There is lack of sanitation coverage and 42000 people die every week owing to drinking water polluted with faecal matter he said
NGOs such as BISWA in Orissa IIRD in Rajasthan ESAF in Maharashtra SAMBHAV in Madhya Pradesh and BHARATHI in Tamil Nadu and WASTE a Dutch NGO are joining hands with insurance organisations like TATA-AIG and
For effective sanitation coverage expert
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Stories in this Section Business contest held MedIndia launches pre-screening cancer clinic For some they are a reassuring sight Features on website Appeal to partymen Results on website Date extended ldquoRegularise TASMAC workersrdquo Migration of web-based services to IPv6 on First monthly grievance redressal day conducted at University of Madras Corporation dental clinics from this month Crucial link lost Festival to celebrate spirit of womanhood Free spoken English training Bridge near Tidel Park collapses Fishermen held Teenager on motorcycle knocks down girl Found dead Focus on heritage building conservation city pulse TNEB bill payment The vanishing of old houses Procedures to protect antiques ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo Chain snatched RPF constable injured Fire accidents Dies of burns Awareness campaign to curb crossing of rail tracks Amendment to registration procedure sought SIPCOT sets up Fodder Development Committee HCL BIM sign memorandum for new elective as part of MBA Grant for mentally ill children
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financial institutions like SNS-REAAL NHB and NABARD to mobilise funds from end-users to build the sanitation systems
People in rural areas of Tamil Nadu are reluctant to spend money for building a toilet They want it free said S Paranjothi field officer Friend in Need Trust
There is a need for more awareness of sanitation in the State said Jordan Trombetta a volunteer
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo
Staff Reporter
NAGAPATTINAM Voluntary organisations should play a crucial role in moulding mindsets towards sanitation and solid waste management said Collector C Munianathan at the Triple Ecosan Toilet festival at Kameshwaram village in Nagapattinam
According to him over 60 per cent of the houses in coastal areas practise open defecation causing environmental contamination He lauded the efforts of FIN Trust a France-based NGO working in Kameshwaram for organising a toilet beauty contest to highlight the importance of toilets ensuring a healthy and hygienic living
Ecosan technology as a toilet model prevented pollution conserved water and converted urine and human waste as an ideal farming manure
The Collector also opened the compost chamber in an ecosan toilet in the tsunami fisherman colony in Kameshwaram G Kanakasundaram Panchayat President said that Kameshwaram had the highest number of 350 ecosan toilets
Shyama Ramani Director FIN Trust said that 77 families participated in the toilet beauty contest Eighteen masons of nearby Achakarai village who had constructed ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their houses were given Rs10000 each for the construction of ecosan toilets in their homes The best among the toilets were given prizes
A scientific study under the auspices of the United Nations University to create a database to find out the impact of Ecosan toilet on health and hygiene and environment will be undertaken by FIN Trust said V Ganapathyadvisor FIN Trust
R Subramanian Panchayat Union Councillor A Thanikachalam- Lead Bank Manager Indian Overseas Bank and Shanthi Mathikumar- Vice President Kameshwaram Panchayat spoke SParanjothi proposed a vote of thanks N Dandayudhapani won the masonrsquos contest and Anjammal and Nagavalli won the toilet beauty contest a release said
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
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Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
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Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Friday December 5 2008
Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
24 The Hindu July 06 2006 She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help
rebuild them
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Sanitation
A toilet or safe drinking water The stark
choice facing many people in rural India
Indiarsquos ambitious sanitation drive has created a health hazard with many
toilets built cheek by jowl with family water supplies
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drive-toilet-or-safe-drinking-water-stark-choice
A hand pump with a cracked base in Dhenkenal Odisha Poorly maintained
pumps are vulnerable to contamination from above ground as well as from
nearby leach pits Photographs Priyanka Pulla
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Priyanka Pulla in Puri
Monday 25 July 2016 0500 BSTLast modified on Wednesday 3 August
20161535 BST
June in Odisha statersquos Puri district and the mercury is hitting 39C The
monsoon is still days away but when it comes the Mahanadi river could flood
low-lying villages as it often has done One such village is Aaruha a network
of congested huts surrounded by vast rice fields
Chaibi Swain 52 lives here with her husband a rice farmer Her home is little
different to the rest of Aaruharsquos low-rise dwellings but it has a toilet which
puts her among a small minority in rural Odisha Eight out of nine people in
Odisharsquos villages do not use toilets instead defecating in the open leaving
them vulnerable to diseases The Swains with their tiny toilet which empties
into a leach pit ndash a hole in the ground used to compost faeces when there is no
sewage system ndash are the face of progress
There is a problem however The leach pit is next to the householdrsquos drinking-
water source a tube well Water so close to a leach pit is vulnerable to
contamination from faecal germs since bacteria viruses and protozoa can
travel through soil Worse when the monsoon comes and the Mahanadi
overruns its banks the groundwater levels in Aaruha rise making the
contamination worse The Swainsrsquo toilet could actually be a health risk
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This toilet with a leach pit in Puri has been built next to a hand pump making
contamination likely
They arenrsquot the only ones whose backyard toilet is a threat to the water supply
As the Swachch Bharat Mission (SBM) ndash Indiarsquos ambitious campaign to stop
open defecation by 2019ndash gains pace about 13m leach-pit toilets have been
built in Odisha alone
In districts such as Ganjam Balasore and Puri these pits are often built
without safeguards against contamination say the NGOs working with the
government ldquoIt is quite alarming because if this problem is not addressed at
this time we are building sites of contamination all aroundrdquo says Devdeep
Saha a research associate at the sanitation NGOFriend in Need Trust
The safeguards in coastal districts such as Puri which have high groundwater
tables and are prone to flooding include keeping a 10-metre distance between
water sources and leach pits raising the top of pits above the ground so that
flood water does not enter and sealing the bottom of pits to prevent
pathogens escaping But villagers who build their own toilets in return for
funds from the mission often ignore these safeguards
Can $15m worth of toilets finally clean up
the Ganges
Read more
The reasons are many First many households in congested villages do not
have the space to build toilets and tube wells far apart Harendranath
Pradhan a government sanitation engineer in Odisharsquos Balasore district says
this is the main reason for guidance being ignored Even though his job is to
ensure toilets are properly built Pradhan says this isnrsquot always possible ldquoWe
tell the beneficiary to maintain a distance from the water source But they say
they donrsquot have the land So we build the toilet because we have to meet
targetsrdquo he says
India is not yet meeting its mission goals Only about 19m toilets have been
builtacross rural India meaning another 92m are needed over the next three
years to meet the 2019 target Vivek Sabnis who previously worked for the
Bangalore-based sanitation NGO Arghyam says ldquoUnfortunately everybody is
pushing for quantity over qualityrdquo
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The characteristic pink toilets built across rural Odisha under the Swachch
Bharat Mission
Odisha isnrsquot the only state that faces a threat to its water supplies from new
toilets Bihar Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand also have badly built toilets
according to Saha This means that as coverage grows contamination may
worsen
A study in the journal Environmental Science and Technology in April found
that certain diarrhoea-causing protozoa can travel 150 metres or more in the
high groundwater of Puri to contaminate even deep tube wells which are
thought safer than shallow tube wells and open ponds The study says full
latrine coverage in high water table areas would reduce contamination in open
ponds but increase it in tube wells
Marion Jenkins lead author of the study and an environmental health
researcher at the University of California in Davis says recommended
safeguards may reduce contamination a little but wonrsquot eliminate it
ldquoDrinking-water aquifers are already seriously polluted with faecal protozoal
pathogens from the existing stock of latrines in rural Purirdquo she says
Snakebites diarrhoea and violence why
Indias rural women need toilets
Read more
This means that unless the existing latrines are pulled down and new ones
built differently pollution will remain
Another study published in January found tube wells in Bihar to be
contaminated by faecal pathogens about 18 of the time when they werenrsquot
far enough from pit toilets This study was done in summer and the authors
predict contamination would increase during monsoon
None of this means India should panic and abandon pit toilets says Sandy
Cairncross an environmental health researcher at the London School of
Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Improved toilet coverage is likely to benefit
people much more than it hurts them he points out adding that it would be
better to provide piped water to villages instead of relying on tube wells and
ponds
Another solution is to train villagers to monitor the quality of their toilets
instead of relying on government officials to do so says Sujoy Mojumdar a
former SBM director who is now with Unicef India The system of a
government official inspecting toilets before disbursing money doesnrsquot work
because toilet users do not feel ownership he argues Village teams already
exist in some states he says ldquobut it is still a rare example and not
widespreadrdquo
CITIES raquo CHENNAI
CHENNAI January 22 2016
Updated January 22 2016 0539 IST
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The names of the women were among the 200 short-listed by jury members under 20 categories
At least eight women from Tamil Nadu will have lunch with President Pranab Mukherjee at
Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday
They are among winners of the 100Women Achieversrsquo Contest organised by the Ministry of Women
and Child Development in collaboration with Facebook to recognise and acknowledge women who
are making a difference in their communities across the country
Their names were among the 200 short-listed by jury members under 20 categories Facebook users
then voted 100 women from the 200 And they are the women who have been working at various
levels to empower women
Chennai-based artist N Swarnalatha says each incident of woman abuse brings her pain ldquoIt affects
me mentally and I translate the anguish into art All the proceeds I get from selling my paintings
goes towards supporting womenrdquo she said
Academician Shyama Ramani is trying her hand at improving sanitation in Kameshwaram a fishing
hamlet in Nagapattinam district through her organisation Friend In Need India Trust ldquoNow that we
have constructed toilets and the people are using them I am looking for a sustainable model to keep
the village cleanrdquo she said
ldquoEvery year in Sathyabama University we offer up to 500 seats free to the disabled and to children of
army jawansrdquo says educationist Mariazeena Johnson
Saundarya Rajesh Founder ndash President AVTAR Career Creators amp FLEXI Careers India who has
championed the cause of career re-entry of women says she plans to create greater awareness about
the need for women professionals to pursue a career
Vijayalakshmi Devarajan who has nearly two decades of experience in human resource
development believes in empowering women from the lower income group She conducts training
sessions for young women on how to get through job interviews
Coimbatore-based Latha Sundaram has been contributing towards women and child empowerment
through Aram Foundation Charitable Trust ldquoWe teach girl children concepts of safe touch and also
train them in self-defence For college-going girls and working women we give awareness self
vigilance and self defence workshopsrdquo she said
ldquoWe have imparted skill-based training for 4000 persons using corporate funds Our short-term
courses are in plumbing telecommunication photography and electricianrdquo says Shima Sendhil
Director Rathinam Group of Institutions
They are winners of achieversrsquo contest held by Ministry of Women and Child
Development
BOOK REVIEW
Economic amp Political Weekly EPW OCTOBER 3 2015 vol l no 40 31
Innovation and Indiarsquos GrowthHow Inclusive Are Its Achievements
M H Bala Subrahmanya
Innovation and inclusive development are watchwords for both policymak-ers and empirical researchers in India
today While the former is considered the means to achieve accelerated and competitive economic growth the latter is a sociopolitical necessity as well as a economic desire arising out of the pro-longed realisation that the benefi ts of economic growth did not percolate to the ldquobottom of the pyramidrdquo (BoP)mdasheither in the period of ldquoeconomic plan-ningrdquo or in the period of ldquoeconomic lib-eralisationrdquo so far It is in this context that the book under review assumes signifi cance
In Chapter 1 Shyama V Ramani the editor of the volume describes the con-text in which Indiarsquos National System of Innovation (NSI) was foundedmdashthe need for assessing Indiarsquos industrialisa-tion as part of planned economic devel-opment This chapter has a conceptual framework that synthesises the different chapters of the book Ramani stresses on the need to look at the NSI approach to describe the process of catching-up by developing countriesmdashparticularly the emerging economies of today NSI has
emerged as a major conceptual frame-work in the past three decades to organ-ise historical evidence on the accumula-tion of scientifi c and technical innova-tions and industrial capabilities of late-comer countries attempting to catch up with the developed ones
Ramani identifi es the change in the rules and regulations after Indiarsquos inde-pendence in 1947 in two broad periods (i) building indigenous capabilities thro ugh import substitution policy (characterised by the various controls and regulations on economic activities and enterprises) and (ii) promoting economic liberalisation the seeds of which were laid intermittently in the 1980s though full-scale liberalisation of policies were pursued only after 1990 The scope and nature of policy efforts for inclusive development in the meantime underwent a shift from exclusively rural India to include urban India as well Various schemes and
programmes were introduced for this purpose As Ramani rightly points out the ultimate test of any mission or devel-opment programme lies in its outcome that is economic growth and develop-ment covering structural change trade foreign direct investment (FDI) invest-ment in research and development (RampD) and innovation Though Indiarsquos performance on this front has been en-couraging in absolute terms it pales in comparison to Chinamdashand other lead-ing Asian economies However Ramani expresses optimism She hopes innova-tions will catch up because the NSI is stronger vibrant dense and complex as compared to the past
Universities and Public Labs
India has developed an elaborate net-work of educational institutions and public laboratories In Chapter 2 Gita Surie discusses the evolution and con-tribution of universities and public labo-ratories as catalysts of innovation and entrepreneurship during three different periods (i) prior to Indiarsquos independ-ence (ii) from 1947 till 1991 and (iii) during the liberalisation period that began in 1991 After independence policies and programmes led to the development of nationwide institutions and laboratories pulling science and technology (SampT) out of the rut it was stuck in during the colonial period After 1991 there has been much stress on pro-moting universityndashindustry partnerships
Innovation in India Combining Economic Growth with Inclusive Development edited by Shyama V Ramani New Delhi Cambridge University Press 2014 pp 404 Rs 795
BOOK REVIEW
OCTOBER 3 2015 vol l no 40 EPW Economic amp Political Weekly32
to foster innovation disseminate techno-logy and enhance entrepreneurial capa-bilities Over a period of time India has made considerable progress in terms of the diversity and capability of its SampT infrastructure The country has made signifi cant achievements in the fi eld But there is a fl ip side to this story Surie shows that science education has suffered
She makes no reference to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) This is a major omission ISRO by any standards is an outstanding example of Indiarsquos innovation capability building programme and has contributed immen-sely to the communication revolution in the country
Demand for Innovation
In Chapter 3 Smita Srinivas makes a case for understanding the nature and complexity of the demand for innovation in India Srinivas separates demands into four broad categories (i) effective demand (ii) need that is not recognised as one (iii) a need that is recognised but not as a demand and (iv) a demand that is recognised but is unfulfi lled She
cites the example of Jaipur Foot developed by a non-profi t organisation Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) Today BMVSS generates a glob-al market and its products cater to am-putees from across the world
Srinivas contends that with the involvement of states fi rms and non-governmental organisations more such needs can be converted into demand She argues that there are unrecognised needs in areas such as paediatric health and womenrsquos reproductive health in India
Seed and Biotechnology
The growth of seedbiotechnology in-dustry has important implications for the Indian economy where agriculture plays a prominent role In Chapter 4 Carl Pray and Latha Nagarajan deal with the evolution current structure and innova-tions in the seed and biotech industry in India They trace the evolution of seed sector innovation during four periods (i) colonial period (ii) the period of Green Revolution (started in the mid-1960s) (iii) the period starting from the mid-1980s when hybrids were developed
and (iv) the period of biotechno logy that started in the 21st century India has developed one of the largest and most complex agricultural research systems in the world and there has been a considerable increase in public investments in agricultural research and education
Public sector innovations led to the development of high-yielding open pol-linating varieties of wheat rice and pulses The protective policies followed by the country till the 1980s facilitated the public sectorrsquos growth The policy of liberalisation introduced thereafter opened the fi eld for private sector enter-prises including multinational corpora-tions (MNC) As a result the size and structure of the Indian seed market industry changed substantially between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s While industry size more than tripled the share of the private sector almost dou-bled An increasing number of foreign seed and biotech companies entered the Indian market At the same time Indian fi rms acquired an inter national character through acquisitions of fi rms in the US Europe and South America and research
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Atlantic GandhiThe Mahatma OverseasNalini NatarajanUsing the frames of diaspora theory post-colonial discourse theory and the recent Atlantic turn in studies of resistance this book brings into relief Gandhirsquos experience as a traveler moving from a classic colony India to the plantation and mining society of South Africa The author forwards the argument that this move between different modes of production brought Gandhi into contact
with indentured laborers with whom he shared exilic and diasporic
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in an exclusively Muslim question translating it into a national question
This was his way of bringing the Muslims out of their community cocoons into the mainstream of Indiarsquos national politics However as his relationship with the brothers broke down this turned out to be also his last such intervention Consequently the issue of Muslim participation remained unsettled till Partition2013 bull 248 pages bull Hardback (978-81-321-1125-2) bull ` 75000
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alliances with American European and Chinese institutions
The authors throw light on a pertinent question who benefi ted from the pro-gress in RampD and innovations of the seed and biotech industry The Green Revo-lution led to a substantial increase in wheat and rice yields it benefi ted both the large and the small farmers and led to more employment in the agricultural sector Both poor and rich consumers gained The introduction of hybrid seeds led to an increase in yields of cotton maize millets benefi ting farmers and the consumers alike The biotech revolu-tion improved yields reduced pesticide use and also resulted in health benefi ts Though the private sector has emerged as a major player the authors suggest a larger role for the public sector to promote RampD and innovations in the seed industry
Software Industry
The unprecedented growth of software industry particularly in the era of liber-alisation has given a unique identity to the Indian economy in the global arena In Chapter 5 Nagesh Kumar deals with the outstanding achievements of the Indian software industry and its contri-bution to the Indian economy in the fi rst decade of economic liberalisation 1989ndash2000 Kumar also examines tech-nology upgrading and innovative acti-vities of the industry and analyses NSIrsquos role in it
But the pertinent question ismdashhow has India achieved this growth The bulk of the software activity of Indian enterprises comprised ldquobody shoppingrdquo or on-site exports primarily due to rela-tively low labour costs However with technological upgradation and move-ment up the value chain the share of on-site exports declined duly compen-sated by a rise in the share of ldquooffshorerdquo development An important feature of Indian software industryrsquos maturity is the shift towards high-end consulting with the development of diversifi ed domain expertise and export packaged software particularly proprietary soft-ware products This enabled an increas-ing number of Indian companies to penetrate the international market both
in terms of investments and exports As a result the subsequent entry of MNCs did not make any dent either on the domestic software industry or on its exports However analyses in terms of (i) foreign exchange utilisation per unit of exports (ii) labour productivity (iii) unit cost of production and (iv) profi t margins for a sample of 66 software companies comprising small medium and large fi rms do not refl ect a clear improvement in the effi ciency and com-petitiveness of Indian software indus-try The author though appears reluc-tant to conclude in this manner
The development and achievements of Indian software industry have been attributed to the NSI comprising the vast educational and institutional network developed over the years SampT infra-structure supply of trained manpower infrastructure for technology develop-ment RampD capability building automa-tion of public sector services and support for software exports These have enabled India to be a successful participant in the international division of labour in software development
However this chapter is dated at least by a decade The size and structure of the industry and the challenges it faces have undergone considerable changes since 2000 Moreover by confi ning the analysis to only secondary data the au-thor has missed an opportunity to dwell on the contributions made by this indus-try towards inclusive growth in the country since 1991 I have learnt from conversations in different parts of the country that kids of unorganised sector workers (such as maid servants landless labourers small and marginal farmers auto and taxi drivers cooks carpenters) have joined unknownlesser-known en-gineering institutions obtained bache-lor of engineering degrees and joined the software industry It is signifi cant that such developments in different parts of the country have given ldquowingsrdquo to the aspirations of ldquonew generation in the bottom of the pyramidrdquo
Pharmaceutical Sector
In Chapter 6 Ramani and Samira Guennif trace the evolution of Indian pharma-ceutical industry from virtually a cipher
at the time of independence to a lead-ing industrial power by the turn of the century At the time of independence MNCs supplied more than 80 of Indiarsquos pharmaceutical needs During 1947ndash70 to reduce the dependence on imports and MNCs the government set up two public sector undertakings and adopted an import substitution policy This involved price controls high import duties along with export subsi-dies and the introduction of industrial licensing But this did not alter the ownership structure and Indian fi rms could develop capabilities only in respect of formulations
The adoption of the Indian Patent Act of 1970 enabled domestic fi rms to develop copies of branded drugs inde-pendently through process innovations leading to ldquoduplicative imitationrdquo and ldquocreative imitationrdquo By the mid-1980s Indian fi rms were producing both bulk drugs and formulations resulting in a steady improvement in the access of basic drugs to the poor India also became an exporter The authors give credit to the role of government-promoted biotech-nology The considerable growth of bio-technology in India particularly after 2000 was characterised by the inter-nationalisation of fi rms both in terms of activities and earnings
It is important to note that all these developments took place when India moved to a regime compliant with The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) This indicates that such a movement has not hurt the industry
Nanotechnology
How did India respond to the challenge of promoting emerging nanotechnology in the country Manish Anand answers the question in Chapter 7 Since nano-technology promotion is considered benefi cial across sectors various gov-ernment departments public laborato-ries universities industrial enterprises start-ups industry associations and even private research institutes and not-for-profi t foundations are involved in the endeavour
The state responded to the challenge by adopting a four-pronged strategy
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(i) setting up centres of excellence in premier science and engineering institu-tions across the country (ii) sponsoring RampD projects (iii) promoting interna-tional collaborations and (iv) strengthen-ing industryndashinstitute interactions through publicndashprivate partnerships (PPP) Incen-tives are provided to scientists to encour-age the development and commerciali-sation of innovations by permitting them to hold equity in spin-offs and ena-bling them to move between academic institutions and industry The outcomes of these efforts are yet to be seen but there is some progress in terms of scien-tifi c publications and patents
Nano-manufacturing is at its infancy covering nano materials nano-bio nano-electronics and nanotechnology instru-mentation Nanotechnology can address the needs of the poor in areas such as sanitation healthcare nutrition and en-ergy The author cites the use of Tata Swach a radically new water purifi er sys-tem which uses rice-husk ash and silver nano particles to fi lter out bacteria and other germs At Rs 749 a unit it is rela-tively inexpensive as well
Energy Policy
Ambuj Sagar and Anksuh Choudhary deal with the complex energy innova-tion system in India in Chapter 8 They do so by examining four case studies (i) wind power (ii) coal power genera-tion both of which are energy generat-ing technologies (iii) automobiles and (iv) improved cook stoves both of which are end-user technologies
The authors discuss how the market-stimulating policies of the government enabled the entry and growth of Suzlon the third-largest wind turbine manufac-turer in the world In the coal power in-dustry Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) could achieve little in terms of innovations due to its limited RampD capa-bility as it relied solely on technology im-ports The authors note that the absence of coordination between academia research institutes and the industry prevented the emergence of a strong technological capability
The authors have also analysed the introduction promotion and perfor-mance of the National Programme on
Improved Chulha (NPIC) and highlighted the factors responsible for its limited success Indiarsquos automobile industry presented a different picture It experi-enced a dynamic transformation and emerged as a competitive industry char-acterised by the entry of an increasing number of global players and signifi cant infl ow of technology and technical know-how The RampD expenditure of Indian fi rms has increased
However the authors conclude that the overall performance of Indiarsquos energy sector is far from satisfactory
Research in Medicine
The Traditional Medicine System (TMS) comprising Ayurveda Yoga and Natur-opathy Unani Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) plays an important role par-ticularly in meeting the primary health-care needs of people in rural India In chapter 9 Arijit Dutta traces the history and the growth of TMS Dutta throws light on the innovation capability build-ing facilitated by the state
Within TMS ayurveda has attracted more private investment and innova-tion However TMS has contributed con-siderably to inclusive development in terms of making medicines available accessible and affordable
Pro-poor Innovations
In Chapter 10 Shyama V Ramani and Shuan Sadre Ghazi talk about address-ing sanitation challenges The provision of a product such as a toilet to the poor-est segment of the population which has never used this amenity is a social inno-vation of sorts But its diffusion poses different kinds of challenges Through a case study in a Tamil Nadu village Kameshwaram the authors argue that the successful introduction of a social inno-vation such as a toilet depends on its sus-tainability in the local environment and its acceptance by the user population
In Chapter 11 Dinesh Abrol analyses the development of rural technologies and rural industries to improve rural livelihoods since independence Abrol show that pro-poor innovation and the diffusion of such innovation has not been successful in India Abrol believes the recent PPP initiatives and the move
to bring in the corporate sector as the partner of the state are unlikely to succeed in achieving pro-poor innova-tions He argues that the rural poor must be guided to organise themselves into cooperatives and collectives and given opportunities to improve their bargaining power
Socio-economic Awareness Is Key
In the fi nal chapter Ramani reviews the key fi ndings of each of the earlier chap-ters and makes fi ve important observa-tions with respect to Indiarsquos NSI The primary lesson of the book is that the success of innovation generation and diffusion hinges not only on an effective and pragmatic policy but also on its implementation through dynamic insti-tutional reforms that suit the socio-eco-nomic contexts of local environments
The book is the fi rst attempt to throw light on the NSI of India covering the pre-liberalisation and the liberali-sation periods and sectors as diverse as rural industries traditional medicine software industry and nanotechnology It also analyses the building up of inno-vation capability in terms of infrastruc-ture and personnel and examines the outcomes and achievements of this endeavourmdash particularly with a focus on inclusive development Policymak-ers and researchers will fi nd this book valuable Its length and the unevenvarying time scales of the chapters however detract from the bookrsquos readability
M H Bala Subrahmanya (balamgmtiiscernetin) is Chairman Department of Management Studies Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
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STANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie forschen zu Innovationen inEntwicklungslaumlndern ndash wie unterscheiden die sich vonInnovationen in reichen LaumlndernShyamaShyamaShyamaShyama RamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniDie Effizienz mit der Wissenschaft zuTechnologie transformiert wird ist in denEntwicklungslaumlndern viel niedriger als in den reichenLaumlndern ndash das zeigt sich in den Publikationsstatistiken und
bei den Patentanmeldungen Ein groszliges Problem ist dasses einen klaren Technologiegap zwischen armen undreichen Laumlndern bei Innovationstechnologien gibt etwa imBiotech-Sektor Das fuumlhrt dazu dass die risikoreichenAspekte von Innovationen von den reichen in arme Laumlnderausgelagert und auf dem Ruumlcken armer Menschenausgetragen werden Westliche Pharmaunternehmenfuumlhren in groszligem Ausmaszlig Medikamententests mit derarmen Bevoumllkerung in Indien durch Gleichzeitig wirddiese spaumlter aber nie Zugang zu den fertigen Produktenhaben Auszligerdem investieren Pharmaunternehmen vorallem in Forschung uumlber Krankheiten von denen derWesten betroffen ist Die Forschung die den Armendienen wuumlrde wird vernachlaumlssigtSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie kommt es dass Forschung nichtunabhaumlngig von der Industrie agiertRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniWissenschafter die gegen den Mainstreamforschen haben Schwierigkeiten zu publizieren EinBeispiel Ein Paper in dem ich mich kritisch mit demAgrarkonzern Monsanto auseinandersetzte wurdeneunmal zuruumlckgewiesen bis ich es publizieren konnteMonsanto hat wie auch groszlige Pharmakonzerne einemaumlchtige Lobby Da ist es schwierig dagegenzuhaltenUnter Sozialwissenschaftern kommt hinzu dass es zwarviele gibt die theoretische Modelle aufstellen undBerechnungen machen sie sprechen allerdings nicht mitden Menschen um sie zu fragen welchen Nutzen oderSchaden Technologie und Innovationen fuumlr sie habenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sprechen nicht nur mit den Menschensondern haben 2004 auch eine NGO gegruumlndet umarmen Menschen in Indien zu helfen ndash wie kam es dazuRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniWaumlre nichts passiert waumlre ich eine theoretischeOumlkonomin wie viele andere geblieben Doch dannereignete sich der asiatische Tsunami Meine Familie war
damals am Strand bei einer Hochzeit Ich dachte daherdass ich meine ganze Familie in nur wenigen Minutenverloren habe Doch die Welle stoppte einen Kilometer vorder Hochzeitsgesellschaft So hatte ich das Gefuumlhl dassich etwas tun mussSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie hatten zuvor nur theoretisch zuEntwicklungsarbeit geforscht ndash wie sind Sie in der Praxiskonkret vorgegangenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniZunaumlchst machte ich mich auf die Suche nacheinem Dorf in dem es moumlglich ist uumlber einen laumlngerenZeitraum zu arbeiten Dann habe ich meine Familie undBekannte gebeten mir fuumlr drei Jahre je zehn Euro zugeben Das haben sehr viele gemacht und so begann dasProjekt In dem Dorf stellte sich heraus dass eines derwichtigsten Beduumlrfnisse Toiletten waren Das Dorf war vonWald umgeben doch der Tsunami hatte die Baumlumemitgerissen und so mussten die Frauen auf die Muumlllbergerund um das Dorf gehen Am Abend wurden sie dort vonRatten gebissen und Maumlnner fingen an Fotos von ihnenzu machen Das Beduumlrfnis nach Toiletten war alsodringend ndash aber ich hatte natuumlrlich keine Ahnung wie manToiletten baut In einer Lehrveranstaltung fanden meineStudierenden heraus dass es oumlkologische Toiletten gibt ndashdiese haben wir dann in dem Dorf gebautSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDAuch Jahre nach dem Toilettenbau habenSie das Dorf weiterhin besucht welche Veraumlnderungensind Ihnen aufgefallenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniViele NGOs und Firmen bauten aumlhnlicheToiletten doch niemand uumlberpruumlfte deren Qualitaumlt undden Umstand ob sie uumlberhaupt von den Menschenverwendet wurden Zweieinhalb Jahre nach dem Bau derToiletten fanden wir heraus dass nur noch die Haumllfte imEinsatz war ndash die Qualitaumlt war einfach nicht gut Dasbrachte mich zum Nachdenken Wir sind nun dabei lokale
Menschen einzusetzen die sich vor Ort fuumlr die sanitaumlreInfrastruktur und das Muumlllmanagement verantwortlichfuumlhlenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWarum sind Toiletten fuumlr Sie auch weiterhinein zentraler Ansatzpunkt gebliebenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniDie Krankheit die in Indien die meistenTodesfaumllle verursacht ist nicht Aids oder Krebs Es istDurchfall Die Ursachen dafuumlr sind verunreinigtes Wasserund mangelhafte Sanitaumlrinfrastruktur Es gibt zwarWasserleitungen aber sie werden durch Faumlkalienkontaminiert 50 Prozent der Inder haben keinen Zugangzu Toiletten weltweit sind es 25 Milliarden MenschenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie sehr hat sich Ihr persoumlnlichesEngagement auf Ihr akademisches Denken ausgewirktRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniSehr stark doch die Beziehung zwischenAktivismus und Denken war von Angst gepraumlgt Ich hatteAngst hinausgeworfen zu werden wenn ich mich nunsozial engagiere Deswegen habe ich sehr viel gearbeitetund meine Produktivitaumlt hat sich dadurch noch gesteigertDass ich ploumltzlich die Nuumltzlichkeit der Theorie sehenkonnte hat mein Denken stark beeinflusstSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWorin liegen die Vorteile und dieHerausforderungen Wissenschaft und Aktivismus zukombinierenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniUniversitaumlten sind oumlffentliche Einrichtungendaher ist es sehr schwer Professoren ohne weitereshinauszuschmeiszligen In der Theorie wird von allenakademischen Institutionen erwartet dass dieWissenschafter einen positiven Beitrag fuumlr dieGesellschaft leisten ndash sie sind ja hauptsaumlchlich durchoumlffentliche Gelder finanziert Doch in der Praxis wird dasoft als Widerspruch gesehen ndash und auch gelebt Es kannpassieren dass man als Professor nicht mehr unterstuumltztwird wenn man sich sozial engagiert Es gibt Tendenzen
zu glauben dass alles was keinen oumlkonomischen Nutzenhat wertlos istSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sind indische Staatsbuumlrgerin habenaber seit dem Studium nicht mehr in Indien gelebt dochviel uumlber das Land gearbeitet Was fasziniert Sie an IndienRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniEs ist das Land mit der groumlszligten demokratischenGesellschaft doch es ist auch ein Land mit groszligenUngleichheiten Mein Leben war nicht viel anders alsjenes von Menschen im Westen auszliger dass ich keinesexuelle Freiheit hatte ndash was ich aber nicht vermisst habeDoch es gibt einen groszligen Unterschied zwischen meinerFreiheit und der Freiheit die ein Dorfbewohner in Indienhat Die Gesellschaft ist sehr polarisiertSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWelche Rolle spielen Forschung undEntwicklung in dieser polarisierten GesellschaftRamaniRamaniRamaniRamani In den letzten 60 Jahren haben Forschung undTechnologie in Indien definitiv zu Wirtschaftswachstumgefuumlhrt allerdings nicht zu einer inklusiven EntwicklungWirtschaftswachstum und oumlkonomische Entwicklung sindnicht dasselbe Oumlkonomische Entwicklung heiszligt dassjeder die Chance auf Entwicklung hat In Indien haben wirdie groumlszligte Armutslast weltweit und diese ist sehr ungleichverteilt Es gibt eine groszlige Bevoumllkerung und vieleverschiedene Ethnien Einige davon sind nie in derMittelschicht angekommen und leiden besonders unterArmut Es gibt so viele nebeneinander existierendeLebensweisen in Indien ndash das macht das Land sofaszinierend aber auch so herausfordernd (Tanja Traxler1792015)ShyamaShyamaShyamaShyama RamaniRamaniRamaniRamani (55) ist Oumlkonomieprofessorin an der UnitedNations University Maastricht in den Niederlanden Die gebuumlrtigeInderin hat uumlber spieltheoretische Ansaumltze in denWirtschaftswissenschaften an der Cornell University in Ithaca NewYork promoviert Zu ihren Forschungsschwerpunkten zaumlhlen die
Rolle von Technologie und Innovation in EntwicklungsprozessenSie ist verheiratet und hat zwei erwachsene Kinder Letzte Wochewar sie im Rahmen des vom Verkehrsministeriums finanziertenForschungsschwerpunktes Wissenschafts- undTechnologieauszligenpolitik am Oumlsterreichischen Institut fuumlrInternationale Politik in Wien
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raquo TODAYS PAPER raquo BOOK REVIEW
Published July 29 2014 0000 IST | Updated July 29 2014 0540 IST July 29 2014
Innovating for economic growthR Devarajan
INNOVATION IN INDIA Edited by Shyam V Ramani Cambridge University Press India Pvt Ltd 43814 Ansari Road Daryaganj NewDelhishy110002 Rs 795
R Devarajan
Fourteen years ago at the watershed of the two centuries the world witnessed the ushering in of a new era a new environment which was afar cry from what had been experienced earlier Although by then people had become alive to the imperative and inevitability of change theprocess of actual and physical changeover was not easy and simple
Moving from the known to the unknown was a different ball game altogether Looking at the reality behind the rhetoric and in order to derivethe optimum advantage it was essential to embrace and espouse the evolving norms wholly and willingly
Innovation is a critical component in improving individual and institutional performance Real innovation is not easy to come by More oftenestablishments tweak compensation systems tinker with organisational structures or make marginal improvements in some functionsInnovation is more radical and transformational than an improvement Innovation is contentshyoriented whereas improvement is processshyoriented
It is not possible to countenance a high and increasing standard of living merely by longshyinshytheshytooth tools of development Every now andthen organisations confront situations that warrant radical changes which call for outshyofshytheshybox thinking It is only through innovation thatwe can bring about such avantshygarde transformation
Inspiration for innovation usually stems from a combination of three factors an urgent and nagging necessity to bring about a change howpeople perceive and pursue that change to the ultimate and a congenial environment to accomplish that change
Innovation is always driven by selfshyinduced passion pressure of compelling circumstances and undying perseverance for achievement Theassiduous application of technological improvement in transport and communication worldwide has created an unprecedented growth inglobal connectivity and transmission of information Globalisation itself is a product of innovation
Current and contemporary economies are more influenced by ideas and concepts than they are governed by capital and labour Empiricalevidence across nations suggests the existence of a definite link between technological innovation and inclusive economic growth Inclusiveeconomic growth implies that the advantages of development are equitably distributed to all sections of the society It ensures that theeconomic gains generated by growth are not monopolised only by the high and mighty but the marginalised sections in the society also derivethe benefits
Innovation reformulates conventional economic theory in such a way that knowledge technology entrepreneurship and innovation arepositioned at the centre of this emerging model As the developed countries have already achieved inclusive economic growth byimplementing the above model the still developing countries have the advantage of being the beneficiary of diffusion mdash a process of adoptionand absorption It is a kind of ldquofree riderdquo for the developing countries who have no need to reinvent the wheel Innovations in India havesubstantially contributed to income and employment generation in the country The corporate sector as well as the National Laboratoriesfunctioning under the aegis of the CSIR has been operating under severe resource constraints This has however not hampered thedevelopment of costshyeffective products and new technologies
During the preshyliberalisation period in India mdash from 1950s to 1990s mdash the main thrust of economic development was on alleviating poverty
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and crating a better standard of living This development agenda was carried out in four stages It commenced with land reforms thatabolished skewed land ownership and brought in the philosophy of lsquoLand for the Tillerrsquo Then a series of public sector undertakings werestarted in the semishyurban areas besides providing encouragement and support to the small scale industries
The third phase introduced a public distribution system to provide essential commodities to the people Simultaneously primary health carewas also brought in as a common community service The fourth and final stage saw the implementation of a deliberate and purposivereservation policy in respect of education and employment opportunities to the deprived and the downtrodden
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in our country for building frontshyrunners in international trade and commerce It is thesure thing for progress and prosperity Innovation has also bred and brought about an abiding collaboration between the academic portal andthe factory shop floor Indeed this avenue has become a much sought after space where the future is invented
There is a strong correlation between language and innovation The way leaders make use of language to encapsulate an idea among theirpeople determines its success rate mdash whether it will be a flash in the pan or an enduring phenomenon
The fear of failure often forbids people from attempting innovation Nothing ventured nothing gained People must be counselled thatfailures are stepping stones for success
Willyshynilly there is always an element of ldquoluckrdquo and chance in innovation But aggressively positive persons create their own ldquoluckrdquo whichfollows exemplary planning preparation perseverance Louis Pasteur famously wrote ldquoFortune favours the prepared mindrdquo
This book is a compendium of 12 wellshyresearched articles some authored by individual writers and some by teams of two While all thesearticles deal with different themes in effect they address a common cause viz how ldquoInnovation in India [is] combining economic growth andinclusive developmentrdquo
The editor of the volume Shyama V Ramani has coshyauthored three pieces besides writing the prologue and the concluding remarks Theremaining eight chapters describe the impact of innovation on different sectors of the national economy such as universityshyindustrycollaboration seed and biotech industry software technology pharmaceutical industry Nanoscience and technology energypowergeneration indigenous medical systems and innovation in lowshycost toilets in rural India
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in India for building frontshyrunners in international trade andcommerce
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ARTICLE IN lsquoTHE NEW INDIAN EXPRESSrsquo
NGOs plan one million toilets in India Express News Service First Published 02 Nov 2009 030100 AM IST
CHENNAI Aiming at building one million toilets in India some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have jointly launched a programme FINISH (Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation and Health)
To start a dialogue on this process the NGOs led by FIN (Friends-in-Need) organised a capacity building workshop on Sunday for all stakeholders like architects NGOs researches and corporates
According to the available data 26 billion people in the world do not have access to toilets and about 42000 people die every week after drinking water polluted by faecal matter and in India two out of three people do not have access to a toilet At the same time 40 to 60 per cent of existing toilets are not being used
V Ganapathy adivsor FIN said ldquo60 per cent of the Indian homes do not have toilets UNICEF study points out more children die due to diarrhoea than from malaria measles and AIDS Seepage from septic tanks open defecation etc cause drinking water pollution which causes diarrhoea This brings us to focus why it is important to have a toiletrdquo
The plans are to arrive at solutions on the lack of sanitation coverage and to focus on effective usage of available toilets
The strategy is to build one million toilets largely by mobilising funds from the end-users themselves instead of providing sanitation as a ldquocharity commodityrdquo free of charge he said
The government so far has given only subsidies or incentives for constructing toilets This FINISH initiative plans to bring SNS-REAAL a Netherlands-based financial institution to micro-finance this project
Shyama Ramani director of FIN said ldquo So far we donrsquot have a technology for less water or water-free toilets we call upon the research community to come up with newer cost-effective environment-friendly modelsrdquo
The NGOs plan to build these one million toilets in three years in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Comments
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenplease extend your program in north-karnataka india I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN Regards AWWA ngo North karnatka indian Email awwa2kgmailcom
By f khan 1122009 114900 PM
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenThere is a workable solution to this I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN
By Anthony Gonsalves 1122009 82800 PM
I appreciate the NGOs initiative and wish them sucess These basic amenities should you be provided by the Central and State Governments but they lack funds since all such funds
have been wasted on erecting statues or building arches or are simply swindled by civil servants and politicians As much as this initiative is welcome I would like to know their plans to maintain these toilets since our countrys record in maintaining any facility - public or private - is very abysmal
By Bharath 1122009 105900 AM
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Promoting hygiene Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India) addressing a workshop on sanitation in Chennai on
Sunday
CHENNAI Institutes of technology have to come up with low-cost technology for toilets which use less water in order to achieve effective sanitation coverage and reduce environmental contamination said Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India)
Speaking at the first lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo workshop organised at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) here on Sunday she said the financial technological and social challenges faced by the lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo had to be tackled by the collective effort of international organisations firms researchers non-governmental organisations and citizens ldquoWe also want more volunteers to work with usrdquo she said
lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo has a goal of building one million toilets largely mobilising funds from the end users in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
The programme works towards financial inclusion to improve sanitation and health in various parts of the country Dr Ramani said
Two-thirds of the people in the country do not have access to a toilet and more than 40 per cent of the existing toilets are not being used said S Janakarajan professor of MIDS There is lack of sanitation coverage and 42000 people die every week owing to drinking water polluted with faecal matter he said
NGOs such as BISWA in Orissa IIRD in Rajasthan ESAF in Maharashtra SAMBHAV in Madhya Pradesh and BHARATHI in Tamil Nadu and WASTE a Dutch NGO are joining hands with insurance organisations like TATA-AIG and
For effective sanitation coverage expert
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financial institutions like SNS-REAAL NHB and NABARD to mobilise funds from end-users to build the sanitation systems
People in rural areas of Tamil Nadu are reluctant to spend money for building a toilet They want it free said S Paranjothi field officer Friend in Need Trust
There is a need for more awareness of sanitation in the State said Jordan Trombetta a volunteer
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo
Staff Reporter
NAGAPATTINAM Voluntary organisations should play a crucial role in moulding mindsets towards sanitation and solid waste management said Collector C Munianathan at the Triple Ecosan Toilet festival at Kameshwaram village in Nagapattinam
According to him over 60 per cent of the houses in coastal areas practise open defecation causing environmental contamination He lauded the efforts of FIN Trust a France-based NGO working in Kameshwaram for organising a toilet beauty contest to highlight the importance of toilets ensuring a healthy and hygienic living
Ecosan technology as a toilet model prevented pollution conserved water and converted urine and human waste as an ideal farming manure
The Collector also opened the compost chamber in an ecosan toilet in the tsunami fisherman colony in Kameshwaram G Kanakasundaram Panchayat President said that Kameshwaram had the highest number of 350 ecosan toilets
Shyama Ramani Director FIN Trust said that 77 families participated in the toilet beauty contest Eighteen masons of nearby Achakarai village who had constructed ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their houses were given Rs10000 each for the construction of ecosan toilets in their homes The best among the toilets were given prizes
A scientific study under the auspices of the United Nations University to create a database to find out the impact of Ecosan toilet on health and hygiene and environment will be undertaken by FIN Trust said V Ganapathyadvisor FIN Trust
R Subramanian Panchayat Union Councillor A Thanikachalam- Lead Bank Manager Indian Overseas Bank and Shanthi Mathikumar- Vice President Kameshwaram Panchayat spoke SParanjothi proposed a vote of thanks N Dandayudhapani won the masonrsquos contest and Anjammal and Nagavalli won the toilet beauty contest a release said
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
Linkswwwfriend-in-needorg
Shyama Ramanishyama_ramaniyahoocomFriend-in-Need (FIN) Trust India
Promoting the use of sanitation facilities in India
A beauty contest for toilets
Providing sufficient toilet access is key to meeting health and sanitation targets But it is difficult to ensure the proper use and maintenance of facilities
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
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Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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PRESS CLIPPINGS
(From latest to oldest)
1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
++Press targeting academics
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
News Update
Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Friday December 5 2008
Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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PURA would be realised in a big way with objectives of equipping different sections of the rural society with information technology tools
The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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Sanitation
A toilet or safe drinking water The stark
choice facing many people in rural India
Indiarsquos ambitious sanitation drive has created a health hazard with many
toilets built cheek by jowl with family water supplies
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A hand pump with a cracked base in Dhenkenal Odisha Poorly maintained
pumps are vulnerable to contamination from above ground as well as from
nearby leach pits Photographs Priyanka Pulla
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June in Odisha statersquos Puri district and the mercury is hitting 39C The
monsoon is still days away but when it comes the Mahanadi river could flood
low-lying villages as it often has done One such village is Aaruha a network
of congested huts surrounded by vast rice fields
Chaibi Swain 52 lives here with her husband a rice farmer Her home is little
different to the rest of Aaruharsquos low-rise dwellings but it has a toilet which
puts her among a small minority in rural Odisha Eight out of nine people in
Odisharsquos villages do not use toilets instead defecating in the open leaving
them vulnerable to diseases The Swains with their tiny toilet which empties
into a leach pit ndash a hole in the ground used to compost faeces when there is no
sewage system ndash are the face of progress
There is a problem however The leach pit is next to the householdrsquos drinking-
water source a tube well Water so close to a leach pit is vulnerable to
contamination from faecal germs since bacteria viruses and protozoa can
travel through soil Worse when the monsoon comes and the Mahanadi
overruns its banks the groundwater levels in Aaruha rise making the
contamination worse The Swainsrsquo toilet could actually be a health risk
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This toilet with a leach pit in Puri has been built next to a hand pump making
contamination likely
They arenrsquot the only ones whose backyard toilet is a threat to the water supply
As the Swachch Bharat Mission (SBM) ndash Indiarsquos ambitious campaign to stop
open defecation by 2019ndash gains pace about 13m leach-pit toilets have been
built in Odisha alone
In districts such as Ganjam Balasore and Puri these pits are often built
without safeguards against contamination say the NGOs working with the
government ldquoIt is quite alarming because if this problem is not addressed at
this time we are building sites of contamination all aroundrdquo says Devdeep
Saha a research associate at the sanitation NGOFriend in Need Trust
The safeguards in coastal districts such as Puri which have high groundwater
tables and are prone to flooding include keeping a 10-metre distance between
water sources and leach pits raising the top of pits above the ground so that
flood water does not enter and sealing the bottom of pits to prevent
pathogens escaping But villagers who build their own toilets in return for
funds from the mission often ignore these safeguards
Can $15m worth of toilets finally clean up
the Ganges
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The reasons are many First many households in congested villages do not
have the space to build toilets and tube wells far apart Harendranath
Pradhan a government sanitation engineer in Odisharsquos Balasore district says
this is the main reason for guidance being ignored Even though his job is to
ensure toilets are properly built Pradhan says this isnrsquot always possible ldquoWe
tell the beneficiary to maintain a distance from the water source But they say
they donrsquot have the land So we build the toilet because we have to meet
targetsrdquo he says
India is not yet meeting its mission goals Only about 19m toilets have been
builtacross rural India meaning another 92m are needed over the next three
years to meet the 2019 target Vivek Sabnis who previously worked for the
Bangalore-based sanitation NGO Arghyam says ldquoUnfortunately everybody is
pushing for quantity over qualityrdquo
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The characteristic pink toilets built across rural Odisha under the Swachch
Bharat Mission
Odisha isnrsquot the only state that faces a threat to its water supplies from new
toilets Bihar Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand also have badly built toilets
according to Saha This means that as coverage grows contamination may
worsen
A study in the journal Environmental Science and Technology in April found
that certain diarrhoea-causing protozoa can travel 150 metres or more in the
high groundwater of Puri to contaminate even deep tube wells which are
thought safer than shallow tube wells and open ponds The study says full
latrine coverage in high water table areas would reduce contamination in open
ponds but increase it in tube wells
Marion Jenkins lead author of the study and an environmental health
researcher at the University of California in Davis says recommended
safeguards may reduce contamination a little but wonrsquot eliminate it
ldquoDrinking-water aquifers are already seriously polluted with faecal protozoal
pathogens from the existing stock of latrines in rural Purirdquo she says
Snakebites diarrhoea and violence why
Indias rural women need toilets
Read more
This means that unless the existing latrines are pulled down and new ones
built differently pollution will remain
Another study published in January found tube wells in Bihar to be
contaminated by faecal pathogens about 18 of the time when they werenrsquot
far enough from pit toilets This study was done in summer and the authors
predict contamination would increase during monsoon
None of this means India should panic and abandon pit toilets says Sandy
Cairncross an environmental health researcher at the London School of
Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Improved toilet coverage is likely to benefit
people much more than it hurts them he points out adding that it would be
better to provide piped water to villages instead of relying on tube wells and
ponds
Another solution is to train villagers to monitor the quality of their toilets
instead of relying on government officials to do so says Sujoy Mojumdar a
former SBM director who is now with Unicef India The system of a
government official inspecting toilets before disbursing money doesnrsquot work
because toilet users do not feel ownership he argues Village teams already
exist in some states he says ldquobut it is still a rare example and not
widespreadrdquo
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CHENNAI January 22 2016
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The names of the women were among the 200 short-listed by jury members under 20 categories
At least eight women from Tamil Nadu will have lunch with President Pranab Mukherjee at
Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday
They are among winners of the 100Women Achieversrsquo Contest organised by the Ministry of Women
and Child Development in collaboration with Facebook to recognise and acknowledge women who
are making a difference in their communities across the country
Their names were among the 200 short-listed by jury members under 20 categories Facebook users
then voted 100 women from the 200 And they are the women who have been working at various
levels to empower women
Chennai-based artist N Swarnalatha says each incident of woman abuse brings her pain ldquoIt affects
me mentally and I translate the anguish into art All the proceeds I get from selling my paintings
goes towards supporting womenrdquo she said
Academician Shyama Ramani is trying her hand at improving sanitation in Kameshwaram a fishing
hamlet in Nagapattinam district through her organisation Friend In Need India Trust ldquoNow that we
have constructed toilets and the people are using them I am looking for a sustainable model to keep
the village cleanrdquo she said
ldquoEvery year in Sathyabama University we offer up to 500 seats free to the disabled and to children of
army jawansrdquo says educationist Mariazeena Johnson
Saundarya Rajesh Founder ndash President AVTAR Career Creators amp FLEXI Careers India who has
championed the cause of career re-entry of women says she plans to create greater awareness about
the need for women professionals to pursue a career
Vijayalakshmi Devarajan who has nearly two decades of experience in human resource
development believes in empowering women from the lower income group She conducts training
sessions for young women on how to get through job interviews
Coimbatore-based Latha Sundaram has been contributing towards women and child empowerment
through Aram Foundation Charitable Trust ldquoWe teach girl children concepts of safe touch and also
train them in self-defence For college-going girls and working women we give awareness self
vigilance and self defence workshopsrdquo she said
ldquoWe have imparted skill-based training for 4000 persons using corporate funds Our short-term
courses are in plumbing telecommunication photography and electricianrdquo says Shima Sendhil
Director Rathinam Group of Institutions
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Innovation and Indiarsquos GrowthHow Inclusive Are Its Achievements
M H Bala Subrahmanya
Innovation and inclusive development are watchwords for both policymak-ers and empirical researchers in India
today While the former is considered the means to achieve accelerated and competitive economic growth the latter is a sociopolitical necessity as well as a economic desire arising out of the pro-longed realisation that the benefi ts of economic growth did not percolate to the ldquobottom of the pyramidrdquo (BoP)mdasheither in the period of ldquoeconomic plan-ningrdquo or in the period of ldquoeconomic lib-eralisationrdquo so far It is in this context that the book under review assumes signifi cance
In Chapter 1 Shyama V Ramani the editor of the volume describes the con-text in which Indiarsquos National System of Innovation (NSI) was foundedmdashthe need for assessing Indiarsquos industrialisa-tion as part of planned economic devel-opment This chapter has a conceptual framework that synthesises the different chapters of the book Ramani stresses on the need to look at the NSI approach to describe the process of catching-up by developing countriesmdashparticularly the emerging economies of today NSI has
emerged as a major conceptual frame-work in the past three decades to organ-ise historical evidence on the accumula-tion of scientifi c and technical innova-tions and industrial capabilities of late-comer countries attempting to catch up with the developed ones
Ramani identifi es the change in the rules and regulations after Indiarsquos inde-pendence in 1947 in two broad periods (i) building indigenous capabilities thro ugh import substitution policy (characterised by the various controls and regulations on economic activities and enterprises) and (ii) promoting economic liberalisation the seeds of which were laid intermittently in the 1980s though full-scale liberalisation of policies were pursued only after 1990 The scope and nature of policy efforts for inclusive development in the meantime underwent a shift from exclusively rural India to include urban India as well Various schemes and
programmes were introduced for this purpose As Ramani rightly points out the ultimate test of any mission or devel-opment programme lies in its outcome that is economic growth and develop-ment covering structural change trade foreign direct investment (FDI) invest-ment in research and development (RampD) and innovation Though Indiarsquos performance on this front has been en-couraging in absolute terms it pales in comparison to Chinamdashand other lead-ing Asian economies However Ramani expresses optimism She hopes innova-tions will catch up because the NSI is stronger vibrant dense and complex as compared to the past
Universities and Public Labs
India has developed an elaborate net-work of educational institutions and public laboratories In Chapter 2 Gita Surie discusses the evolution and con-tribution of universities and public labo-ratories as catalysts of innovation and entrepreneurship during three different periods (i) prior to Indiarsquos independ-ence (ii) from 1947 till 1991 and (iii) during the liberalisation period that began in 1991 After independence policies and programmes led to the development of nationwide institutions and laboratories pulling science and technology (SampT) out of the rut it was stuck in during the colonial period After 1991 there has been much stress on pro-moting universityndashindustry partnerships
Innovation in India Combining Economic Growth with Inclusive Development edited by Shyama V Ramani New Delhi Cambridge University Press 2014 pp 404 Rs 795
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to foster innovation disseminate techno-logy and enhance entrepreneurial capa-bilities Over a period of time India has made considerable progress in terms of the diversity and capability of its SampT infrastructure The country has made signifi cant achievements in the fi eld But there is a fl ip side to this story Surie shows that science education has suffered
She makes no reference to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) This is a major omission ISRO by any standards is an outstanding example of Indiarsquos innovation capability building programme and has contributed immen-sely to the communication revolution in the country
Demand for Innovation
In Chapter 3 Smita Srinivas makes a case for understanding the nature and complexity of the demand for innovation in India Srinivas separates demands into four broad categories (i) effective demand (ii) need that is not recognised as one (iii) a need that is recognised but not as a demand and (iv) a demand that is recognised but is unfulfi lled She
cites the example of Jaipur Foot developed by a non-profi t organisation Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) Today BMVSS generates a glob-al market and its products cater to am-putees from across the world
Srinivas contends that with the involvement of states fi rms and non-governmental organisations more such needs can be converted into demand She argues that there are unrecognised needs in areas such as paediatric health and womenrsquos reproductive health in India
Seed and Biotechnology
The growth of seedbiotechnology in-dustry has important implications for the Indian economy where agriculture plays a prominent role In Chapter 4 Carl Pray and Latha Nagarajan deal with the evolution current structure and innova-tions in the seed and biotech industry in India They trace the evolution of seed sector innovation during four periods (i) colonial period (ii) the period of Green Revolution (started in the mid-1960s) (iii) the period starting from the mid-1980s when hybrids were developed
and (iv) the period of biotechno logy that started in the 21st century India has developed one of the largest and most complex agricultural research systems in the world and there has been a considerable increase in public investments in agricultural research and education
Public sector innovations led to the development of high-yielding open pol-linating varieties of wheat rice and pulses The protective policies followed by the country till the 1980s facilitated the public sectorrsquos growth The policy of liberalisation introduced thereafter opened the fi eld for private sector enter-prises including multinational corpora-tions (MNC) As a result the size and structure of the Indian seed market industry changed substantially between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s While industry size more than tripled the share of the private sector almost dou-bled An increasing number of foreign seed and biotech companies entered the Indian market At the same time Indian fi rms acquired an inter national character through acquisitions of fi rms in the US Europe and South America and research
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alliances with American European and Chinese institutions
The authors throw light on a pertinent question who benefi ted from the pro-gress in RampD and innovations of the seed and biotech industry The Green Revo-lution led to a substantial increase in wheat and rice yields it benefi ted both the large and the small farmers and led to more employment in the agricultural sector Both poor and rich consumers gained The introduction of hybrid seeds led to an increase in yields of cotton maize millets benefi ting farmers and the consumers alike The biotech revolu-tion improved yields reduced pesticide use and also resulted in health benefi ts Though the private sector has emerged as a major player the authors suggest a larger role for the public sector to promote RampD and innovations in the seed industry
Software Industry
The unprecedented growth of software industry particularly in the era of liber-alisation has given a unique identity to the Indian economy in the global arena In Chapter 5 Nagesh Kumar deals with the outstanding achievements of the Indian software industry and its contri-bution to the Indian economy in the fi rst decade of economic liberalisation 1989ndash2000 Kumar also examines tech-nology upgrading and innovative acti-vities of the industry and analyses NSIrsquos role in it
But the pertinent question ismdashhow has India achieved this growth The bulk of the software activity of Indian enterprises comprised ldquobody shoppingrdquo or on-site exports primarily due to rela-tively low labour costs However with technological upgradation and move-ment up the value chain the share of on-site exports declined duly compen-sated by a rise in the share of ldquooffshorerdquo development An important feature of Indian software industryrsquos maturity is the shift towards high-end consulting with the development of diversifi ed domain expertise and export packaged software particularly proprietary soft-ware products This enabled an increas-ing number of Indian companies to penetrate the international market both
in terms of investments and exports As a result the subsequent entry of MNCs did not make any dent either on the domestic software industry or on its exports However analyses in terms of (i) foreign exchange utilisation per unit of exports (ii) labour productivity (iii) unit cost of production and (iv) profi t margins for a sample of 66 software companies comprising small medium and large fi rms do not refl ect a clear improvement in the effi ciency and com-petitiveness of Indian software indus-try The author though appears reluc-tant to conclude in this manner
The development and achievements of Indian software industry have been attributed to the NSI comprising the vast educational and institutional network developed over the years SampT infra-structure supply of trained manpower infrastructure for technology develop-ment RampD capability building automa-tion of public sector services and support for software exports These have enabled India to be a successful participant in the international division of labour in software development
However this chapter is dated at least by a decade The size and structure of the industry and the challenges it faces have undergone considerable changes since 2000 Moreover by confi ning the analysis to only secondary data the au-thor has missed an opportunity to dwell on the contributions made by this indus-try towards inclusive growth in the country since 1991 I have learnt from conversations in different parts of the country that kids of unorganised sector workers (such as maid servants landless labourers small and marginal farmers auto and taxi drivers cooks carpenters) have joined unknownlesser-known en-gineering institutions obtained bache-lor of engineering degrees and joined the software industry It is signifi cant that such developments in different parts of the country have given ldquowingsrdquo to the aspirations of ldquonew generation in the bottom of the pyramidrdquo
Pharmaceutical Sector
In Chapter 6 Ramani and Samira Guennif trace the evolution of Indian pharma-ceutical industry from virtually a cipher
at the time of independence to a lead-ing industrial power by the turn of the century At the time of independence MNCs supplied more than 80 of Indiarsquos pharmaceutical needs During 1947ndash70 to reduce the dependence on imports and MNCs the government set up two public sector undertakings and adopted an import substitution policy This involved price controls high import duties along with export subsi-dies and the introduction of industrial licensing But this did not alter the ownership structure and Indian fi rms could develop capabilities only in respect of formulations
The adoption of the Indian Patent Act of 1970 enabled domestic fi rms to develop copies of branded drugs inde-pendently through process innovations leading to ldquoduplicative imitationrdquo and ldquocreative imitationrdquo By the mid-1980s Indian fi rms were producing both bulk drugs and formulations resulting in a steady improvement in the access of basic drugs to the poor India also became an exporter The authors give credit to the role of government-promoted biotech-nology The considerable growth of bio-technology in India particularly after 2000 was characterised by the inter-nationalisation of fi rms both in terms of activities and earnings
It is important to note that all these developments took place when India moved to a regime compliant with The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) This indicates that such a movement has not hurt the industry
Nanotechnology
How did India respond to the challenge of promoting emerging nanotechnology in the country Manish Anand answers the question in Chapter 7 Since nano-technology promotion is considered benefi cial across sectors various gov-ernment departments public laborato-ries universities industrial enterprises start-ups industry associations and even private research institutes and not-for-profi t foundations are involved in the endeavour
The state responded to the challenge by adopting a four-pronged strategy
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(i) setting up centres of excellence in premier science and engineering institu-tions across the country (ii) sponsoring RampD projects (iii) promoting interna-tional collaborations and (iv) strengthen-ing industryndashinstitute interactions through publicndashprivate partnerships (PPP) Incen-tives are provided to scientists to encour-age the development and commerciali-sation of innovations by permitting them to hold equity in spin-offs and ena-bling them to move between academic institutions and industry The outcomes of these efforts are yet to be seen but there is some progress in terms of scien-tifi c publications and patents
Nano-manufacturing is at its infancy covering nano materials nano-bio nano-electronics and nanotechnology instru-mentation Nanotechnology can address the needs of the poor in areas such as sanitation healthcare nutrition and en-ergy The author cites the use of Tata Swach a radically new water purifi er sys-tem which uses rice-husk ash and silver nano particles to fi lter out bacteria and other germs At Rs 749 a unit it is rela-tively inexpensive as well
Energy Policy
Ambuj Sagar and Anksuh Choudhary deal with the complex energy innova-tion system in India in Chapter 8 They do so by examining four case studies (i) wind power (ii) coal power genera-tion both of which are energy generat-ing technologies (iii) automobiles and (iv) improved cook stoves both of which are end-user technologies
The authors discuss how the market-stimulating policies of the government enabled the entry and growth of Suzlon the third-largest wind turbine manufac-turer in the world In the coal power in-dustry Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) could achieve little in terms of innovations due to its limited RampD capa-bility as it relied solely on technology im-ports The authors note that the absence of coordination between academia research institutes and the industry prevented the emergence of a strong technological capability
The authors have also analysed the introduction promotion and perfor-mance of the National Programme on
Improved Chulha (NPIC) and highlighted the factors responsible for its limited success Indiarsquos automobile industry presented a different picture It experi-enced a dynamic transformation and emerged as a competitive industry char-acterised by the entry of an increasing number of global players and signifi cant infl ow of technology and technical know-how The RampD expenditure of Indian fi rms has increased
However the authors conclude that the overall performance of Indiarsquos energy sector is far from satisfactory
Research in Medicine
The Traditional Medicine System (TMS) comprising Ayurveda Yoga and Natur-opathy Unani Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) plays an important role par-ticularly in meeting the primary health-care needs of people in rural India In chapter 9 Arijit Dutta traces the history and the growth of TMS Dutta throws light on the innovation capability build-ing facilitated by the state
Within TMS ayurveda has attracted more private investment and innova-tion However TMS has contributed con-siderably to inclusive development in terms of making medicines available accessible and affordable
Pro-poor Innovations
In Chapter 10 Shyama V Ramani and Shuan Sadre Ghazi talk about address-ing sanitation challenges The provision of a product such as a toilet to the poor-est segment of the population which has never used this amenity is a social inno-vation of sorts But its diffusion poses different kinds of challenges Through a case study in a Tamil Nadu village Kameshwaram the authors argue that the successful introduction of a social inno-vation such as a toilet depends on its sus-tainability in the local environment and its acceptance by the user population
In Chapter 11 Dinesh Abrol analyses the development of rural technologies and rural industries to improve rural livelihoods since independence Abrol show that pro-poor innovation and the diffusion of such innovation has not been successful in India Abrol believes the recent PPP initiatives and the move
to bring in the corporate sector as the partner of the state are unlikely to succeed in achieving pro-poor innova-tions He argues that the rural poor must be guided to organise themselves into cooperatives and collectives and given opportunities to improve their bargaining power
Socio-economic Awareness Is Key
In the fi nal chapter Ramani reviews the key fi ndings of each of the earlier chap-ters and makes fi ve important observa-tions with respect to Indiarsquos NSI The primary lesson of the book is that the success of innovation generation and diffusion hinges not only on an effective and pragmatic policy but also on its implementation through dynamic insti-tutional reforms that suit the socio-eco-nomic contexts of local environments
The book is the fi rst attempt to throw light on the NSI of India covering the pre-liberalisation and the liberali-sation periods and sectors as diverse as rural industries traditional medicine software industry and nanotechnology It also analyses the building up of inno-vation capability in terms of infrastruc-ture and personnel and examines the outcomes and achievements of this endeavourmdash particularly with a focus on inclusive development Policymak-ers and researchers will fi nd this book valuable Its length and the unevenvarying time scales of the chapters however detract from the bookrsquos readability
M H Bala Subrahmanya (balamgmtiiscernetin) is Chairman Department of Management Studies Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
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STANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie forschen zu Innovationen inEntwicklungslaumlndern ndash wie unterscheiden die sich vonInnovationen in reichen LaumlndernShyamaShyamaShyamaShyama RamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniDie Effizienz mit der Wissenschaft zuTechnologie transformiert wird ist in denEntwicklungslaumlndern viel niedriger als in den reichenLaumlndern ndash das zeigt sich in den Publikationsstatistiken und
bei den Patentanmeldungen Ein groszliges Problem ist dasses einen klaren Technologiegap zwischen armen undreichen Laumlndern bei Innovationstechnologien gibt etwa imBiotech-Sektor Das fuumlhrt dazu dass die risikoreichenAspekte von Innovationen von den reichen in arme Laumlnderausgelagert und auf dem Ruumlcken armer Menschenausgetragen werden Westliche Pharmaunternehmenfuumlhren in groszligem Ausmaszlig Medikamententests mit derarmen Bevoumllkerung in Indien durch Gleichzeitig wirddiese spaumlter aber nie Zugang zu den fertigen Produktenhaben Auszligerdem investieren Pharmaunternehmen vorallem in Forschung uumlber Krankheiten von denen derWesten betroffen ist Die Forschung die den Armendienen wuumlrde wird vernachlaumlssigtSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie kommt es dass Forschung nichtunabhaumlngig von der Industrie agiertRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniWissenschafter die gegen den Mainstreamforschen haben Schwierigkeiten zu publizieren EinBeispiel Ein Paper in dem ich mich kritisch mit demAgrarkonzern Monsanto auseinandersetzte wurdeneunmal zuruumlckgewiesen bis ich es publizieren konnteMonsanto hat wie auch groszlige Pharmakonzerne einemaumlchtige Lobby Da ist es schwierig dagegenzuhaltenUnter Sozialwissenschaftern kommt hinzu dass es zwarviele gibt die theoretische Modelle aufstellen undBerechnungen machen sie sprechen allerdings nicht mitden Menschen um sie zu fragen welchen Nutzen oderSchaden Technologie und Innovationen fuumlr sie habenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sprechen nicht nur mit den Menschensondern haben 2004 auch eine NGO gegruumlndet umarmen Menschen in Indien zu helfen ndash wie kam es dazuRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniWaumlre nichts passiert waumlre ich eine theoretischeOumlkonomin wie viele andere geblieben Doch dannereignete sich der asiatische Tsunami Meine Familie war
damals am Strand bei einer Hochzeit Ich dachte daherdass ich meine ganze Familie in nur wenigen Minutenverloren habe Doch die Welle stoppte einen Kilometer vorder Hochzeitsgesellschaft So hatte ich das Gefuumlhl dassich etwas tun mussSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie hatten zuvor nur theoretisch zuEntwicklungsarbeit geforscht ndash wie sind Sie in der Praxiskonkret vorgegangenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniZunaumlchst machte ich mich auf die Suche nacheinem Dorf in dem es moumlglich ist uumlber einen laumlngerenZeitraum zu arbeiten Dann habe ich meine Familie undBekannte gebeten mir fuumlr drei Jahre je zehn Euro zugeben Das haben sehr viele gemacht und so begann dasProjekt In dem Dorf stellte sich heraus dass eines derwichtigsten Beduumlrfnisse Toiletten waren Das Dorf war vonWald umgeben doch der Tsunami hatte die Baumlumemitgerissen und so mussten die Frauen auf die Muumlllbergerund um das Dorf gehen Am Abend wurden sie dort vonRatten gebissen und Maumlnner fingen an Fotos von ihnenzu machen Das Beduumlrfnis nach Toiletten war alsodringend ndash aber ich hatte natuumlrlich keine Ahnung wie manToiletten baut In einer Lehrveranstaltung fanden meineStudierenden heraus dass es oumlkologische Toiletten gibt ndashdiese haben wir dann in dem Dorf gebautSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDAuch Jahre nach dem Toilettenbau habenSie das Dorf weiterhin besucht welche Veraumlnderungensind Ihnen aufgefallenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniViele NGOs und Firmen bauten aumlhnlicheToiletten doch niemand uumlberpruumlfte deren Qualitaumlt undden Umstand ob sie uumlberhaupt von den Menschenverwendet wurden Zweieinhalb Jahre nach dem Bau derToiletten fanden wir heraus dass nur noch die Haumllfte imEinsatz war ndash die Qualitaumlt war einfach nicht gut Dasbrachte mich zum Nachdenken Wir sind nun dabei lokale
Menschen einzusetzen die sich vor Ort fuumlr die sanitaumlreInfrastruktur und das Muumlllmanagement verantwortlichfuumlhlenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWarum sind Toiletten fuumlr Sie auch weiterhinein zentraler Ansatzpunkt gebliebenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniDie Krankheit die in Indien die meistenTodesfaumllle verursacht ist nicht Aids oder Krebs Es istDurchfall Die Ursachen dafuumlr sind verunreinigtes Wasserund mangelhafte Sanitaumlrinfrastruktur Es gibt zwarWasserleitungen aber sie werden durch Faumlkalienkontaminiert 50 Prozent der Inder haben keinen Zugangzu Toiletten weltweit sind es 25 Milliarden MenschenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie sehr hat sich Ihr persoumlnlichesEngagement auf Ihr akademisches Denken ausgewirktRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniSehr stark doch die Beziehung zwischenAktivismus und Denken war von Angst gepraumlgt Ich hatteAngst hinausgeworfen zu werden wenn ich mich nunsozial engagiere Deswegen habe ich sehr viel gearbeitetund meine Produktivitaumlt hat sich dadurch noch gesteigertDass ich ploumltzlich die Nuumltzlichkeit der Theorie sehenkonnte hat mein Denken stark beeinflusstSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWorin liegen die Vorteile und dieHerausforderungen Wissenschaft und Aktivismus zukombinierenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniUniversitaumlten sind oumlffentliche Einrichtungendaher ist es sehr schwer Professoren ohne weitereshinauszuschmeiszligen In der Theorie wird von allenakademischen Institutionen erwartet dass dieWissenschafter einen positiven Beitrag fuumlr dieGesellschaft leisten ndash sie sind ja hauptsaumlchlich durchoumlffentliche Gelder finanziert Doch in der Praxis wird dasoft als Widerspruch gesehen ndash und auch gelebt Es kannpassieren dass man als Professor nicht mehr unterstuumltztwird wenn man sich sozial engagiert Es gibt Tendenzen
zu glauben dass alles was keinen oumlkonomischen Nutzenhat wertlos istSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sind indische Staatsbuumlrgerin habenaber seit dem Studium nicht mehr in Indien gelebt dochviel uumlber das Land gearbeitet Was fasziniert Sie an IndienRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniEs ist das Land mit der groumlszligten demokratischenGesellschaft doch es ist auch ein Land mit groszligenUngleichheiten Mein Leben war nicht viel anders alsjenes von Menschen im Westen auszliger dass ich keinesexuelle Freiheit hatte ndash was ich aber nicht vermisst habeDoch es gibt einen groszligen Unterschied zwischen meinerFreiheit und der Freiheit die ein Dorfbewohner in Indienhat Die Gesellschaft ist sehr polarisiertSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWelche Rolle spielen Forschung undEntwicklung in dieser polarisierten GesellschaftRamaniRamaniRamaniRamani In den letzten 60 Jahren haben Forschung undTechnologie in Indien definitiv zu Wirtschaftswachstumgefuumlhrt allerdings nicht zu einer inklusiven EntwicklungWirtschaftswachstum und oumlkonomische Entwicklung sindnicht dasselbe Oumlkonomische Entwicklung heiszligt dassjeder die Chance auf Entwicklung hat In Indien haben wirdie groumlszligte Armutslast weltweit und diese ist sehr ungleichverteilt Es gibt eine groszlige Bevoumllkerung und vieleverschiedene Ethnien Einige davon sind nie in derMittelschicht angekommen und leiden besonders unterArmut Es gibt so viele nebeneinander existierendeLebensweisen in Indien ndash das macht das Land sofaszinierend aber auch so herausfordernd (Tanja Traxler1792015)ShyamaShyamaShyamaShyama RamaniRamaniRamaniRamani (55) ist Oumlkonomieprofessorin an der UnitedNations University Maastricht in den Niederlanden Die gebuumlrtigeInderin hat uumlber spieltheoretische Ansaumltze in denWirtschaftswissenschaften an der Cornell University in Ithaca NewYork promoviert Zu ihren Forschungsschwerpunkten zaumlhlen die
Rolle von Technologie und Innovation in EntwicklungsprozessenSie ist verheiratet und hat zwei erwachsene Kinder Letzte Wochewar sie im Rahmen des vom Verkehrsministeriums finanziertenForschungsschwerpunktes Wissenschafts- undTechnologieauszligenpolitik am Oumlsterreichischen Institut fuumlrInternationale Politik in Wien
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Published July 29 2014 0000 IST | Updated July 29 2014 0540 IST July 29 2014
Innovating for economic growthR Devarajan
INNOVATION IN INDIA Edited by Shyam V Ramani Cambridge University Press India Pvt Ltd 43814 Ansari Road Daryaganj NewDelhishy110002 Rs 795
R Devarajan
Fourteen years ago at the watershed of the two centuries the world witnessed the ushering in of a new era a new environment which was afar cry from what had been experienced earlier Although by then people had become alive to the imperative and inevitability of change theprocess of actual and physical changeover was not easy and simple
Moving from the known to the unknown was a different ball game altogether Looking at the reality behind the rhetoric and in order to derivethe optimum advantage it was essential to embrace and espouse the evolving norms wholly and willingly
Innovation is a critical component in improving individual and institutional performance Real innovation is not easy to come by More oftenestablishments tweak compensation systems tinker with organisational structures or make marginal improvements in some functionsInnovation is more radical and transformational than an improvement Innovation is contentshyoriented whereas improvement is processshyoriented
It is not possible to countenance a high and increasing standard of living merely by longshyinshytheshytooth tools of development Every now andthen organisations confront situations that warrant radical changes which call for outshyofshytheshybox thinking It is only through innovation thatwe can bring about such avantshygarde transformation
Inspiration for innovation usually stems from a combination of three factors an urgent and nagging necessity to bring about a change howpeople perceive and pursue that change to the ultimate and a congenial environment to accomplish that change
Innovation is always driven by selfshyinduced passion pressure of compelling circumstances and undying perseverance for achievement Theassiduous application of technological improvement in transport and communication worldwide has created an unprecedented growth inglobal connectivity and transmission of information Globalisation itself is a product of innovation
Current and contemporary economies are more influenced by ideas and concepts than they are governed by capital and labour Empiricalevidence across nations suggests the existence of a definite link between technological innovation and inclusive economic growth Inclusiveeconomic growth implies that the advantages of development are equitably distributed to all sections of the society It ensures that theeconomic gains generated by growth are not monopolised only by the high and mighty but the marginalised sections in the society also derivethe benefits
Innovation reformulates conventional economic theory in such a way that knowledge technology entrepreneurship and innovation arepositioned at the centre of this emerging model As the developed countries have already achieved inclusive economic growth byimplementing the above model the still developing countries have the advantage of being the beneficiary of diffusion mdash a process of adoptionand absorption It is a kind of ldquofree riderdquo for the developing countries who have no need to reinvent the wheel Innovations in India havesubstantially contributed to income and employment generation in the country The corporate sector as well as the National Laboratoriesfunctioning under the aegis of the CSIR has been operating under severe resource constraints This has however not hampered thedevelopment of costshyeffective products and new technologies
During the preshyliberalisation period in India mdash from 1950s to 1990s mdash the main thrust of economic development was on alleviating poverty
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and crating a better standard of living This development agenda was carried out in four stages It commenced with land reforms thatabolished skewed land ownership and brought in the philosophy of lsquoLand for the Tillerrsquo Then a series of public sector undertakings werestarted in the semishyurban areas besides providing encouragement and support to the small scale industries
The third phase introduced a public distribution system to provide essential commodities to the people Simultaneously primary health carewas also brought in as a common community service The fourth and final stage saw the implementation of a deliberate and purposivereservation policy in respect of education and employment opportunities to the deprived and the downtrodden
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in our country for building frontshyrunners in international trade and commerce It is thesure thing for progress and prosperity Innovation has also bred and brought about an abiding collaboration between the academic portal andthe factory shop floor Indeed this avenue has become a much sought after space where the future is invented
There is a strong correlation between language and innovation The way leaders make use of language to encapsulate an idea among theirpeople determines its success rate mdash whether it will be a flash in the pan or an enduring phenomenon
The fear of failure often forbids people from attempting innovation Nothing ventured nothing gained People must be counselled thatfailures are stepping stones for success
Willyshynilly there is always an element of ldquoluckrdquo and chance in innovation But aggressively positive persons create their own ldquoluckrdquo whichfollows exemplary planning preparation perseverance Louis Pasteur famously wrote ldquoFortune favours the prepared mindrdquo
This book is a compendium of 12 wellshyresearched articles some authored by individual writers and some by teams of two While all thesearticles deal with different themes in effect they address a common cause viz how ldquoInnovation in India [is] combining economic growth andinclusive developmentrdquo
The editor of the volume Shyama V Ramani has coshyauthored three pieces besides writing the prologue and the concluding remarks Theremaining eight chapters describe the impact of innovation on different sectors of the national economy such as universityshyindustrycollaboration seed and biotech industry software technology pharmaceutical industry Nanoscience and technology energypowergeneration indigenous medical systems and innovation in lowshycost toilets in rural India
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in India for building frontshyrunners in international trade andcommerce
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NGOs plan one million toilets in India Express News Service First Published 02 Nov 2009 030100 AM IST
CHENNAI Aiming at building one million toilets in India some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have jointly launched a programme FINISH (Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation and Health)
To start a dialogue on this process the NGOs led by FIN (Friends-in-Need) organised a capacity building workshop on Sunday for all stakeholders like architects NGOs researches and corporates
According to the available data 26 billion people in the world do not have access to toilets and about 42000 people die every week after drinking water polluted by faecal matter and in India two out of three people do not have access to a toilet At the same time 40 to 60 per cent of existing toilets are not being used
V Ganapathy adivsor FIN said ldquo60 per cent of the Indian homes do not have toilets UNICEF study points out more children die due to diarrhoea than from malaria measles and AIDS Seepage from septic tanks open defecation etc cause drinking water pollution which causes diarrhoea This brings us to focus why it is important to have a toiletrdquo
The plans are to arrive at solutions on the lack of sanitation coverage and to focus on effective usage of available toilets
The strategy is to build one million toilets largely by mobilising funds from the end-users themselves instead of providing sanitation as a ldquocharity commodityrdquo free of charge he said
The government so far has given only subsidies or incentives for constructing toilets This FINISH initiative plans to bring SNS-REAAL a Netherlands-based financial institution to micro-finance this project
Shyama Ramani director of FIN said ldquo So far we donrsquot have a technology for less water or water-free toilets we call upon the research community to come up with newer cost-effective environment-friendly modelsrdquo
The NGOs plan to build these one million toilets in three years in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Comments
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenplease extend your program in north-karnataka india I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN Regards AWWA ngo North karnatka indian Email awwa2kgmailcom
By f khan 1122009 114900 PM
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenThere is a workable solution to this I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN
By Anthony Gonsalves 1122009 82800 PM
I appreciate the NGOs initiative and wish them sucess These basic amenities should you be provided by the Central and State Governments but they lack funds since all such funds
have been wasted on erecting statues or building arches or are simply swindled by civil servants and politicians As much as this initiative is welcome I would like to know their plans to maintain these toilets since our countrys record in maintaining any facility - public or private - is very abysmal
By Bharath 1122009 105900 AM
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo
Staff Reporter
mdash Photo SSKumar
Promoting hygiene Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India) addressing a workshop on sanitation in Chennai on
Sunday
CHENNAI Institutes of technology have to come up with low-cost technology for toilets which use less water in order to achieve effective sanitation coverage and reduce environmental contamination said Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India)
Speaking at the first lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo workshop organised at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) here on Sunday she said the financial technological and social challenges faced by the lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo had to be tackled by the collective effort of international organisations firms researchers non-governmental organisations and citizens ldquoWe also want more volunteers to work with usrdquo she said
lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo has a goal of building one million toilets largely mobilising funds from the end users in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
The programme works towards financial inclusion to improve sanitation and health in various parts of the country Dr Ramani said
Two-thirds of the people in the country do not have access to a toilet and more than 40 per cent of the existing toilets are not being used said S Janakarajan professor of MIDS There is lack of sanitation coverage and 42000 people die every week owing to drinking water polluted with faecal matter he said
NGOs such as BISWA in Orissa IIRD in Rajasthan ESAF in Maharashtra SAMBHAV in Madhya Pradesh and BHARATHI in Tamil Nadu and WASTE a Dutch NGO are joining hands with insurance organisations like TATA-AIG and
For effective sanitation coverage expert
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Stories in this Section Business contest held MedIndia launches pre-screening cancer clinic For some they are a reassuring sight Features on website Appeal to partymen Results on website Date extended ldquoRegularise TASMAC workersrdquo Migration of web-based services to IPv6 on First monthly grievance redressal day conducted at University of Madras Corporation dental clinics from this month Crucial link lost Festival to celebrate spirit of womanhood Free spoken English training Bridge near Tidel Park collapses Fishermen held Teenager on motorcycle knocks down girl Found dead Focus on heritage building conservation city pulse TNEB bill payment The vanishing of old houses Procedures to protect antiques ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo Chain snatched RPF constable injured Fire accidents Dies of burns Awareness campaign to curb crossing of rail tracks Amendment to registration procedure sought SIPCOT sets up Fodder Development Committee HCL BIM sign memorandum for new elective as part of MBA Grant for mentally ill children
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financial institutions like SNS-REAAL NHB and NABARD to mobilise funds from end-users to build the sanitation systems
People in rural areas of Tamil Nadu are reluctant to spend money for building a toilet They want it free said S Paranjothi field officer Friend in Need Trust
There is a need for more awareness of sanitation in the State said Jordan Trombetta a volunteer
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo
Staff Reporter
NAGAPATTINAM Voluntary organisations should play a crucial role in moulding mindsets towards sanitation and solid waste management said Collector C Munianathan at the Triple Ecosan Toilet festival at Kameshwaram village in Nagapattinam
According to him over 60 per cent of the houses in coastal areas practise open defecation causing environmental contamination He lauded the efforts of FIN Trust a France-based NGO working in Kameshwaram for organising a toilet beauty contest to highlight the importance of toilets ensuring a healthy and hygienic living
Ecosan technology as a toilet model prevented pollution conserved water and converted urine and human waste as an ideal farming manure
The Collector also opened the compost chamber in an ecosan toilet in the tsunami fisherman colony in Kameshwaram G Kanakasundaram Panchayat President said that Kameshwaram had the highest number of 350 ecosan toilets
Shyama Ramani Director FIN Trust said that 77 families participated in the toilet beauty contest Eighteen masons of nearby Achakarai village who had constructed ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their houses were given Rs10000 each for the construction of ecosan toilets in their homes The best among the toilets were given prizes
A scientific study under the auspices of the United Nations University to create a database to find out the impact of Ecosan toilet on health and hygiene and environment will be undertaken by FIN Trust said V Ganapathyadvisor FIN Trust
R Subramanian Panchayat Union Councillor A Thanikachalam- Lead Bank Manager Indian Overseas Bank and Shanthi Mathikumar- Vice President Kameshwaram Panchayat spoke SParanjothi proposed a vote of thanks N Dandayudhapani won the masonrsquos contest and Anjammal and Nagavalli won the toilet beauty contest a release said
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
Linkswwwfriend-in-needorg
Shyama Ramanishyama_ramaniyahoocomFriend-in-Need (FIN) Trust India
Promoting the use of sanitation facilities in India
A beauty contest for toilets
Providing sufficient toilet access is key to meeting health and sanitation targets But it is difficult to ensure the proper use and maintenance of facilities
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ani
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
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Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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PRESS CLIPPINGS
(From latest to oldest)
1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
++Press targeting academics
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
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Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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Chaibi Swain 52 lives here with her husband a rice farmer Her home is little
different to the rest of Aaruharsquos low-rise dwellings but it has a toilet which
puts her among a small minority in rural Odisha Eight out of nine people in
Odisharsquos villages do not use toilets instead defecating in the open leaving
them vulnerable to diseases The Swains with their tiny toilet which empties
into a leach pit ndash a hole in the ground used to compost faeces when there is no
sewage system ndash are the face of progress
There is a problem however The leach pit is next to the householdrsquos drinking-
water source a tube well Water so close to a leach pit is vulnerable to
contamination from faecal germs since bacteria viruses and protozoa can
travel through soil Worse when the monsoon comes and the Mahanadi
overruns its banks the groundwater levels in Aaruha rise making the
contamination worse The Swainsrsquo toilet could actually be a health risk
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This toilet with a leach pit in Puri has been built next to a hand pump making
contamination likely
They arenrsquot the only ones whose backyard toilet is a threat to the water supply
As the Swachch Bharat Mission (SBM) ndash Indiarsquos ambitious campaign to stop
open defecation by 2019ndash gains pace about 13m leach-pit toilets have been
built in Odisha alone
In districts such as Ganjam Balasore and Puri these pits are often built
without safeguards against contamination say the NGOs working with the
government ldquoIt is quite alarming because if this problem is not addressed at
this time we are building sites of contamination all aroundrdquo says Devdeep
Saha a research associate at the sanitation NGOFriend in Need Trust
The safeguards in coastal districts such as Puri which have high groundwater
tables and are prone to flooding include keeping a 10-metre distance between
water sources and leach pits raising the top of pits above the ground so that
flood water does not enter and sealing the bottom of pits to prevent
pathogens escaping But villagers who build their own toilets in return for
funds from the mission often ignore these safeguards
Can $15m worth of toilets finally clean up
the Ganges
Read more
The reasons are many First many households in congested villages do not
have the space to build toilets and tube wells far apart Harendranath
Pradhan a government sanitation engineer in Odisharsquos Balasore district says
this is the main reason for guidance being ignored Even though his job is to
ensure toilets are properly built Pradhan says this isnrsquot always possible ldquoWe
tell the beneficiary to maintain a distance from the water source But they say
they donrsquot have the land So we build the toilet because we have to meet
targetsrdquo he says
India is not yet meeting its mission goals Only about 19m toilets have been
builtacross rural India meaning another 92m are needed over the next three
years to meet the 2019 target Vivek Sabnis who previously worked for the
Bangalore-based sanitation NGO Arghyam says ldquoUnfortunately everybody is
pushing for quantity over qualityrdquo
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The characteristic pink toilets built across rural Odisha under the Swachch
Bharat Mission
Odisha isnrsquot the only state that faces a threat to its water supplies from new
toilets Bihar Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand also have badly built toilets
according to Saha This means that as coverage grows contamination may
worsen
A study in the journal Environmental Science and Technology in April found
that certain diarrhoea-causing protozoa can travel 150 metres or more in the
high groundwater of Puri to contaminate even deep tube wells which are
thought safer than shallow tube wells and open ponds The study says full
latrine coverage in high water table areas would reduce contamination in open
ponds but increase it in tube wells
Marion Jenkins lead author of the study and an environmental health
researcher at the University of California in Davis says recommended
safeguards may reduce contamination a little but wonrsquot eliminate it
ldquoDrinking-water aquifers are already seriously polluted with faecal protozoal
pathogens from the existing stock of latrines in rural Purirdquo she says
Snakebites diarrhoea and violence why
Indias rural women need toilets
Read more
This means that unless the existing latrines are pulled down and new ones
built differently pollution will remain
Another study published in January found tube wells in Bihar to be
contaminated by faecal pathogens about 18 of the time when they werenrsquot
far enough from pit toilets This study was done in summer and the authors
predict contamination would increase during monsoon
None of this means India should panic and abandon pit toilets says Sandy
Cairncross an environmental health researcher at the London School of
Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Improved toilet coverage is likely to benefit
people much more than it hurts them he points out adding that it would be
better to provide piped water to villages instead of relying on tube wells and
ponds
Another solution is to train villagers to monitor the quality of their toilets
instead of relying on government officials to do so says Sujoy Mojumdar a
former SBM director who is now with Unicef India The system of a
government official inspecting toilets before disbursing money doesnrsquot work
because toilet users do not feel ownership he argues Village teams already
exist in some states he says ldquobut it is still a rare example and not
widespreadrdquo
CITIES raquo CHENNAI
CHENNAI January 22 2016
Updated January 22 2016 0539 IST
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The names of the women were among the 200 short-listed by jury members under 20 categories
At least eight women from Tamil Nadu will have lunch with President Pranab Mukherjee at
Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday
They are among winners of the 100Women Achieversrsquo Contest organised by the Ministry of Women
and Child Development in collaboration with Facebook to recognise and acknowledge women who
are making a difference in their communities across the country
Their names were among the 200 short-listed by jury members under 20 categories Facebook users
then voted 100 women from the 200 And they are the women who have been working at various
levels to empower women
Chennai-based artist N Swarnalatha says each incident of woman abuse brings her pain ldquoIt affects
me mentally and I translate the anguish into art All the proceeds I get from selling my paintings
goes towards supporting womenrdquo she said
Academician Shyama Ramani is trying her hand at improving sanitation in Kameshwaram a fishing
hamlet in Nagapattinam district through her organisation Friend In Need India Trust ldquoNow that we
have constructed toilets and the people are using them I am looking for a sustainable model to keep
the village cleanrdquo she said
ldquoEvery year in Sathyabama University we offer up to 500 seats free to the disabled and to children of
army jawansrdquo says educationist Mariazeena Johnson
Saundarya Rajesh Founder ndash President AVTAR Career Creators amp FLEXI Careers India who has
championed the cause of career re-entry of women says she plans to create greater awareness about
the need for women professionals to pursue a career
Vijayalakshmi Devarajan who has nearly two decades of experience in human resource
development believes in empowering women from the lower income group She conducts training
sessions for young women on how to get through job interviews
Coimbatore-based Latha Sundaram has been contributing towards women and child empowerment
through Aram Foundation Charitable Trust ldquoWe teach girl children concepts of safe touch and also
train them in self-defence For college-going girls and working women we give awareness self
vigilance and self defence workshopsrdquo she said
ldquoWe have imparted skill-based training for 4000 persons using corporate funds Our short-term
courses are in plumbing telecommunication photography and electricianrdquo says Shima Sendhil
Director Rathinam Group of Institutions
They are winners of achieversrsquo contest held by Ministry of Women and Child
Development
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Economic amp Political Weekly EPW OCTOBER 3 2015 vol l no 40 31
Innovation and Indiarsquos GrowthHow Inclusive Are Its Achievements
M H Bala Subrahmanya
Innovation and inclusive development are watchwords for both policymak-ers and empirical researchers in India
today While the former is considered the means to achieve accelerated and competitive economic growth the latter is a sociopolitical necessity as well as a economic desire arising out of the pro-longed realisation that the benefi ts of economic growth did not percolate to the ldquobottom of the pyramidrdquo (BoP)mdasheither in the period of ldquoeconomic plan-ningrdquo or in the period of ldquoeconomic lib-eralisationrdquo so far It is in this context that the book under review assumes signifi cance
In Chapter 1 Shyama V Ramani the editor of the volume describes the con-text in which Indiarsquos National System of Innovation (NSI) was foundedmdashthe need for assessing Indiarsquos industrialisa-tion as part of planned economic devel-opment This chapter has a conceptual framework that synthesises the different chapters of the book Ramani stresses on the need to look at the NSI approach to describe the process of catching-up by developing countriesmdashparticularly the emerging economies of today NSI has
emerged as a major conceptual frame-work in the past three decades to organ-ise historical evidence on the accumula-tion of scientifi c and technical innova-tions and industrial capabilities of late-comer countries attempting to catch up with the developed ones
Ramani identifi es the change in the rules and regulations after Indiarsquos inde-pendence in 1947 in two broad periods (i) building indigenous capabilities thro ugh import substitution policy (characterised by the various controls and regulations on economic activities and enterprises) and (ii) promoting economic liberalisation the seeds of which were laid intermittently in the 1980s though full-scale liberalisation of policies were pursued only after 1990 The scope and nature of policy efforts for inclusive development in the meantime underwent a shift from exclusively rural India to include urban India as well Various schemes and
programmes were introduced for this purpose As Ramani rightly points out the ultimate test of any mission or devel-opment programme lies in its outcome that is economic growth and develop-ment covering structural change trade foreign direct investment (FDI) invest-ment in research and development (RampD) and innovation Though Indiarsquos performance on this front has been en-couraging in absolute terms it pales in comparison to Chinamdashand other lead-ing Asian economies However Ramani expresses optimism She hopes innova-tions will catch up because the NSI is stronger vibrant dense and complex as compared to the past
Universities and Public Labs
India has developed an elaborate net-work of educational institutions and public laboratories In Chapter 2 Gita Surie discusses the evolution and con-tribution of universities and public labo-ratories as catalysts of innovation and entrepreneurship during three different periods (i) prior to Indiarsquos independ-ence (ii) from 1947 till 1991 and (iii) during the liberalisation period that began in 1991 After independence policies and programmes led to the development of nationwide institutions and laboratories pulling science and technology (SampT) out of the rut it was stuck in during the colonial period After 1991 there has been much stress on pro-moting universityndashindustry partnerships
Innovation in India Combining Economic Growth with Inclusive Development edited by Shyama V Ramani New Delhi Cambridge University Press 2014 pp 404 Rs 795
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OCTOBER 3 2015 vol l no 40 EPW Economic amp Political Weekly32
to foster innovation disseminate techno-logy and enhance entrepreneurial capa-bilities Over a period of time India has made considerable progress in terms of the diversity and capability of its SampT infrastructure The country has made signifi cant achievements in the fi eld But there is a fl ip side to this story Surie shows that science education has suffered
She makes no reference to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) This is a major omission ISRO by any standards is an outstanding example of Indiarsquos innovation capability building programme and has contributed immen-sely to the communication revolution in the country
Demand for Innovation
In Chapter 3 Smita Srinivas makes a case for understanding the nature and complexity of the demand for innovation in India Srinivas separates demands into four broad categories (i) effective demand (ii) need that is not recognised as one (iii) a need that is recognised but not as a demand and (iv) a demand that is recognised but is unfulfi lled She
cites the example of Jaipur Foot developed by a non-profi t organisation Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) Today BMVSS generates a glob-al market and its products cater to am-putees from across the world
Srinivas contends that with the involvement of states fi rms and non-governmental organisations more such needs can be converted into demand She argues that there are unrecognised needs in areas such as paediatric health and womenrsquos reproductive health in India
Seed and Biotechnology
The growth of seedbiotechnology in-dustry has important implications for the Indian economy where agriculture plays a prominent role In Chapter 4 Carl Pray and Latha Nagarajan deal with the evolution current structure and innova-tions in the seed and biotech industry in India They trace the evolution of seed sector innovation during four periods (i) colonial period (ii) the period of Green Revolution (started in the mid-1960s) (iii) the period starting from the mid-1980s when hybrids were developed
and (iv) the period of biotechno logy that started in the 21st century India has developed one of the largest and most complex agricultural research systems in the world and there has been a considerable increase in public investments in agricultural research and education
Public sector innovations led to the development of high-yielding open pol-linating varieties of wheat rice and pulses The protective policies followed by the country till the 1980s facilitated the public sectorrsquos growth The policy of liberalisation introduced thereafter opened the fi eld for private sector enter-prises including multinational corpora-tions (MNC) As a result the size and structure of the Indian seed market industry changed substantially between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s While industry size more than tripled the share of the private sector almost dou-bled An increasing number of foreign seed and biotech companies entered the Indian market At the same time Indian fi rms acquired an inter national character through acquisitions of fi rms in the US Europe and South America and research
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in an exclusively Muslim question translating it into a national question
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alliances with American European and Chinese institutions
The authors throw light on a pertinent question who benefi ted from the pro-gress in RampD and innovations of the seed and biotech industry The Green Revo-lution led to a substantial increase in wheat and rice yields it benefi ted both the large and the small farmers and led to more employment in the agricultural sector Both poor and rich consumers gained The introduction of hybrid seeds led to an increase in yields of cotton maize millets benefi ting farmers and the consumers alike The biotech revolu-tion improved yields reduced pesticide use and also resulted in health benefi ts Though the private sector has emerged as a major player the authors suggest a larger role for the public sector to promote RampD and innovations in the seed industry
Software Industry
The unprecedented growth of software industry particularly in the era of liber-alisation has given a unique identity to the Indian economy in the global arena In Chapter 5 Nagesh Kumar deals with the outstanding achievements of the Indian software industry and its contri-bution to the Indian economy in the fi rst decade of economic liberalisation 1989ndash2000 Kumar also examines tech-nology upgrading and innovative acti-vities of the industry and analyses NSIrsquos role in it
But the pertinent question ismdashhow has India achieved this growth The bulk of the software activity of Indian enterprises comprised ldquobody shoppingrdquo or on-site exports primarily due to rela-tively low labour costs However with technological upgradation and move-ment up the value chain the share of on-site exports declined duly compen-sated by a rise in the share of ldquooffshorerdquo development An important feature of Indian software industryrsquos maturity is the shift towards high-end consulting with the development of diversifi ed domain expertise and export packaged software particularly proprietary soft-ware products This enabled an increas-ing number of Indian companies to penetrate the international market both
in terms of investments and exports As a result the subsequent entry of MNCs did not make any dent either on the domestic software industry or on its exports However analyses in terms of (i) foreign exchange utilisation per unit of exports (ii) labour productivity (iii) unit cost of production and (iv) profi t margins for a sample of 66 software companies comprising small medium and large fi rms do not refl ect a clear improvement in the effi ciency and com-petitiveness of Indian software indus-try The author though appears reluc-tant to conclude in this manner
The development and achievements of Indian software industry have been attributed to the NSI comprising the vast educational and institutional network developed over the years SampT infra-structure supply of trained manpower infrastructure for technology develop-ment RampD capability building automa-tion of public sector services and support for software exports These have enabled India to be a successful participant in the international division of labour in software development
However this chapter is dated at least by a decade The size and structure of the industry and the challenges it faces have undergone considerable changes since 2000 Moreover by confi ning the analysis to only secondary data the au-thor has missed an opportunity to dwell on the contributions made by this indus-try towards inclusive growth in the country since 1991 I have learnt from conversations in different parts of the country that kids of unorganised sector workers (such as maid servants landless labourers small and marginal farmers auto and taxi drivers cooks carpenters) have joined unknownlesser-known en-gineering institutions obtained bache-lor of engineering degrees and joined the software industry It is signifi cant that such developments in different parts of the country have given ldquowingsrdquo to the aspirations of ldquonew generation in the bottom of the pyramidrdquo
Pharmaceutical Sector
In Chapter 6 Ramani and Samira Guennif trace the evolution of Indian pharma-ceutical industry from virtually a cipher
at the time of independence to a lead-ing industrial power by the turn of the century At the time of independence MNCs supplied more than 80 of Indiarsquos pharmaceutical needs During 1947ndash70 to reduce the dependence on imports and MNCs the government set up two public sector undertakings and adopted an import substitution policy This involved price controls high import duties along with export subsi-dies and the introduction of industrial licensing But this did not alter the ownership structure and Indian fi rms could develop capabilities only in respect of formulations
The adoption of the Indian Patent Act of 1970 enabled domestic fi rms to develop copies of branded drugs inde-pendently through process innovations leading to ldquoduplicative imitationrdquo and ldquocreative imitationrdquo By the mid-1980s Indian fi rms were producing both bulk drugs and formulations resulting in a steady improvement in the access of basic drugs to the poor India also became an exporter The authors give credit to the role of government-promoted biotech-nology The considerable growth of bio-technology in India particularly after 2000 was characterised by the inter-nationalisation of fi rms both in terms of activities and earnings
It is important to note that all these developments took place when India moved to a regime compliant with The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) This indicates that such a movement has not hurt the industry
Nanotechnology
How did India respond to the challenge of promoting emerging nanotechnology in the country Manish Anand answers the question in Chapter 7 Since nano-technology promotion is considered benefi cial across sectors various gov-ernment departments public laborato-ries universities industrial enterprises start-ups industry associations and even private research institutes and not-for-profi t foundations are involved in the endeavour
The state responded to the challenge by adopting a four-pronged strategy
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OCTOBER 3 2015 vol l no 40 EPW Economic amp Political Weekly34
(i) setting up centres of excellence in premier science and engineering institu-tions across the country (ii) sponsoring RampD projects (iii) promoting interna-tional collaborations and (iv) strengthen-ing industryndashinstitute interactions through publicndashprivate partnerships (PPP) Incen-tives are provided to scientists to encour-age the development and commerciali-sation of innovations by permitting them to hold equity in spin-offs and ena-bling them to move between academic institutions and industry The outcomes of these efforts are yet to be seen but there is some progress in terms of scien-tifi c publications and patents
Nano-manufacturing is at its infancy covering nano materials nano-bio nano-electronics and nanotechnology instru-mentation Nanotechnology can address the needs of the poor in areas such as sanitation healthcare nutrition and en-ergy The author cites the use of Tata Swach a radically new water purifi er sys-tem which uses rice-husk ash and silver nano particles to fi lter out bacteria and other germs At Rs 749 a unit it is rela-tively inexpensive as well
Energy Policy
Ambuj Sagar and Anksuh Choudhary deal with the complex energy innova-tion system in India in Chapter 8 They do so by examining four case studies (i) wind power (ii) coal power genera-tion both of which are energy generat-ing technologies (iii) automobiles and (iv) improved cook stoves both of which are end-user technologies
The authors discuss how the market-stimulating policies of the government enabled the entry and growth of Suzlon the third-largest wind turbine manufac-turer in the world In the coal power in-dustry Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) could achieve little in terms of innovations due to its limited RampD capa-bility as it relied solely on technology im-ports The authors note that the absence of coordination between academia research institutes and the industry prevented the emergence of a strong technological capability
The authors have also analysed the introduction promotion and perfor-mance of the National Programme on
Improved Chulha (NPIC) and highlighted the factors responsible for its limited success Indiarsquos automobile industry presented a different picture It experi-enced a dynamic transformation and emerged as a competitive industry char-acterised by the entry of an increasing number of global players and signifi cant infl ow of technology and technical know-how The RampD expenditure of Indian fi rms has increased
However the authors conclude that the overall performance of Indiarsquos energy sector is far from satisfactory
Research in Medicine
The Traditional Medicine System (TMS) comprising Ayurveda Yoga and Natur-opathy Unani Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) plays an important role par-ticularly in meeting the primary health-care needs of people in rural India In chapter 9 Arijit Dutta traces the history and the growth of TMS Dutta throws light on the innovation capability build-ing facilitated by the state
Within TMS ayurveda has attracted more private investment and innova-tion However TMS has contributed con-siderably to inclusive development in terms of making medicines available accessible and affordable
Pro-poor Innovations
In Chapter 10 Shyama V Ramani and Shuan Sadre Ghazi talk about address-ing sanitation challenges The provision of a product such as a toilet to the poor-est segment of the population which has never used this amenity is a social inno-vation of sorts But its diffusion poses different kinds of challenges Through a case study in a Tamil Nadu village Kameshwaram the authors argue that the successful introduction of a social inno-vation such as a toilet depends on its sus-tainability in the local environment and its acceptance by the user population
In Chapter 11 Dinesh Abrol analyses the development of rural technologies and rural industries to improve rural livelihoods since independence Abrol show that pro-poor innovation and the diffusion of such innovation has not been successful in India Abrol believes the recent PPP initiatives and the move
to bring in the corporate sector as the partner of the state are unlikely to succeed in achieving pro-poor innova-tions He argues that the rural poor must be guided to organise themselves into cooperatives and collectives and given opportunities to improve their bargaining power
Socio-economic Awareness Is Key
In the fi nal chapter Ramani reviews the key fi ndings of each of the earlier chap-ters and makes fi ve important observa-tions with respect to Indiarsquos NSI The primary lesson of the book is that the success of innovation generation and diffusion hinges not only on an effective and pragmatic policy but also on its implementation through dynamic insti-tutional reforms that suit the socio-eco-nomic contexts of local environments
The book is the fi rst attempt to throw light on the NSI of India covering the pre-liberalisation and the liberali-sation periods and sectors as diverse as rural industries traditional medicine software industry and nanotechnology It also analyses the building up of inno-vation capability in terms of infrastruc-ture and personnel and examines the outcomes and achievements of this endeavourmdash particularly with a focus on inclusive development Policymak-ers and researchers will fi nd this book valuable Its length and the unevenvarying time scales of the chapters however detract from the bookrsquos readability
M H Bala Subrahmanya (balamgmtiiscernetin) is Chairman Department of Management Studies Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
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bei den Patentanmeldungen Ein groszliges Problem ist dasses einen klaren Technologiegap zwischen armen undreichen Laumlndern bei Innovationstechnologien gibt etwa imBiotech-Sektor Das fuumlhrt dazu dass die risikoreichenAspekte von Innovationen von den reichen in arme Laumlnderausgelagert und auf dem Ruumlcken armer Menschenausgetragen werden Westliche Pharmaunternehmenfuumlhren in groszligem Ausmaszlig Medikamententests mit derarmen Bevoumllkerung in Indien durch Gleichzeitig wirddiese spaumlter aber nie Zugang zu den fertigen Produktenhaben Auszligerdem investieren Pharmaunternehmen vorallem in Forschung uumlber Krankheiten von denen derWesten betroffen ist Die Forschung die den Armendienen wuumlrde wird vernachlaumlssigtSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie kommt es dass Forschung nichtunabhaumlngig von der Industrie agiertRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniWissenschafter die gegen den Mainstreamforschen haben Schwierigkeiten zu publizieren EinBeispiel Ein Paper in dem ich mich kritisch mit demAgrarkonzern Monsanto auseinandersetzte wurdeneunmal zuruumlckgewiesen bis ich es publizieren konnteMonsanto hat wie auch groszlige Pharmakonzerne einemaumlchtige Lobby Da ist es schwierig dagegenzuhaltenUnter Sozialwissenschaftern kommt hinzu dass es zwarviele gibt die theoretische Modelle aufstellen undBerechnungen machen sie sprechen allerdings nicht mitden Menschen um sie zu fragen welchen Nutzen oderSchaden Technologie und Innovationen fuumlr sie habenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sprechen nicht nur mit den Menschensondern haben 2004 auch eine NGO gegruumlndet umarmen Menschen in Indien zu helfen ndash wie kam es dazuRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniWaumlre nichts passiert waumlre ich eine theoretischeOumlkonomin wie viele andere geblieben Doch dannereignete sich der asiatische Tsunami Meine Familie war
damals am Strand bei einer Hochzeit Ich dachte daherdass ich meine ganze Familie in nur wenigen Minutenverloren habe Doch die Welle stoppte einen Kilometer vorder Hochzeitsgesellschaft So hatte ich das Gefuumlhl dassich etwas tun mussSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie hatten zuvor nur theoretisch zuEntwicklungsarbeit geforscht ndash wie sind Sie in der Praxiskonkret vorgegangenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniZunaumlchst machte ich mich auf die Suche nacheinem Dorf in dem es moumlglich ist uumlber einen laumlngerenZeitraum zu arbeiten Dann habe ich meine Familie undBekannte gebeten mir fuumlr drei Jahre je zehn Euro zugeben Das haben sehr viele gemacht und so begann dasProjekt In dem Dorf stellte sich heraus dass eines derwichtigsten Beduumlrfnisse Toiletten waren Das Dorf war vonWald umgeben doch der Tsunami hatte die Baumlumemitgerissen und so mussten die Frauen auf die Muumlllbergerund um das Dorf gehen Am Abend wurden sie dort vonRatten gebissen und Maumlnner fingen an Fotos von ihnenzu machen Das Beduumlrfnis nach Toiletten war alsodringend ndash aber ich hatte natuumlrlich keine Ahnung wie manToiletten baut In einer Lehrveranstaltung fanden meineStudierenden heraus dass es oumlkologische Toiletten gibt ndashdiese haben wir dann in dem Dorf gebautSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDAuch Jahre nach dem Toilettenbau habenSie das Dorf weiterhin besucht welche Veraumlnderungensind Ihnen aufgefallenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniViele NGOs und Firmen bauten aumlhnlicheToiletten doch niemand uumlberpruumlfte deren Qualitaumlt undden Umstand ob sie uumlberhaupt von den Menschenverwendet wurden Zweieinhalb Jahre nach dem Bau derToiletten fanden wir heraus dass nur noch die Haumllfte imEinsatz war ndash die Qualitaumlt war einfach nicht gut Dasbrachte mich zum Nachdenken Wir sind nun dabei lokale
Menschen einzusetzen die sich vor Ort fuumlr die sanitaumlreInfrastruktur und das Muumlllmanagement verantwortlichfuumlhlenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWarum sind Toiletten fuumlr Sie auch weiterhinein zentraler Ansatzpunkt gebliebenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniDie Krankheit die in Indien die meistenTodesfaumllle verursacht ist nicht Aids oder Krebs Es istDurchfall Die Ursachen dafuumlr sind verunreinigtes Wasserund mangelhafte Sanitaumlrinfrastruktur Es gibt zwarWasserleitungen aber sie werden durch Faumlkalienkontaminiert 50 Prozent der Inder haben keinen Zugangzu Toiletten weltweit sind es 25 Milliarden MenschenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie sehr hat sich Ihr persoumlnlichesEngagement auf Ihr akademisches Denken ausgewirktRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniSehr stark doch die Beziehung zwischenAktivismus und Denken war von Angst gepraumlgt Ich hatteAngst hinausgeworfen zu werden wenn ich mich nunsozial engagiere Deswegen habe ich sehr viel gearbeitetund meine Produktivitaumlt hat sich dadurch noch gesteigertDass ich ploumltzlich die Nuumltzlichkeit der Theorie sehenkonnte hat mein Denken stark beeinflusstSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWorin liegen die Vorteile und dieHerausforderungen Wissenschaft und Aktivismus zukombinierenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniUniversitaumlten sind oumlffentliche Einrichtungendaher ist es sehr schwer Professoren ohne weitereshinauszuschmeiszligen In der Theorie wird von allenakademischen Institutionen erwartet dass dieWissenschafter einen positiven Beitrag fuumlr dieGesellschaft leisten ndash sie sind ja hauptsaumlchlich durchoumlffentliche Gelder finanziert Doch in der Praxis wird dasoft als Widerspruch gesehen ndash und auch gelebt Es kannpassieren dass man als Professor nicht mehr unterstuumltztwird wenn man sich sozial engagiert Es gibt Tendenzen
zu glauben dass alles was keinen oumlkonomischen Nutzenhat wertlos istSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sind indische Staatsbuumlrgerin habenaber seit dem Studium nicht mehr in Indien gelebt dochviel uumlber das Land gearbeitet Was fasziniert Sie an IndienRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniEs ist das Land mit der groumlszligten demokratischenGesellschaft doch es ist auch ein Land mit groszligenUngleichheiten Mein Leben war nicht viel anders alsjenes von Menschen im Westen auszliger dass ich keinesexuelle Freiheit hatte ndash was ich aber nicht vermisst habeDoch es gibt einen groszligen Unterschied zwischen meinerFreiheit und der Freiheit die ein Dorfbewohner in Indienhat Die Gesellschaft ist sehr polarisiertSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWelche Rolle spielen Forschung undEntwicklung in dieser polarisierten GesellschaftRamaniRamaniRamaniRamani In den letzten 60 Jahren haben Forschung undTechnologie in Indien definitiv zu Wirtschaftswachstumgefuumlhrt allerdings nicht zu einer inklusiven EntwicklungWirtschaftswachstum und oumlkonomische Entwicklung sindnicht dasselbe Oumlkonomische Entwicklung heiszligt dassjeder die Chance auf Entwicklung hat In Indien haben wirdie groumlszligte Armutslast weltweit und diese ist sehr ungleichverteilt Es gibt eine groszlige Bevoumllkerung und vieleverschiedene Ethnien Einige davon sind nie in derMittelschicht angekommen und leiden besonders unterArmut Es gibt so viele nebeneinander existierendeLebensweisen in Indien ndash das macht das Land sofaszinierend aber auch so herausfordernd (Tanja Traxler1792015)ShyamaShyamaShyamaShyama RamaniRamaniRamaniRamani (55) ist Oumlkonomieprofessorin an der UnitedNations University Maastricht in den Niederlanden Die gebuumlrtigeInderin hat uumlber spieltheoretische Ansaumltze in denWirtschaftswissenschaften an der Cornell University in Ithaca NewYork promoviert Zu ihren Forschungsschwerpunkten zaumlhlen die
Rolle von Technologie und Innovation in EntwicklungsprozessenSie ist verheiratet und hat zwei erwachsene Kinder Letzte Wochewar sie im Rahmen des vom Verkehrsministeriums finanziertenForschungsschwerpunktes Wissenschafts- undTechnologieauszligenpolitik am Oumlsterreichischen Institut fuumlrInternationale Politik in Wien
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raquo TODAYS PAPER raquo BOOK REVIEW
Published July 29 2014 0000 IST | Updated July 29 2014 0540 IST July 29 2014
Innovating for economic growthR Devarajan
INNOVATION IN INDIA Edited by Shyam V Ramani Cambridge University Press India Pvt Ltd 43814 Ansari Road Daryaganj NewDelhishy110002 Rs 795
R Devarajan
Fourteen years ago at the watershed of the two centuries the world witnessed the ushering in of a new era a new environment which was afar cry from what had been experienced earlier Although by then people had become alive to the imperative and inevitability of change theprocess of actual and physical changeover was not easy and simple
Moving from the known to the unknown was a different ball game altogether Looking at the reality behind the rhetoric and in order to derivethe optimum advantage it was essential to embrace and espouse the evolving norms wholly and willingly
Innovation is a critical component in improving individual and institutional performance Real innovation is not easy to come by More oftenestablishments tweak compensation systems tinker with organisational structures or make marginal improvements in some functionsInnovation is more radical and transformational than an improvement Innovation is contentshyoriented whereas improvement is processshyoriented
It is not possible to countenance a high and increasing standard of living merely by longshyinshytheshytooth tools of development Every now andthen organisations confront situations that warrant radical changes which call for outshyofshytheshybox thinking It is only through innovation thatwe can bring about such avantshygarde transformation
Inspiration for innovation usually stems from a combination of three factors an urgent and nagging necessity to bring about a change howpeople perceive and pursue that change to the ultimate and a congenial environment to accomplish that change
Innovation is always driven by selfshyinduced passion pressure of compelling circumstances and undying perseverance for achievement Theassiduous application of technological improvement in transport and communication worldwide has created an unprecedented growth inglobal connectivity and transmission of information Globalisation itself is a product of innovation
Current and contemporary economies are more influenced by ideas and concepts than they are governed by capital and labour Empiricalevidence across nations suggests the existence of a definite link between technological innovation and inclusive economic growth Inclusiveeconomic growth implies that the advantages of development are equitably distributed to all sections of the society It ensures that theeconomic gains generated by growth are not monopolised only by the high and mighty but the marginalised sections in the society also derivethe benefits
Innovation reformulates conventional economic theory in such a way that knowledge technology entrepreneurship and innovation arepositioned at the centre of this emerging model As the developed countries have already achieved inclusive economic growth byimplementing the above model the still developing countries have the advantage of being the beneficiary of diffusion mdash a process of adoptionand absorption It is a kind of ldquofree riderdquo for the developing countries who have no need to reinvent the wheel Innovations in India havesubstantially contributed to income and employment generation in the country The corporate sector as well as the National Laboratoriesfunctioning under the aegis of the CSIR has been operating under severe resource constraints This has however not hampered thedevelopment of costshyeffective products and new technologies
During the preshyliberalisation period in India mdash from 1950s to 1990s mdash the main thrust of economic development was on alleviating poverty
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and crating a better standard of living This development agenda was carried out in four stages It commenced with land reforms thatabolished skewed land ownership and brought in the philosophy of lsquoLand for the Tillerrsquo Then a series of public sector undertakings werestarted in the semishyurban areas besides providing encouragement and support to the small scale industries
The third phase introduced a public distribution system to provide essential commodities to the people Simultaneously primary health carewas also brought in as a common community service The fourth and final stage saw the implementation of a deliberate and purposivereservation policy in respect of education and employment opportunities to the deprived and the downtrodden
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in our country for building frontshyrunners in international trade and commerce It is thesure thing for progress and prosperity Innovation has also bred and brought about an abiding collaboration between the academic portal andthe factory shop floor Indeed this avenue has become a much sought after space where the future is invented
There is a strong correlation between language and innovation The way leaders make use of language to encapsulate an idea among theirpeople determines its success rate mdash whether it will be a flash in the pan or an enduring phenomenon
The fear of failure often forbids people from attempting innovation Nothing ventured nothing gained People must be counselled thatfailures are stepping stones for success
Willyshynilly there is always an element of ldquoluckrdquo and chance in innovation But aggressively positive persons create their own ldquoluckrdquo whichfollows exemplary planning preparation perseverance Louis Pasteur famously wrote ldquoFortune favours the prepared mindrdquo
This book is a compendium of 12 wellshyresearched articles some authored by individual writers and some by teams of two While all thesearticles deal with different themes in effect they address a common cause viz how ldquoInnovation in India [is] combining economic growth andinclusive developmentrdquo
The editor of the volume Shyama V Ramani has coshyauthored three pieces besides writing the prologue and the concluding remarks Theremaining eight chapters describe the impact of innovation on different sectors of the national economy such as universityshyindustrycollaboration seed and biotech industry software technology pharmaceutical industry Nanoscience and technology energypowergeneration indigenous medical systems and innovation in lowshycost toilets in rural India
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in India for building frontshyrunners in international trade andcommerce
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ARTICLE IN lsquoTHE NEW INDIAN EXPRESSrsquo
NGOs plan one million toilets in India Express News Service First Published 02 Nov 2009 030100 AM IST
CHENNAI Aiming at building one million toilets in India some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have jointly launched a programme FINISH (Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation and Health)
To start a dialogue on this process the NGOs led by FIN (Friends-in-Need) organised a capacity building workshop on Sunday for all stakeholders like architects NGOs researches and corporates
According to the available data 26 billion people in the world do not have access to toilets and about 42000 people die every week after drinking water polluted by faecal matter and in India two out of three people do not have access to a toilet At the same time 40 to 60 per cent of existing toilets are not being used
V Ganapathy adivsor FIN said ldquo60 per cent of the Indian homes do not have toilets UNICEF study points out more children die due to diarrhoea than from malaria measles and AIDS Seepage from septic tanks open defecation etc cause drinking water pollution which causes diarrhoea This brings us to focus why it is important to have a toiletrdquo
The plans are to arrive at solutions on the lack of sanitation coverage and to focus on effective usage of available toilets
The strategy is to build one million toilets largely by mobilising funds from the end-users themselves instead of providing sanitation as a ldquocharity commodityrdquo free of charge he said
The government so far has given only subsidies or incentives for constructing toilets This FINISH initiative plans to bring SNS-REAAL a Netherlands-based financial institution to micro-finance this project
Shyama Ramani director of FIN said ldquo So far we donrsquot have a technology for less water or water-free toilets we call upon the research community to come up with newer cost-effective environment-friendly modelsrdquo
The NGOs plan to build these one million toilets in three years in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Comments
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenplease extend your program in north-karnataka india I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN Regards AWWA ngo North karnatka indian Email awwa2kgmailcom
By f khan 1122009 114900 PM
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenThere is a workable solution to this I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN
By Anthony Gonsalves 1122009 82800 PM
I appreciate the NGOs initiative and wish them sucess These basic amenities should you be provided by the Central and State Governments but they lack funds since all such funds
have been wasted on erecting statues or building arches or are simply swindled by civil servants and politicians As much as this initiative is welcome I would like to know their plans to maintain these toilets since our countrys record in maintaining any facility - public or private - is very abysmal
By Bharath 1122009 105900 AM
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo
Staff Reporter
mdash Photo SSKumar
Promoting hygiene Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India) addressing a workshop on sanitation in Chennai on
Sunday
CHENNAI Institutes of technology have to come up with low-cost technology for toilets which use less water in order to achieve effective sanitation coverage and reduce environmental contamination said Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India)
Speaking at the first lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo workshop organised at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) here on Sunday she said the financial technological and social challenges faced by the lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo had to be tackled by the collective effort of international organisations firms researchers non-governmental organisations and citizens ldquoWe also want more volunteers to work with usrdquo she said
lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo has a goal of building one million toilets largely mobilising funds from the end users in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
The programme works towards financial inclusion to improve sanitation and health in various parts of the country Dr Ramani said
Two-thirds of the people in the country do not have access to a toilet and more than 40 per cent of the existing toilets are not being used said S Janakarajan professor of MIDS There is lack of sanitation coverage and 42000 people die every week owing to drinking water polluted with faecal matter he said
NGOs such as BISWA in Orissa IIRD in Rajasthan ESAF in Maharashtra SAMBHAV in Madhya Pradesh and BHARATHI in Tamil Nadu and WASTE a Dutch NGO are joining hands with insurance organisations like TATA-AIG and
For effective sanitation coverage expert
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Stories in this Section Business contest held MedIndia launches pre-screening cancer clinic For some they are a reassuring sight Features on website Appeal to partymen Results on website Date extended ldquoRegularise TASMAC workersrdquo Migration of web-based services to IPv6 on First monthly grievance redressal day conducted at University of Madras Corporation dental clinics from this month Crucial link lost Festival to celebrate spirit of womanhood Free spoken English training Bridge near Tidel Park collapses Fishermen held Teenager on motorcycle knocks down girl Found dead Focus on heritage building conservation city pulse TNEB bill payment The vanishing of old houses Procedures to protect antiques ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo Chain snatched RPF constable injured Fire accidents Dies of burns Awareness campaign to curb crossing of rail tracks Amendment to registration procedure sought SIPCOT sets up Fodder Development Committee HCL BIM sign memorandum for new elective as part of MBA Grant for mentally ill children
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financial institutions like SNS-REAAL NHB and NABARD to mobilise funds from end-users to build the sanitation systems
People in rural areas of Tamil Nadu are reluctant to spend money for building a toilet They want it free said S Paranjothi field officer Friend in Need Trust
There is a need for more awareness of sanitation in the State said Jordan Trombetta a volunteer
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo
Staff Reporter
NAGAPATTINAM Voluntary organisations should play a crucial role in moulding mindsets towards sanitation and solid waste management said Collector C Munianathan at the Triple Ecosan Toilet festival at Kameshwaram village in Nagapattinam
According to him over 60 per cent of the houses in coastal areas practise open defecation causing environmental contamination He lauded the efforts of FIN Trust a France-based NGO working in Kameshwaram for organising a toilet beauty contest to highlight the importance of toilets ensuring a healthy and hygienic living
Ecosan technology as a toilet model prevented pollution conserved water and converted urine and human waste as an ideal farming manure
The Collector also opened the compost chamber in an ecosan toilet in the tsunami fisherman colony in Kameshwaram G Kanakasundaram Panchayat President said that Kameshwaram had the highest number of 350 ecosan toilets
Shyama Ramani Director FIN Trust said that 77 families participated in the toilet beauty contest Eighteen masons of nearby Achakarai village who had constructed ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their houses were given Rs10000 each for the construction of ecosan toilets in their homes The best among the toilets were given prizes
A scientific study under the auspices of the United Nations University to create a database to find out the impact of Ecosan toilet on health and hygiene and environment will be undertaken by FIN Trust said V Ganapathyadvisor FIN Trust
R Subramanian Panchayat Union Councillor A Thanikachalam- Lead Bank Manager Indian Overseas Bank and Shanthi Mathikumar- Vice President Kameshwaram Panchayat spoke SParanjothi proposed a vote of thanks N Dandayudhapani won the masonrsquos contest and Anjammal and Nagavalli won the toilet beauty contest a release said
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
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Providing sufficient toilet access is key to meeting health and sanitation targets But it is difficult to ensure the proper use and maintenance of facilities
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
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Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
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Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Friday December 5 2008
Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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In districts such as Ganjam Balasore and Puri these pits are often built
without safeguards against contamination say the NGOs working with the
government ldquoIt is quite alarming because if this problem is not addressed at
this time we are building sites of contamination all aroundrdquo says Devdeep
Saha a research associate at the sanitation NGOFriend in Need Trust
The safeguards in coastal districts such as Puri which have high groundwater
tables and are prone to flooding include keeping a 10-metre distance between
water sources and leach pits raising the top of pits above the ground so that
flood water does not enter and sealing the bottom of pits to prevent
pathogens escaping But villagers who build their own toilets in return for
funds from the mission often ignore these safeguards
Can $15m worth of toilets finally clean up
the Ganges
Read more
The reasons are many First many households in congested villages do not
have the space to build toilets and tube wells far apart Harendranath
Pradhan a government sanitation engineer in Odisharsquos Balasore district says
this is the main reason for guidance being ignored Even though his job is to
ensure toilets are properly built Pradhan says this isnrsquot always possible ldquoWe
tell the beneficiary to maintain a distance from the water source But they say
they donrsquot have the land So we build the toilet because we have to meet
targetsrdquo he says
India is not yet meeting its mission goals Only about 19m toilets have been
builtacross rural India meaning another 92m are needed over the next three
years to meet the 2019 target Vivek Sabnis who previously worked for the
Bangalore-based sanitation NGO Arghyam says ldquoUnfortunately everybody is
pushing for quantity over qualityrdquo
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The characteristic pink toilets built across rural Odisha under the Swachch
Bharat Mission
Odisha isnrsquot the only state that faces a threat to its water supplies from new
toilets Bihar Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand also have badly built toilets
according to Saha This means that as coverage grows contamination may
worsen
A study in the journal Environmental Science and Technology in April found
that certain diarrhoea-causing protozoa can travel 150 metres or more in the
high groundwater of Puri to contaminate even deep tube wells which are
thought safer than shallow tube wells and open ponds The study says full
latrine coverage in high water table areas would reduce contamination in open
ponds but increase it in tube wells
Marion Jenkins lead author of the study and an environmental health
researcher at the University of California in Davis says recommended
safeguards may reduce contamination a little but wonrsquot eliminate it
ldquoDrinking-water aquifers are already seriously polluted with faecal protozoal
pathogens from the existing stock of latrines in rural Purirdquo she says
Snakebites diarrhoea and violence why
Indias rural women need toilets
Read more
This means that unless the existing latrines are pulled down and new ones
built differently pollution will remain
Another study published in January found tube wells in Bihar to be
contaminated by faecal pathogens about 18 of the time when they werenrsquot
far enough from pit toilets This study was done in summer and the authors
predict contamination would increase during monsoon
None of this means India should panic and abandon pit toilets says Sandy
Cairncross an environmental health researcher at the London School of
Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Improved toilet coverage is likely to benefit
people much more than it hurts them he points out adding that it would be
better to provide piped water to villages instead of relying on tube wells and
ponds
Another solution is to train villagers to monitor the quality of their toilets
instead of relying on government officials to do so says Sujoy Mojumdar a
former SBM director who is now with Unicef India The system of a
government official inspecting toilets before disbursing money doesnrsquot work
because toilet users do not feel ownership he argues Village teams already
exist in some states he says ldquobut it is still a rare example and not
widespreadrdquo
CITIES raquo CHENNAI
CHENNAI January 22 2016
Updated January 22 2016 0539 IST
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The names of the women were among the 200 short-listed by jury members under 20 categories
At least eight women from Tamil Nadu will have lunch with President Pranab Mukherjee at
Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday
They are among winners of the 100Women Achieversrsquo Contest organised by the Ministry of Women
and Child Development in collaboration with Facebook to recognise and acknowledge women who
are making a difference in their communities across the country
Their names were among the 200 short-listed by jury members under 20 categories Facebook users
then voted 100 women from the 200 And they are the women who have been working at various
levels to empower women
Chennai-based artist N Swarnalatha says each incident of woman abuse brings her pain ldquoIt affects
me mentally and I translate the anguish into art All the proceeds I get from selling my paintings
goes towards supporting womenrdquo she said
Academician Shyama Ramani is trying her hand at improving sanitation in Kameshwaram a fishing
hamlet in Nagapattinam district through her organisation Friend In Need India Trust ldquoNow that we
have constructed toilets and the people are using them I am looking for a sustainable model to keep
the village cleanrdquo she said
ldquoEvery year in Sathyabama University we offer up to 500 seats free to the disabled and to children of
army jawansrdquo says educationist Mariazeena Johnson
Saundarya Rajesh Founder ndash President AVTAR Career Creators amp FLEXI Careers India who has
championed the cause of career re-entry of women says she plans to create greater awareness about
the need for women professionals to pursue a career
Vijayalakshmi Devarajan who has nearly two decades of experience in human resource
development believes in empowering women from the lower income group She conducts training
sessions for young women on how to get through job interviews
Coimbatore-based Latha Sundaram has been contributing towards women and child empowerment
through Aram Foundation Charitable Trust ldquoWe teach girl children concepts of safe touch and also
train them in self-defence For college-going girls and working women we give awareness self
vigilance and self defence workshopsrdquo she said
ldquoWe have imparted skill-based training for 4000 persons using corporate funds Our short-term
courses are in plumbing telecommunication photography and electricianrdquo says Shima Sendhil
Director Rathinam Group of Institutions
They are winners of achieversrsquo contest held by Ministry of Women and Child
Development
BOOK REVIEW
Economic amp Political Weekly EPW OCTOBER 3 2015 vol l no 40 31
Innovation and Indiarsquos GrowthHow Inclusive Are Its Achievements
M H Bala Subrahmanya
Innovation and inclusive development are watchwords for both policymak-ers and empirical researchers in India
today While the former is considered the means to achieve accelerated and competitive economic growth the latter is a sociopolitical necessity as well as a economic desire arising out of the pro-longed realisation that the benefi ts of economic growth did not percolate to the ldquobottom of the pyramidrdquo (BoP)mdasheither in the period of ldquoeconomic plan-ningrdquo or in the period of ldquoeconomic lib-eralisationrdquo so far It is in this context that the book under review assumes signifi cance
In Chapter 1 Shyama V Ramani the editor of the volume describes the con-text in which Indiarsquos National System of Innovation (NSI) was foundedmdashthe need for assessing Indiarsquos industrialisa-tion as part of planned economic devel-opment This chapter has a conceptual framework that synthesises the different chapters of the book Ramani stresses on the need to look at the NSI approach to describe the process of catching-up by developing countriesmdashparticularly the emerging economies of today NSI has
emerged as a major conceptual frame-work in the past three decades to organ-ise historical evidence on the accumula-tion of scientifi c and technical innova-tions and industrial capabilities of late-comer countries attempting to catch up with the developed ones
Ramani identifi es the change in the rules and regulations after Indiarsquos inde-pendence in 1947 in two broad periods (i) building indigenous capabilities thro ugh import substitution policy (characterised by the various controls and regulations on economic activities and enterprises) and (ii) promoting economic liberalisation the seeds of which were laid intermittently in the 1980s though full-scale liberalisation of policies were pursued only after 1990 The scope and nature of policy efforts for inclusive development in the meantime underwent a shift from exclusively rural India to include urban India as well Various schemes and
programmes were introduced for this purpose As Ramani rightly points out the ultimate test of any mission or devel-opment programme lies in its outcome that is economic growth and develop-ment covering structural change trade foreign direct investment (FDI) invest-ment in research and development (RampD) and innovation Though Indiarsquos performance on this front has been en-couraging in absolute terms it pales in comparison to Chinamdashand other lead-ing Asian economies However Ramani expresses optimism She hopes innova-tions will catch up because the NSI is stronger vibrant dense and complex as compared to the past
Universities and Public Labs
India has developed an elaborate net-work of educational institutions and public laboratories In Chapter 2 Gita Surie discusses the evolution and con-tribution of universities and public labo-ratories as catalysts of innovation and entrepreneurship during three different periods (i) prior to Indiarsquos independ-ence (ii) from 1947 till 1991 and (iii) during the liberalisation period that began in 1991 After independence policies and programmes led to the development of nationwide institutions and laboratories pulling science and technology (SampT) out of the rut it was stuck in during the colonial period After 1991 there has been much stress on pro-moting universityndashindustry partnerships
Innovation in India Combining Economic Growth with Inclusive Development edited by Shyama V Ramani New Delhi Cambridge University Press 2014 pp 404 Rs 795
BOOK REVIEW
OCTOBER 3 2015 vol l no 40 EPW Economic amp Political Weekly32
to foster innovation disseminate techno-logy and enhance entrepreneurial capa-bilities Over a period of time India has made considerable progress in terms of the diversity and capability of its SampT infrastructure The country has made signifi cant achievements in the fi eld But there is a fl ip side to this story Surie shows that science education has suffered
She makes no reference to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) This is a major omission ISRO by any standards is an outstanding example of Indiarsquos innovation capability building programme and has contributed immen-sely to the communication revolution in the country
Demand for Innovation
In Chapter 3 Smita Srinivas makes a case for understanding the nature and complexity of the demand for innovation in India Srinivas separates demands into four broad categories (i) effective demand (ii) need that is not recognised as one (iii) a need that is recognised but not as a demand and (iv) a demand that is recognised but is unfulfi lled She
cites the example of Jaipur Foot developed by a non-profi t organisation Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) Today BMVSS generates a glob-al market and its products cater to am-putees from across the world
Srinivas contends that with the involvement of states fi rms and non-governmental organisations more such needs can be converted into demand She argues that there are unrecognised needs in areas such as paediatric health and womenrsquos reproductive health in India
Seed and Biotechnology
The growth of seedbiotechnology in-dustry has important implications for the Indian economy where agriculture plays a prominent role In Chapter 4 Carl Pray and Latha Nagarajan deal with the evolution current structure and innova-tions in the seed and biotech industry in India They trace the evolution of seed sector innovation during four periods (i) colonial period (ii) the period of Green Revolution (started in the mid-1960s) (iii) the period starting from the mid-1980s when hybrids were developed
and (iv) the period of biotechno logy that started in the 21st century India has developed one of the largest and most complex agricultural research systems in the world and there has been a considerable increase in public investments in agricultural research and education
Public sector innovations led to the development of high-yielding open pol-linating varieties of wheat rice and pulses The protective policies followed by the country till the 1980s facilitated the public sectorrsquos growth The policy of liberalisation introduced thereafter opened the fi eld for private sector enter-prises including multinational corpora-tions (MNC) As a result the size and structure of the Indian seed market industry changed substantially between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s While industry size more than tripled the share of the private sector almost dou-bled An increasing number of foreign seed and biotech companies entered the Indian market At the same time Indian fi rms acquired an inter national character through acquisitions of fi rms in the US Europe and South America and research
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Atlantic GandhiThe Mahatma OverseasNalini NatarajanUsing the frames of diaspora theory post-colonial discourse theory and the recent Atlantic turn in studies of resistance this book brings into relief Gandhirsquos experience as a traveler moving from a classic colony India to the plantation and mining society of South Africa The author forwards the argument that this move between different modes of production brought Gandhi into contact
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in an exclusively Muslim question translating it into a national question
This was his way of bringing the Muslims out of their community cocoons into the mainstream of Indiarsquos national politics However as his relationship with the brothers broke down this turned out to be also his last such intervention Consequently the issue of Muslim participation remained unsettled till Partition2013 bull 248 pages bull Hardback (978-81-321-1125-2) bull ` 75000
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Economic amp Political Weekly EPW OCTOBER 3 2015 vol l no 40 33
alliances with American European and Chinese institutions
The authors throw light on a pertinent question who benefi ted from the pro-gress in RampD and innovations of the seed and biotech industry The Green Revo-lution led to a substantial increase in wheat and rice yields it benefi ted both the large and the small farmers and led to more employment in the agricultural sector Both poor and rich consumers gained The introduction of hybrid seeds led to an increase in yields of cotton maize millets benefi ting farmers and the consumers alike The biotech revolu-tion improved yields reduced pesticide use and also resulted in health benefi ts Though the private sector has emerged as a major player the authors suggest a larger role for the public sector to promote RampD and innovations in the seed industry
Software Industry
The unprecedented growth of software industry particularly in the era of liber-alisation has given a unique identity to the Indian economy in the global arena In Chapter 5 Nagesh Kumar deals with the outstanding achievements of the Indian software industry and its contri-bution to the Indian economy in the fi rst decade of economic liberalisation 1989ndash2000 Kumar also examines tech-nology upgrading and innovative acti-vities of the industry and analyses NSIrsquos role in it
But the pertinent question ismdashhow has India achieved this growth The bulk of the software activity of Indian enterprises comprised ldquobody shoppingrdquo or on-site exports primarily due to rela-tively low labour costs However with technological upgradation and move-ment up the value chain the share of on-site exports declined duly compen-sated by a rise in the share of ldquooffshorerdquo development An important feature of Indian software industryrsquos maturity is the shift towards high-end consulting with the development of diversifi ed domain expertise and export packaged software particularly proprietary soft-ware products This enabled an increas-ing number of Indian companies to penetrate the international market both
in terms of investments and exports As a result the subsequent entry of MNCs did not make any dent either on the domestic software industry or on its exports However analyses in terms of (i) foreign exchange utilisation per unit of exports (ii) labour productivity (iii) unit cost of production and (iv) profi t margins for a sample of 66 software companies comprising small medium and large fi rms do not refl ect a clear improvement in the effi ciency and com-petitiveness of Indian software indus-try The author though appears reluc-tant to conclude in this manner
The development and achievements of Indian software industry have been attributed to the NSI comprising the vast educational and institutional network developed over the years SampT infra-structure supply of trained manpower infrastructure for technology develop-ment RampD capability building automa-tion of public sector services and support for software exports These have enabled India to be a successful participant in the international division of labour in software development
However this chapter is dated at least by a decade The size and structure of the industry and the challenges it faces have undergone considerable changes since 2000 Moreover by confi ning the analysis to only secondary data the au-thor has missed an opportunity to dwell on the contributions made by this indus-try towards inclusive growth in the country since 1991 I have learnt from conversations in different parts of the country that kids of unorganised sector workers (such as maid servants landless labourers small and marginal farmers auto and taxi drivers cooks carpenters) have joined unknownlesser-known en-gineering institutions obtained bache-lor of engineering degrees and joined the software industry It is signifi cant that such developments in different parts of the country have given ldquowingsrdquo to the aspirations of ldquonew generation in the bottom of the pyramidrdquo
Pharmaceutical Sector
In Chapter 6 Ramani and Samira Guennif trace the evolution of Indian pharma-ceutical industry from virtually a cipher
at the time of independence to a lead-ing industrial power by the turn of the century At the time of independence MNCs supplied more than 80 of Indiarsquos pharmaceutical needs During 1947ndash70 to reduce the dependence on imports and MNCs the government set up two public sector undertakings and adopted an import substitution policy This involved price controls high import duties along with export subsi-dies and the introduction of industrial licensing But this did not alter the ownership structure and Indian fi rms could develop capabilities only in respect of formulations
The adoption of the Indian Patent Act of 1970 enabled domestic fi rms to develop copies of branded drugs inde-pendently through process innovations leading to ldquoduplicative imitationrdquo and ldquocreative imitationrdquo By the mid-1980s Indian fi rms were producing both bulk drugs and formulations resulting in a steady improvement in the access of basic drugs to the poor India also became an exporter The authors give credit to the role of government-promoted biotech-nology The considerable growth of bio-technology in India particularly after 2000 was characterised by the inter-nationalisation of fi rms both in terms of activities and earnings
It is important to note that all these developments took place when India moved to a regime compliant with The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) This indicates that such a movement has not hurt the industry
Nanotechnology
How did India respond to the challenge of promoting emerging nanotechnology in the country Manish Anand answers the question in Chapter 7 Since nano-technology promotion is considered benefi cial across sectors various gov-ernment departments public laborato-ries universities industrial enterprises start-ups industry associations and even private research institutes and not-for-profi t foundations are involved in the endeavour
The state responded to the challenge by adopting a four-pronged strategy
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(i) setting up centres of excellence in premier science and engineering institu-tions across the country (ii) sponsoring RampD projects (iii) promoting interna-tional collaborations and (iv) strengthen-ing industryndashinstitute interactions through publicndashprivate partnerships (PPP) Incen-tives are provided to scientists to encour-age the development and commerciali-sation of innovations by permitting them to hold equity in spin-offs and ena-bling them to move between academic institutions and industry The outcomes of these efforts are yet to be seen but there is some progress in terms of scien-tifi c publications and patents
Nano-manufacturing is at its infancy covering nano materials nano-bio nano-electronics and nanotechnology instru-mentation Nanotechnology can address the needs of the poor in areas such as sanitation healthcare nutrition and en-ergy The author cites the use of Tata Swach a radically new water purifi er sys-tem which uses rice-husk ash and silver nano particles to fi lter out bacteria and other germs At Rs 749 a unit it is rela-tively inexpensive as well
Energy Policy
Ambuj Sagar and Anksuh Choudhary deal with the complex energy innova-tion system in India in Chapter 8 They do so by examining four case studies (i) wind power (ii) coal power genera-tion both of which are energy generat-ing technologies (iii) automobiles and (iv) improved cook stoves both of which are end-user technologies
The authors discuss how the market-stimulating policies of the government enabled the entry and growth of Suzlon the third-largest wind turbine manufac-turer in the world In the coal power in-dustry Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) could achieve little in terms of innovations due to its limited RampD capa-bility as it relied solely on technology im-ports The authors note that the absence of coordination between academia research institutes and the industry prevented the emergence of a strong technological capability
The authors have also analysed the introduction promotion and perfor-mance of the National Programme on
Improved Chulha (NPIC) and highlighted the factors responsible for its limited success Indiarsquos automobile industry presented a different picture It experi-enced a dynamic transformation and emerged as a competitive industry char-acterised by the entry of an increasing number of global players and signifi cant infl ow of technology and technical know-how The RampD expenditure of Indian fi rms has increased
However the authors conclude that the overall performance of Indiarsquos energy sector is far from satisfactory
Research in Medicine
The Traditional Medicine System (TMS) comprising Ayurveda Yoga and Natur-opathy Unani Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) plays an important role par-ticularly in meeting the primary health-care needs of people in rural India In chapter 9 Arijit Dutta traces the history and the growth of TMS Dutta throws light on the innovation capability build-ing facilitated by the state
Within TMS ayurveda has attracted more private investment and innova-tion However TMS has contributed con-siderably to inclusive development in terms of making medicines available accessible and affordable
Pro-poor Innovations
In Chapter 10 Shyama V Ramani and Shuan Sadre Ghazi talk about address-ing sanitation challenges The provision of a product such as a toilet to the poor-est segment of the population which has never used this amenity is a social inno-vation of sorts But its diffusion poses different kinds of challenges Through a case study in a Tamil Nadu village Kameshwaram the authors argue that the successful introduction of a social inno-vation such as a toilet depends on its sus-tainability in the local environment and its acceptance by the user population
In Chapter 11 Dinesh Abrol analyses the development of rural technologies and rural industries to improve rural livelihoods since independence Abrol show that pro-poor innovation and the diffusion of such innovation has not been successful in India Abrol believes the recent PPP initiatives and the move
to bring in the corporate sector as the partner of the state are unlikely to succeed in achieving pro-poor innova-tions He argues that the rural poor must be guided to organise themselves into cooperatives and collectives and given opportunities to improve their bargaining power
Socio-economic Awareness Is Key
In the fi nal chapter Ramani reviews the key fi ndings of each of the earlier chap-ters and makes fi ve important observa-tions with respect to Indiarsquos NSI The primary lesson of the book is that the success of innovation generation and diffusion hinges not only on an effective and pragmatic policy but also on its implementation through dynamic insti-tutional reforms that suit the socio-eco-nomic contexts of local environments
The book is the fi rst attempt to throw light on the NSI of India covering the pre-liberalisation and the liberali-sation periods and sectors as diverse as rural industries traditional medicine software industry and nanotechnology It also analyses the building up of inno-vation capability in terms of infrastruc-ture and personnel and examines the outcomes and achievements of this endeavourmdash particularly with a focus on inclusive development Policymak-ers and researchers will fi nd this book valuable Its length and the unevenvarying time scales of the chapters however detract from the bookrsquos readability
M H Bala Subrahmanya (balamgmtiiscernetin) is Chairman Department of Management Studies Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
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bei den Patentanmeldungen Ein groszliges Problem ist dasses einen klaren Technologiegap zwischen armen undreichen Laumlndern bei Innovationstechnologien gibt etwa imBiotech-Sektor Das fuumlhrt dazu dass die risikoreichenAspekte von Innovationen von den reichen in arme Laumlnderausgelagert und auf dem Ruumlcken armer Menschenausgetragen werden Westliche Pharmaunternehmenfuumlhren in groszligem Ausmaszlig Medikamententests mit derarmen Bevoumllkerung in Indien durch Gleichzeitig wirddiese spaumlter aber nie Zugang zu den fertigen Produktenhaben Auszligerdem investieren Pharmaunternehmen vorallem in Forschung uumlber Krankheiten von denen derWesten betroffen ist Die Forschung die den Armendienen wuumlrde wird vernachlaumlssigtSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie kommt es dass Forschung nichtunabhaumlngig von der Industrie agiertRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniWissenschafter die gegen den Mainstreamforschen haben Schwierigkeiten zu publizieren EinBeispiel Ein Paper in dem ich mich kritisch mit demAgrarkonzern Monsanto auseinandersetzte wurdeneunmal zuruumlckgewiesen bis ich es publizieren konnteMonsanto hat wie auch groszlige Pharmakonzerne einemaumlchtige Lobby Da ist es schwierig dagegenzuhaltenUnter Sozialwissenschaftern kommt hinzu dass es zwarviele gibt die theoretische Modelle aufstellen undBerechnungen machen sie sprechen allerdings nicht mitden Menschen um sie zu fragen welchen Nutzen oderSchaden Technologie und Innovationen fuumlr sie habenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sprechen nicht nur mit den Menschensondern haben 2004 auch eine NGO gegruumlndet umarmen Menschen in Indien zu helfen ndash wie kam es dazuRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniWaumlre nichts passiert waumlre ich eine theoretischeOumlkonomin wie viele andere geblieben Doch dannereignete sich der asiatische Tsunami Meine Familie war
damals am Strand bei einer Hochzeit Ich dachte daherdass ich meine ganze Familie in nur wenigen Minutenverloren habe Doch die Welle stoppte einen Kilometer vorder Hochzeitsgesellschaft So hatte ich das Gefuumlhl dassich etwas tun mussSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie hatten zuvor nur theoretisch zuEntwicklungsarbeit geforscht ndash wie sind Sie in der Praxiskonkret vorgegangenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniZunaumlchst machte ich mich auf die Suche nacheinem Dorf in dem es moumlglich ist uumlber einen laumlngerenZeitraum zu arbeiten Dann habe ich meine Familie undBekannte gebeten mir fuumlr drei Jahre je zehn Euro zugeben Das haben sehr viele gemacht und so begann dasProjekt In dem Dorf stellte sich heraus dass eines derwichtigsten Beduumlrfnisse Toiletten waren Das Dorf war vonWald umgeben doch der Tsunami hatte die Baumlumemitgerissen und so mussten die Frauen auf die Muumlllbergerund um das Dorf gehen Am Abend wurden sie dort vonRatten gebissen und Maumlnner fingen an Fotos von ihnenzu machen Das Beduumlrfnis nach Toiletten war alsodringend ndash aber ich hatte natuumlrlich keine Ahnung wie manToiletten baut In einer Lehrveranstaltung fanden meineStudierenden heraus dass es oumlkologische Toiletten gibt ndashdiese haben wir dann in dem Dorf gebautSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDAuch Jahre nach dem Toilettenbau habenSie das Dorf weiterhin besucht welche Veraumlnderungensind Ihnen aufgefallenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniViele NGOs und Firmen bauten aumlhnlicheToiletten doch niemand uumlberpruumlfte deren Qualitaumlt undden Umstand ob sie uumlberhaupt von den Menschenverwendet wurden Zweieinhalb Jahre nach dem Bau derToiletten fanden wir heraus dass nur noch die Haumllfte imEinsatz war ndash die Qualitaumlt war einfach nicht gut Dasbrachte mich zum Nachdenken Wir sind nun dabei lokale
Menschen einzusetzen die sich vor Ort fuumlr die sanitaumlreInfrastruktur und das Muumlllmanagement verantwortlichfuumlhlenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWarum sind Toiletten fuumlr Sie auch weiterhinein zentraler Ansatzpunkt gebliebenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniDie Krankheit die in Indien die meistenTodesfaumllle verursacht ist nicht Aids oder Krebs Es istDurchfall Die Ursachen dafuumlr sind verunreinigtes Wasserund mangelhafte Sanitaumlrinfrastruktur Es gibt zwarWasserleitungen aber sie werden durch Faumlkalienkontaminiert 50 Prozent der Inder haben keinen Zugangzu Toiletten weltweit sind es 25 Milliarden MenschenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie sehr hat sich Ihr persoumlnlichesEngagement auf Ihr akademisches Denken ausgewirktRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniSehr stark doch die Beziehung zwischenAktivismus und Denken war von Angst gepraumlgt Ich hatteAngst hinausgeworfen zu werden wenn ich mich nunsozial engagiere Deswegen habe ich sehr viel gearbeitetund meine Produktivitaumlt hat sich dadurch noch gesteigertDass ich ploumltzlich die Nuumltzlichkeit der Theorie sehenkonnte hat mein Denken stark beeinflusstSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWorin liegen die Vorteile und dieHerausforderungen Wissenschaft und Aktivismus zukombinierenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniUniversitaumlten sind oumlffentliche Einrichtungendaher ist es sehr schwer Professoren ohne weitereshinauszuschmeiszligen In der Theorie wird von allenakademischen Institutionen erwartet dass dieWissenschafter einen positiven Beitrag fuumlr dieGesellschaft leisten ndash sie sind ja hauptsaumlchlich durchoumlffentliche Gelder finanziert Doch in der Praxis wird dasoft als Widerspruch gesehen ndash und auch gelebt Es kannpassieren dass man als Professor nicht mehr unterstuumltztwird wenn man sich sozial engagiert Es gibt Tendenzen
zu glauben dass alles was keinen oumlkonomischen Nutzenhat wertlos istSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sind indische Staatsbuumlrgerin habenaber seit dem Studium nicht mehr in Indien gelebt dochviel uumlber das Land gearbeitet Was fasziniert Sie an IndienRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniEs ist das Land mit der groumlszligten demokratischenGesellschaft doch es ist auch ein Land mit groszligenUngleichheiten Mein Leben war nicht viel anders alsjenes von Menschen im Westen auszliger dass ich keinesexuelle Freiheit hatte ndash was ich aber nicht vermisst habeDoch es gibt einen groszligen Unterschied zwischen meinerFreiheit und der Freiheit die ein Dorfbewohner in Indienhat Die Gesellschaft ist sehr polarisiertSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWelche Rolle spielen Forschung undEntwicklung in dieser polarisierten GesellschaftRamaniRamaniRamaniRamani In den letzten 60 Jahren haben Forschung undTechnologie in Indien definitiv zu Wirtschaftswachstumgefuumlhrt allerdings nicht zu einer inklusiven EntwicklungWirtschaftswachstum und oumlkonomische Entwicklung sindnicht dasselbe Oumlkonomische Entwicklung heiszligt dassjeder die Chance auf Entwicklung hat In Indien haben wirdie groumlszligte Armutslast weltweit und diese ist sehr ungleichverteilt Es gibt eine groszlige Bevoumllkerung und vieleverschiedene Ethnien Einige davon sind nie in derMittelschicht angekommen und leiden besonders unterArmut Es gibt so viele nebeneinander existierendeLebensweisen in Indien ndash das macht das Land sofaszinierend aber auch so herausfordernd (Tanja Traxler1792015)ShyamaShyamaShyamaShyama RamaniRamaniRamaniRamani (55) ist Oumlkonomieprofessorin an der UnitedNations University Maastricht in den Niederlanden Die gebuumlrtigeInderin hat uumlber spieltheoretische Ansaumltze in denWirtschaftswissenschaften an der Cornell University in Ithaca NewYork promoviert Zu ihren Forschungsschwerpunkten zaumlhlen die
Rolle von Technologie und Innovation in EntwicklungsprozessenSie ist verheiratet und hat zwei erwachsene Kinder Letzte Wochewar sie im Rahmen des vom Verkehrsministeriums finanziertenForschungsschwerpunktes Wissenschafts- undTechnologieauszligenpolitik am Oumlsterreichischen Institut fuumlrInternationale Politik in Wien
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raquo TODAYS PAPER raquo BOOK REVIEW
Published July 29 2014 0000 IST | Updated July 29 2014 0540 IST July 29 2014
Innovating for economic growthR Devarajan
INNOVATION IN INDIA Edited by Shyam V Ramani Cambridge University Press India Pvt Ltd 43814 Ansari Road Daryaganj NewDelhishy110002 Rs 795
R Devarajan
Fourteen years ago at the watershed of the two centuries the world witnessed the ushering in of a new era a new environment which was afar cry from what had been experienced earlier Although by then people had become alive to the imperative and inevitability of change theprocess of actual and physical changeover was not easy and simple
Moving from the known to the unknown was a different ball game altogether Looking at the reality behind the rhetoric and in order to derivethe optimum advantage it was essential to embrace and espouse the evolving norms wholly and willingly
Innovation is a critical component in improving individual and institutional performance Real innovation is not easy to come by More oftenestablishments tweak compensation systems tinker with organisational structures or make marginal improvements in some functionsInnovation is more radical and transformational than an improvement Innovation is contentshyoriented whereas improvement is processshyoriented
It is not possible to countenance a high and increasing standard of living merely by longshyinshytheshytooth tools of development Every now andthen organisations confront situations that warrant radical changes which call for outshyofshytheshybox thinking It is only through innovation thatwe can bring about such avantshygarde transformation
Inspiration for innovation usually stems from a combination of three factors an urgent and nagging necessity to bring about a change howpeople perceive and pursue that change to the ultimate and a congenial environment to accomplish that change
Innovation is always driven by selfshyinduced passion pressure of compelling circumstances and undying perseverance for achievement Theassiduous application of technological improvement in transport and communication worldwide has created an unprecedented growth inglobal connectivity and transmission of information Globalisation itself is a product of innovation
Current and contemporary economies are more influenced by ideas and concepts than they are governed by capital and labour Empiricalevidence across nations suggests the existence of a definite link between technological innovation and inclusive economic growth Inclusiveeconomic growth implies that the advantages of development are equitably distributed to all sections of the society It ensures that theeconomic gains generated by growth are not monopolised only by the high and mighty but the marginalised sections in the society also derivethe benefits
Innovation reformulates conventional economic theory in such a way that knowledge technology entrepreneurship and innovation arepositioned at the centre of this emerging model As the developed countries have already achieved inclusive economic growth byimplementing the above model the still developing countries have the advantage of being the beneficiary of diffusion mdash a process of adoptionand absorption It is a kind of ldquofree riderdquo for the developing countries who have no need to reinvent the wheel Innovations in India havesubstantially contributed to income and employment generation in the country The corporate sector as well as the National Laboratoriesfunctioning under the aegis of the CSIR has been operating under severe resource constraints This has however not hampered thedevelopment of costshyeffective products and new technologies
During the preshyliberalisation period in India mdash from 1950s to 1990s mdash the main thrust of economic development was on alleviating poverty
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and crating a better standard of living This development agenda was carried out in four stages It commenced with land reforms thatabolished skewed land ownership and brought in the philosophy of lsquoLand for the Tillerrsquo Then a series of public sector undertakings werestarted in the semishyurban areas besides providing encouragement and support to the small scale industries
The third phase introduced a public distribution system to provide essential commodities to the people Simultaneously primary health carewas also brought in as a common community service The fourth and final stage saw the implementation of a deliberate and purposivereservation policy in respect of education and employment opportunities to the deprived and the downtrodden
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in our country for building frontshyrunners in international trade and commerce It is thesure thing for progress and prosperity Innovation has also bred and brought about an abiding collaboration between the academic portal andthe factory shop floor Indeed this avenue has become a much sought after space where the future is invented
There is a strong correlation between language and innovation The way leaders make use of language to encapsulate an idea among theirpeople determines its success rate mdash whether it will be a flash in the pan or an enduring phenomenon
The fear of failure often forbids people from attempting innovation Nothing ventured nothing gained People must be counselled thatfailures are stepping stones for success
Willyshynilly there is always an element of ldquoluckrdquo and chance in innovation But aggressively positive persons create their own ldquoluckrdquo whichfollows exemplary planning preparation perseverance Louis Pasteur famously wrote ldquoFortune favours the prepared mindrdquo
This book is a compendium of 12 wellshyresearched articles some authored by individual writers and some by teams of two While all thesearticles deal with different themes in effect they address a common cause viz how ldquoInnovation in India [is] combining economic growth andinclusive developmentrdquo
The editor of the volume Shyama V Ramani has coshyauthored three pieces besides writing the prologue and the concluding remarks Theremaining eight chapters describe the impact of innovation on different sectors of the national economy such as universityshyindustrycollaboration seed and biotech industry software technology pharmaceutical industry Nanoscience and technology energypowergeneration indigenous medical systems and innovation in lowshycost toilets in rural India
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in India for building frontshyrunners in international trade andcommerce
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ARTICLE IN lsquoTHE NEW INDIAN EXPRESSrsquo
NGOs plan one million toilets in India Express News Service First Published 02 Nov 2009 030100 AM IST
CHENNAI Aiming at building one million toilets in India some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have jointly launched a programme FINISH (Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation and Health)
To start a dialogue on this process the NGOs led by FIN (Friends-in-Need) organised a capacity building workshop on Sunday for all stakeholders like architects NGOs researches and corporates
According to the available data 26 billion people in the world do not have access to toilets and about 42000 people die every week after drinking water polluted by faecal matter and in India two out of three people do not have access to a toilet At the same time 40 to 60 per cent of existing toilets are not being used
V Ganapathy adivsor FIN said ldquo60 per cent of the Indian homes do not have toilets UNICEF study points out more children die due to diarrhoea than from malaria measles and AIDS Seepage from septic tanks open defecation etc cause drinking water pollution which causes diarrhoea This brings us to focus why it is important to have a toiletrdquo
The plans are to arrive at solutions on the lack of sanitation coverage and to focus on effective usage of available toilets
The strategy is to build one million toilets largely by mobilising funds from the end-users themselves instead of providing sanitation as a ldquocharity commodityrdquo free of charge he said
The government so far has given only subsidies or incentives for constructing toilets This FINISH initiative plans to bring SNS-REAAL a Netherlands-based financial institution to micro-finance this project
Shyama Ramani director of FIN said ldquo So far we donrsquot have a technology for less water or water-free toilets we call upon the research community to come up with newer cost-effective environment-friendly modelsrdquo
The NGOs plan to build these one million toilets in three years in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Comments
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenplease extend your program in north-karnataka india I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN Regards AWWA ngo North karnatka indian Email awwa2kgmailcom
By f khan 1122009 114900 PM
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenThere is a workable solution to this I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN
By Anthony Gonsalves 1122009 82800 PM
I appreciate the NGOs initiative and wish them sucess These basic amenities should you be provided by the Central and State Governments but they lack funds since all such funds
have been wasted on erecting statues or building arches or are simply swindled by civil servants and politicians As much as this initiative is welcome I would like to know their plans to maintain these toilets since our countrys record in maintaining any facility - public or private - is very abysmal
By Bharath 1122009 105900 AM
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo
Staff Reporter
mdash Photo SSKumar
Promoting hygiene Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India) addressing a workshop on sanitation in Chennai on
Sunday
CHENNAI Institutes of technology have to come up with low-cost technology for toilets which use less water in order to achieve effective sanitation coverage and reduce environmental contamination said Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India)
Speaking at the first lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo workshop organised at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) here on Sunday she said the financial technological and social challenges faced by the lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo had to be tackled by the collective effort of international organisations firms researchers non-governmental organisations and citizens ldquoWe also want more volunteers to work with usrdquo she said
lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo has a goal of building one million toilets largely mobilising funds from the end users in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
The programme works towards financial inclusion to improve sanitation and health in various parts of the country Dr Ramani said
Two-thirds of the people in the country do not have access to a toilet and more than 40 per cent of the existing toilets are not being used said S Janakarajan professor of MIDS There is lack of sanitation coverage and 42000 people die every week owing to drinking water polluted with faecal matter he said
NGOs such as BISWA in Orissa IIRD in Rajasthan ESAF in Maharashtra SAMBHAV in Madhya Pradesh and BHARATHI in Tamil Nadu and WASTE a Dutch NGO are joining hands with insurance organisations like TATA-AIG and
For effective sanitation coverage expert
News Update
Stories in this Section Business contest held MedIndia launches pre-screening cancer clinic For some they are a reassuring sight Features on website Appeal to partymen Results on website Date extended ldquoRegularise TASMAC workersrdquo Migration of web-based services to IPv6 on First monthly grievance redressal day conducted at University of Madras Corporation dental clinics from this month Crucial link lost Festival to celebrate spirit of womanhood Free spoken English training Bridge near Tidel Park collapses Fishermen held Teenager on motorcycle knocks down girl Found dead Focus on heritage building conservation city pulse TNEB bill payment The vanishing of old houses Procedures to protect antiques ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo Chain snatched RPF constable injured Fire accidents Dies of burns Awareness campaign to curb crossing of rail tracks Amendment to registration procedure sought SIPCOT sets up Fodder Development Committee HCL BIM sign memorandum for new elective as part of MBA Grant for mentally ill children
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financial institutions like SNS-REAAL NHB and NABARD to mobilise funds from end-users to build the sanitation systems
People in rural areas of Tamil Nadu are reluctant to spend money for building a toilet They want it free said S Paranjothi field officer Friend in Need Trust
There is a need for more awareness of sanitation in the State said Jordan Trombetta a volunteer
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo
Staff Reporter
NAGAPATTINAM Voluntary organisations should play a crucial role in moulding mindsets towards sanitation and solid waste management said Collector C Munianathan at the Triple Ecosan Toilet festival at Kameshwaram village in Nagapattinam
According to him over 60 per cent of the houses in coastal areas practise open defecation causing environmental contamination He lauded the efforts of FIN Trust a France-based NGO working in Kameshwaram for organising a toilet beauty contest to highlight the importance of toilets ensuring a healthy and hygienic living
Ecosan technology as a toilet model prevented pollution conserved water and converted urine and human waste as an ideal farming manure
The Collector also opened the compost chamber in an ecosan toilet in the tsunami fisherman colony in Kameshwaram G Kanakasundaram Panchayat President said that Kameshwaram had the highest number of 350 ecosan toilets
Shyama Ramani Director FIN Trust said that 77 families participated in the toilet beauty contest Eighteen masons of nearby Achakarai village who had constructed ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their houses were given Rs10000 each for the construction of ecosan toilets in their homes The best among the toilets were given prizes
A scientific study under the auspices of the United Nations University to create a database to find out the impact of Ecosan toilet on health and hygiene and environment will be undertaken by FIN Trust said V Ganapathyadvisor FIN Trust
R Subramanian Panchayat Union Councillor A Thanikachalam- Lead Bank Manager Indian Overseas Bank and Shanthi Mathikumar- Vice President Kameshwaram Panchayat spoke SParanjothi proposed a vote of thanks N Dandayudhapani won the masonrsquos contest and Anjammal and Nagavalli won the toilet beauty contest a release said
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
Linkswwwfriend-in-needorg
Shyama Ramanishyama_ramaniyahoocomFriend-in-Need (FIN) Trust India
Promoting the use of sanitation facilities in India
A beauty contest for toilets
Providing sufficient toilet access is key to meeting health and sanitation targets But it is difficult to ensure the proper use and maintenance of facilities
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
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Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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PRESS CLIPPINGS
(From latest to oldest)
1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
++Press targeting academics
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
News Update
Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Friday December 5 2008
Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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PURA would be realised in a big way with objectives of equipping different sections of the rural society with information technology tools
The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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tell the beneficiary to maintain a distance from the water source But they say
they donrsquot have the land So we build the toilet because we have to meet
targetsrdquo he says
India is not yet meeting its mission goals Only about 19m toilets have been
builtacross rural India meaning another 92m are needed over the next three
years to meet the 2019 target Vivek Sabnis who previously worked for the
Bangalore-based sanitation NGO Arghyam says ldquoUnfortunately everybody is
pushing for quantity over qualityrdquo
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The characteristic pink toilets built across rural Odisha under the Swachch
Bharat Mission
Odisha isnrsquot the only state that faces a threat to its water supplies from new
toilets Bihar Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand also have badly built toilets
according to Saha This means that as coverage grows contamination may
worsen
A study in the journal Environmental Science and Technology in April found
that certain diarrhoea-causing protozoa can travel 150 metres or more in the
high groundwater of Puri to contaminate even deep tube wells which are
thought safer than shallow tube wells and open ponds The study says full
latrine coverage in high water table areas would reduce contamination in open
ponds but increase it in tube wells
Marion Jenkins lead author of the study and an environmental health
researcher at the University of California in Davis says recommended
safeguards may reduce contamination a little but wonrsquot eliminate it
ldquoDrinking-water aquifers are already seriously polluted with faecal protozoal
pathogens from the existing stock of latrines in rural Purirdquo she says
Snakebites diarrhoea and violence why
Indias rural women need toilets
Read more
This means that unless the existing latrines are pulled down and new ones
built differently pollution will remain
Another study published in January found tube wells in Bihar to be
contaminated by faecal pathogens about 18 of the time when they werenrsquot
far enough from pit toilets This study was done in summer and the authors
predict contamination would increase during monsoon
None of this means India should panic and abandon pit toilets says Sandy
Cairncross an environmental health researcher at the London School of
Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Improved toilet coverage is likely to benefit
people much more than it hurts them he points out adding that it would be
better to provide piped water to villages instead of relying on tube wells and
ponds
Another solution is to train villagers to monitor the quality of their toilets
instead of relying on government officials to do so says Sujoy Mojumdar a
former SBM director who is now with Unicef India The system of a
government official inspecting toilets before disbursing money doesnrsquot work
because toilet users do not feel ownership he argues Village teams already
exist in some states he says ldquobut it is still a rare example and not
widespreadrdquo
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CHENNAI January 22 2016
Updated January 22 2016 0539 IST
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The names of the women were among the 200 short-listed by jury members under 20 categories
At least eight women from Tamil Nadu will have lunch with President Pranab Mukherjee at
Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday
They are among winners of the 100Women Achieversrsquo Contest organised by the Ministry of Women
and Child Development in collaboration with Facebook to recognise and acknowledge women who
are making a difference in their communities across the country
Their names were among the 200 short-listed by jury members under 20 categories Facebook users
then voted 100 women from the 200 And they are the women who have been working at various
levels to empower women
Chennai-based artist N Swarnalatha says each incident of woman abuse brings her pain ldquoIt affects
me mentally and I translate the anguish into art All the proceeds I get from selling my paintings
goes towards supporting womenrdquo she said
Academician Shyama Ramani is trying her hand at improving sanitation in Kameshwaram a fishing
hamlet in Nagapattinam district through her organisation Friend In Need India Trust ldquoNow that we
have constructed toilets and the people are using them I am looking for a sustainable model to keep
the village cleanrdquo she said
ldquoEvery year in Sathyabama University we offer up to 500 seats free to the disabled and to children of
army jawansrdquo says educationist Mariazeena Johnson
Saundarya Rajesh Founder ndash President AVTAR Career Creators amp FLEXI Careers India who has
championed the cause of career re-entry of women says she plans to create greater awareness about
the need for women professionals to pursue a career
Vijayalakshmi Devarajan who has nearly two decades of experience in human resource
development believes in empowering women from the lower income group She conducts training
sessions for young women on how to get through job interviews
Coimbatore-based Latha Sundaram has been contributing towards women and child empowerment
through Aram Foundation Charitable Trust ldquoWe teach girl children concepts of safe touch and also
train them in self-defence For college-going girls and working women we give awareness self
vigilance and self defence workshopsrdquo she said
ldquoWe have imparted skill-based training for 4000 persons using corporate funds Our short-term
courses are in plumbing telecommunication photography and electricianrdquo says Shima Sendhil
Director Rathinam Group of Institutions
They are winners of achieversrsquo contest held by Ministry of Women and Child
Development
BOOK REVIEW
Economic amp Political Weekly EPW OCTOBER 3 2015 vol l no 40 31
Innovation and Indiarsquos GrowthHow Inclusive Are Its Achievements
M H Bala Subrahmanya
Innovation and inclusive development are watchwords for both policymak-ers and empirical researchers in India
today While the former is considered the means to achieve accelerated and competitive economic growth the latter is a sociopolitical necessity as well as a economic desire arising out of the pro-longed realisation that the benefi ts of economic growth did not percolate to the ldquobottom of the pyramidrdquo (BoP)mdasheither in the period of ldquoeconomic plan-ningrdquo or in the period of ldquoeconomic lib-eralisationrdquo so far It is in this context that the book under review assumes signifi cance
In Chapter 1 Shyama V Ramani the editor of the volume describes the con-text in which Indiarsquos National System of Innovation (NSI) was foundedmdashthe need for assessing Indiarsquos industrialisa-tion as part of planned economic devel-opment This chapter has a conceptual framework that synthesises the different chapters of the book Ramani stresses on the need to look at the NSI approach to describe the process of catching-up by developing countriesmdashparticularly the emerging economies of today NSI has
emerged as a major conceptual frame-work in the past three decades to organ-ise historical evidence on the accumula-tion of scientifi c and technical innova-tions and industrial capabilities of late-comer countries attempting to catch up with the developed ones
Ramani identifi es the change in the rules and regulations after Indiarsquos inde-pendence in 1947 in two broad periods (i) building indigenous capabilities thro ugh import substitution policy (characterised by the various controls and regulations on economic activities and enterprises) and (ii) promoting economic liberalisation the seeds of which were laid intermittently in the 1980s though full-scale liberalisation of policies were pursued only after 1990 The scope and nature of policy efforts for inclusive development in the meantime underwent a shift from exclusively rural India to include urban India as well Various schemes and
programmes were introduced for this purpose As Ramani rightly points out the ultimate test of any mission or devel-opment programme lies in its outcome that is economic growth and develop-ment covering structural change trade foreign direct investment (FDI) invest-ment in research and development (RampD) and innovation Though Indiarsquos performance on this front has been en-couraging in absolute terms it pales in comparison to Chinamdashand other lead-ing Asian economies However Ramani expresses optimism She hopes innova-tions will catch up because the NSI is stronger vibrant dense and complex as compared to the past
Universities and Public Labs
India has developed an elaborate net-work of educational institutions and public laboratories In Chapter 2 Gita Surie discusses the evolution and con-tribution of universities and public labo-ratories as catalysts of innovation and entrepreneurship during three different periods (i) prior to Indiarsquos independ-ence (ii) from 1947 till 1991 and (iii) during the liberalisation period that began in 1991 After independence policies and programmes led to the development of nationwide institutions and laboratories pulling science and technology (SampT) out of the rut it was stuck in during the colonial period After 1991 there has been much stress on pro-moting universityndashindustry partnerships
Innovation in India Combining Economic Growth with Inclusive Development edited by Shyama V Ramani New Delhi Cambridge University Press 2014 pp 404 Rs 795
BOOK REVIEW
OCTOBER 3 2015 vol l no 40 EPW Economic amp Political Weekly32
to foster innovation disseminate techno-logy and enhance entrepreneurial capa-bilities Over a period of time India has made considerable progress in terms of the diversity and capability of its SampT infrastructure The country has made signifi cant achievements in the fi eld But there is a fl ip side to this story Surie shows that science education has suffered
She makes no reference to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) This is a major omission ISRO by any standards is an outstanding example of Indiarsquos innovation capability building programme and has contributed immen-sely to the communication revolution in the country
Demand for Innovation
In Chapter 3 Smita Srinivas makes a case for understanding the nature and complexity of the demand for innovation in India Srinivas separates demands into four broad categories (i) effective demand (ii) need that is not recognised as one (iii) a need that is recognised but not as a demand and (iv) a demand that is recognised but is unfulfi lled She
cites the example of Jaipur Foot developed by a non-profi t organisation Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) Today BMVSS generates a glob-al market and its products cater to am-putees from across the world
Srinivas contends that with the involvement of states fi rms and non-governmental organisations more such needs can be converted into demand She argues that there are unrecognised needs in areas such as paediatric health and womenrsquos reproductive health in India
Seed and Biotechnology
The growth of seedbiotechnology in-dustry has important implications for the Indian economy where agriculture plays a prominent role In Chapter 4 Carl Pray and Latha Nagarajan deal with the evolution current structure and innova-tions in the seed and biotech industry in India They trace the evolution of seed sector innovation during four periods (i) colonial period (ii) the period of Green Revolution (started in the mid-1960s) (iii) the period starting from the mid-1980s when hybrids were developed
and (iv) the period of biotechno logy that started in the 21st century India has developed one of the largest and most complex agricultural research systems in the world and there has been a considerable increase in public investments in agricultural research and education
Public sector innovations led to the development of high-yielding open pol-linating varieties of wheat rice and pulses The protective policies followed by the country till the 1980s facilitated the public sectorrsquos growth The policy of liberalisation introduced thereafter opened the fi eld for private sector enter-prises including multinational corpora-tions (MNC) As a result the size and structure of the Indian seed market industry changed substantially between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s While industry size more than tripled the share of the private sector almost dou-bled An increasing number of foreign seed and biotech companies entered the Indian market At the same time Indian fi rms acquired an inter national character through acquisitions of fi rms in the US Europe and South America and research
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Gandhi and the Ali BrothersBiography of a FriendshipRakhahari ChatterjiThis book is a study of the relationship between Gandhi and the Ali brothers mainly in the context of the Non-cooperation and Khilafat Movements focusing on the period of 1919ndash1931 Gandhirsquos involvement in the Khilafat
in an exclusively Muslim question translating it into a national question
This was his way of bringing the Muslims out of their community cocoons into the mainstream of Indiarsquos national politics However as his relationship with the brothers broke down this turned out to be also his last such intervention Consequently the issue of Muslim participation remained unsettled till Partition2013 bull 248 pages bull Hardback (978-81-321-1125-2) bull ` 75000
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alliances with American European and Chinese institutions
The authors throw light on a pertinent question who benefi ted from the pro-gress in RampD and innovations of the seed and biotech industry The Green Revo-lution led to a substantial increase in wheat and rice yields it benefi ted both the large and the small farmers and led to more employment in the agricultural sector Both poor and rich consumers gained The introduction of hybrid seeds led to an increase in yields of cotton maize millets benefi ting farmers and the consumers alike The biotech revolu-tion improved yields reduced pesticide use and also resulted in health benefi ts Though the private sector has emerged as a major player the authors suggest a larger role for the public sector to promote RampD and innovations in the seed industry
Software Industry
The unprecedented growth of software industry particularly in the era of liber-alisation has given a unique identity to the Indian economy in the global arena In Chapter 5 Nagesh Kumar deals with the outstanding achievements of the Indian software industry and its contri-bution to the Indian economy in the fi rst decade of economic liberalisation 1989ndash2000 Kumar also examines tech-nology upgrading and innovative acti-vities of the industry and analyses NSIrsquos role in it
But the pertinent question ismdashhow has India achieved this growth The bulk of the software activity of Indian enterprises comprised ldquobody shoppingrdquo or on-site exports primarily due to rela-tively low labour costs However with technological upgradation and move-ment up the value chain the share of on-site exports declined duly compen-sated by a rise in the share of ldquooffshorerdquo development An important feature of Indian software industryrsquos maturity is the shift towards high-end consulting with the development of diversifi ed domain expertise and export packaged software particularly proprietary soft-ware products This enabled an increas-ing number of Indian companies to penetrate the international market both
in terms of investments and exports As a result the subsequent entry of MNCs did not make any dent either on the domestic software industry or on its exports However analyses in terms of (i) foreign exchange utilisation per unit of exports (ii) labour productivity (iii) unit cost of production and (iv) profi t margins for a sample of 66 software companies comprising small medium and large fi rms do not refl ect a clear improvement in the effi ciency and com-petitiveness of Indian software indus-try The author though appears reluc-tant to conclude in this manner
The development and achievements of Indian software industry have been attributed to the NSI comprising the vast educational and institutional network developed over the years SampT infra-structure supply of trained manpower infrastructure for technology develop-ment RampD capability building automa-tion of public sector services and support for software exports These have enabled India to be a successful participant in the international division of labour in software development
However this chapter is dated at least by a decade The size and structure of the industry and the challenges it faces have undergone considerable changes since 2000 Moreover by confi ning the analysis to only secondary data the au-thor has missed an opportunity to dwell on the contributions made by this indus-try towards inclusive growth in the country since 1991 I have learnt from conversations in different parts of the country that kids of unorganised sector workers (such as maid servants landless labourers small and marginal farmers auto and taxi drivers cooks carpenters) have joined unknownlesser-known en-gineering institutions obtained bache-lor of engineering degrees and joined the software industry It is signifi cant that such developments in different parts of the country have given ldquowingsrdquo to the aspirations of ldquonew generation in the bottom of the pyramidrdquo
Pharmaceutical Sector
In Chapter 6 Ramani and Samira Guennif trace the evolution of Indian pharma-ceutical industry from virtually a cipher
at the time of independence to a lead-ing industrial power by the turn of the century At the time of independence MNCs supplied more than 80 of Indiarsquos pharmaceutical needs During 1947ndash70 to reduce the dependence on imports and MNCs the government set up two public sector undertakings and adopted an import substitution policy This involved price controls high import duties along with export subsi-dies and the introduction of industrial licensing But this did not alter the ownership structure and Indian fi rms could develop capabilities only in respect of formulations
The adoption of the Indian Patent Act of 1970 enabled domestic fi rms to develop copies of branded drugs inde-pendently through process innovations leading to ldquoduplicative imitationrdquo and ldquocreative imitationrdquo By the mid-1980s Indian fi rms were producing both bulk drugs and formulations resulting in a steady improvement in the access of basic drugs to the poor India also became an exporter The authors give credit to the role of government-promoted biotech-nology The considerable growth of bio-technology in India particularly after 2000 was characterised by the inter-nationalisation of fi rms both in terms of activities and earnings
It is important to note that all these developments took place when India moved to a regime compliant with The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) This indicates that such a movement has not hurt the industry
Nanotechnology
How did India respond to the challenge of promoting emerging nanotechnology in the country Manish Anand answers the question in Chapter 7 Since nano-technology promotion is considered benefi cial across sectors various gov-ernment departments public laborato-ries universities industrial enterprises start-ups industry associations and even private research institutes and not-for-profi t foundations are involved in the endeavour
The state responded to the challenge by adopting a four-pronged strategy
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(i) setting up centres of excellence in premier science and engineering institu-tions across the country (ii) sponsoring RampD projects (iii) promoting interna-tional collaborations and (iv) strengthen-ing industryndashinstitute interactions through publicndashprivate partnerships (PPP) Incen-tives are provided to scientists to encour-age the development and commerciali-sation of innovations by permitting them to hold equity in spin-offs and ena-bling them to move between academic institutions and industry The outcomes of these efforts are yet to be seen but there is some progress in terms of scien-tifi c publications and patents
Nano-manufacturing is at its infancy covering nano materials nano-bio nano-electronics and nanotechnology instru-mentation Nanotechnology can address the needs of the poor in areas such as sanitation healthcare nutrition and en-ergy The author cites the use of Tata Swach a radically new water purifi er sys-tem which uses rice-husk ash and silver nano particles to fi lter out bacteria and other germs At Rs 749 a unit it is rela-tively inexpensive as well
Energy Policy
Ambuj Sagar and Anksuh Choudhary deal with the complex energy innova-tion system in India in Chapter 8 They do so by examining four case studies (i) wind power (ii) coal power genera-tion both of which are energy generat-ing technologies (iii) automobiles and (iv) improved cook stoves both of which are end-user technologies
The authors discuss how the market-stimulating policies of the government enabled the entry and growth of Suzlon the third-largest wind turbine manufac-turer in the world In the coal power in-dustry Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) could achieve little in terms of innovations due to its limited RampD capa-bility as it relied solely on technology im-ports The authors note that the absence of coordination between academia research institutes and the industry prevented the emergence of a strong technological capability
The authors have also analysed the introduction promotion and perfor-mance of the National Programme on
Improved Chulha (NPIC) and highlighted the factors responsible for its limited success Indiarsquos automobile industry presented a different picture It experi-enced a dynamic transformation and emerged as a competitive industry char-acterised by the entry of an increasing number of global players and signifi cant infl ow of technology and technical know-how The RampD expenditure of Indian fi rms has increased
However the authors conclude that the overall performance of Indiarsquos energy sector is far from satisfactory
Research in Medicine
The Traditional Medicine System (TMS) comprising Ayurveda Yoga and Natur-opathy Unani Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) plays an important role par-ticularly in meeting the primary health-care needs of people in rural India In chapter 9 Arijit Dutta traces the history and the growth of TMS Dutta throws light on the innovation capability build-ing facilitated by the state
Within TMS ayurveda has attracted more private investment and innova-tion However TMS has contributed con-siderably to inclusive development in terms of making medicines available accessible and affordable
Pro-poor Innovations
In Chapter 10 Shyama V Ramani and Shuan Sadre Ghazi talk about address-ing sanitation challenges The provision of a product such as a toilet to the poor-est segment of the population which has never used this amenity is a social inno-vation of sorts But its diffusion poses different kinds of challenges Through a case study in a Tamil Nadu village Kameshwaram the authors argue that the successful introduction of a social inno-vation such as a toilet depends on its sus-tainability in the local environment and its acceptance by the user population
In Chapter 11 Dinesh Abrol analyses the development of rural technologies and rural industries to improve rural livelihoods since independence Abrol show that pro-poor innovation and the diffusion of such innovation has not been successful in India Abrol believes the recent PPP initiatives and the move
to bring in the corporate sector as the partner of the state are unlikely to succeed in achieving pro-poor innova-tions He argues that the rural poor must be guided to organise themselves into cooperatives and collectives and given opportunities to improve their bargaining power
Socio-economic Awareness Is Key
In the fi nal chapter Ramani reviews the key fi ndings of each of the earlier chap-ters and makes fi ve important observa-tions with respect to Indiarsquos NSI The primary lesson of the book is that the success of innovation generation and diffusion hinges not only on an effective and pragmatic policy but also on its implementation through dynamic insti-tutional reforms that suit the socio-eco-nomic contexts of local environments
The book is the fi rst attempt to throw light on the NSI of India covering the pre-liberalisation and the liberali-sation periods and sectors as diverse as rural industries traditional medicine software industry and nanotechnology It also analyses the building up of inno-vation capability in terms of infrastruc-ture and personnel and examines the outcomes and achievements of this endeavourmdash particularly with a focus on inclusive development Policymak-ers and researchers will fi nd this book valuable Its length and the unevenvarying time scales of the chapters however detract from the bookrsquos readability
M H Bala Subrahmanya (balamgmtiiscernetin) is Chairman Department of Management Studies Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
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STANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie forschen zu Innovationen inEntwicklungslaumlndern ndash wie unterscheiden die sich vonInnovationen in reichen LaumlndernShyamaShyamaShyamaShyama RamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniDie Effizienz mit der Wissenschaft zuTechnologie transformiert wird ist in denEntwicklungslaumlndern viel niedriger als in den reichenLaumlndern ndash das zeigt sich in den Publikationsstatistiken und
bei den Patentanmeldungen Ein groszliges Problem ist dasses einen klaren Technologiegap zwischen armen undreichen Laumlndern bei Innovationstechnologien gibt etwa imBiotech-Sektor Das fuumlhrt dazu dass die risikoreichenAspekte von Innovationen von den reichen in arme Laumlnderausgelagert und auf dem Ruumlcken armer Menschenausgetragen werden Westliche Pharmaunternehmenfuumlhren in groszligem Ausmaszlig Medikamententests mit derarmen Bevoumllkerung in Indien durch Gleichzeitig wirddiese spaumlter aber nie Zugang zu den fertigen Produktenhaben Auszligerdem investieren Pharmaunternehmen vorallem in Forschung uumlber Krankheiten von denen derWesten betroffen ist Die Forschung die den Armendienen wuumlrde wird vernachlaumlssigtSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie kommt es dass Forschung nichtunabhaumlngig von der Industrie agiertRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniWissenschafter die gegen den Mainstreamforschen haben Schwierigkeiten zu publizieren EinBeispiel Ein Paper in dem ich mich kritisch mit demAgrarkonzern Monsanto auseinandersetzte wurdeneunmal zuruumlckgewiesen bis ich es publizieren konnteMonsanto hat wie auch groszlige Pharmakonzerne einemaumlchtige Lobby Da ist es schwierig dagegenzuhaltenUnter Sozialwissenschaftern kommt hinzu dass es zwarviele gibt die theoretische Modelle aufstellen undBerechnungen machen sie sprechen allerdings nicht mitden Menschen um sie zu fragen welchen Nutzen oderSchaden Technologie und Innovationen fuumlr sie habenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sprechen nicht nur mit den Menschensondern haben 2004 auch eine NGO gegruumlndet umarmen Menschen in Indien zu helfen ndash wie kam es dazuRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniWaumlre nichts passiert waumlre ich eine theoretischeOumlkonomin wie viele andere geblieben Doch dannereignete sich der asiatische Tsunami Meine Familie war
damals am Strand bei einer Hochzeit Ich dachte daherdass ich meine ganze Familie in nur wenigen Minutenverloren habe Doch die Welle stoppte einen Kilometer vorder Hochzeitsgesellschaft So hatte ich das Gefuumlhl dassich etwas tun mussSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie hatten zuvor nur theoretisch zuEntwicklungsarbeit geforscht ndash wie sind Sie in der Praxiskonkret vorgegangenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniZunaumlchst machte ich mich auf die Suche nacheinem Dorf in dem es moumlglich ist uumlber einen laumlngerenZeitraum zu arbeiten Dann habe ich meine Familie undBekannte gebeten mir fuumlr drei Jahre je zehn Euro zugeben Das haben sehr viele gemacht und so begann dasProjekt In dem Dorf stellte sich heraus dass eines derwichtigsten Beduumlrfnisse Toiletten waren Das Dorf war vonWald umgeben doch der Tsunami hatte die Baumlumemitgerissen und so mussten die Frauen auf die Muumlllbergerund um das Dorf gehen Am Abend wurden sie dort vonRatten gebissen und Maumlnner fingen an Fotos von ihnenzu machen Das Beduumlrfnis nach Toiletten war alsodringend ndash aber ich hatte natuumlrlich keine Ahnung wie manToiletten baut In einer Lehrveranstaltung fanden meineStudierenden heraus dass es oumlkologische Toiletten gibt ndashdiese haben wir dann in dem Dorf gebautSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDAuch Jahre nach dem Toilettenbau habenSie das Dorf weiterhin besucht welche Veraumlnderungensind Ihnen aufgefallenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniViele NGOs und Firmen bauten aumlhnlicheToiletten doch niemand uumlberpruumlfte deren Qualitaumlt undden Umstand ob sie uumlberhaupt von den Menschenverwendet wurden Zweieinhalb Jahre nach dem Bau derToiletten fanden wir heraus dass nur noch die Haumllfte imEinsatz war ndash die Qualitaumlt war einfach nicht gut Dasbrachte mich zum Nachdenken Wir sind nun dabei lokale
Menschen einzusetzen die sich vor Ort fuumlr die sanitaumlreInfrastruktur und das Muumlllmanagement verantwortlichfuumlhlenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWarum sind Toiletten fuumlr Sie auch weiterhinein zentraler Ansatzpunkt gebliebenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniDie Krankheit die in Indien die meistenTodesfaumllle verursacht ist nicht Aids oder Krebs Es istDurchfall Die Ursachen dafuumlr sind verunreinigtes Wasserund mangelhafte Sanitaumlrinfrastruktur Es gibt zwarWasserleitungen aber sie werden durch Faumlkalienkontaminiert 50 Prozent der Inder haben keinen Zugangzu Toiletten weltweit sind es 25 Milliarden MenschenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie sehr hat sich Ihr persoumlnlichesEngagement auf Ihr akademisches Denken ausgewirktRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniSehr stark doch die Beziehung zwischenAktivismus und Denken war von Angst gepraumlgt Ich hatteAngst hinausgeworfen zu werden wenn ich mich nunsozial engagiere Deswegen habe ich sehr viel gearbeitetund meine Produktivitaumlt hat sich dadurch noch gesteigertDass ich ploumltzlich die Nuumltzlichkeit der Theorie sehenkonnte hat mein Denken stark beeinflusstSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWorin liegen die Vorteile und dieHerausforderungen Wissenschaft und Aktivismus zukombinierenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniUniversitaumlten sind oumlffentliche Einrichtungendaher ist es sehr schwer Professoren ohne weitereshinauszuschmeiszligen In der Theorie wird von allenakademischen Institutionen erwartet dass dieWissenschafter einen positiven Beitrag fuumlr dieGesellschaft leisten ndash sie sind ja hauptsaumlchlich durchoumlffentliche Gelder finanziert Doch in der Praxis wird dasoft als Widerspruch gesehen ndash und auch gelebt Es kannpassieren dass man als Professor nicht mehr unterstuumltztwird wenn man sich sozial engagiert Es gibt Tendenzen
zu glauben dass alles was keinen oumlkonomischen Nutzenhat wertlos istSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sind indische Staatsbuumlrgerin habenaber seit dem Studium nicht mehr in Indien gelebt dochviel uumlber das Land gearbeitet Was fasziniert Sie an IndienRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniEs ist das Land mit der groumlszligten demokratischenGesellschaft doch es ist auch ein Land mit groszligenUngleichheiten Mein Leben war nicht viel anders alsjenes von Menschen im Westen auszliger dass ich keinesexuelle Freiheit hatte ndash was ich aber nicht vermisst habeDoch es gibt einen groszligen Unterschied zwischen meinerFreiheit und der Freiheit die ein Dorfbewohner in Indienhat Die Gesellschaft ist sehr polarisiertSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWelche Rolle spielen Forschung undEntwicklung in dieser polarisierten GesellschaftRamaniRamaniRamaniRamani In den letzten 60 Jahren haben Forschung undTechnologie in Indien definitiv zu Wirtschaftswachstumgefuumlhrt allerdings nicht zu einer inklusiven EntwicklungWirtschaftswachstum und oumlkonomische Entwicklung sindnicht dasselbe Oumlkonomische Entwicklung heiszligt dassjeder die Chance auf Entwicklung hat In Indien haben wirdie groumlszligte Armutslast weltweit und diese ist sehr ungleichverteilt Es gibt eine groszlige Bevoumllkerung und vieleverschiedene Ethnien Einige davon sind nie in derMittelschicht angekommen und leiden besonders unterArmut Es gibt so viele nebeneinander existierendeLebensweisen in Indien ndash das macht das Land sofaszinierend aber auch so herausfordernd (Tanja Traxler1792015)ShyamaShyamaShyamaShyama RamaniRamaniRamaniRamani (55) ist Oumlkonomieprofessorin an der UnitedNations University Maastricht in den Niederlanden Die gebuumlrtigeInderin hat uumlber spieltheoretische Ansaumltze in denWirtschaftswissenschaften an der Cornell University in Ithaca NewYork promoviert Zu ihren Forschungsschwerpunkten zaumlhlen die
Rolle von Technologie und Innovation in EntwicklungsprozessenSie ist verheiratet und hat zwei erwachsene Kinder Letzte Wochewar sie im Rahmen des vom Verkehrsministeriums finanziertenForschungsschwerpunktes Wissenschafts- undTechnologieauszligenpolitik am Oumlsterreichischen Institut fuumlrInternationale Politik in Wien
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Published July 29 2014 0000 IST | Updated July 29 2014 0540 IST July 29 2014
Innovating for economic growthR Devarajan
INNOVATION IN INDIA Edited by Shyam V Ramani Cambridge University Press India Pvt Ltd 43814 Ansari Road Daryaganj NewDelhishy110002 Rs 795
R Devarajan
Fourteen years ago at the watershed of the two centuries the world witnessed the ushering in of a new era a new environment which was afar cry from what had been experienced earlier Although by then people had become alive to the imperative and inevitability of change theprocess of actual and physical changeover was not easy and simple
Moving from the known to the unknown was a different ball game altogether Looking at the reality behind the rhetoric and in order to derivethe optimum advantage it was essential to embrace and espouse the evolving norms wholly and willingly
Innovation is a critical component in improving individual and institutional performance Real innovation is not easy to come by More oftenestablishments tweak compensation systems tinker with organisational structures or make marginal improvements in some functionsInnovation is more radical and transformational than an improvement Innovation is contentshyoriented whereas improvement is processshyoriented
It is not possible to countenance a high and increasing standard of living merely by longshyinshytheshytooth tools of development Every now andthen organisations confront situations that warrant radical changes which call for outshyofshytheshybox thinking It is only through innovation thatwe can bring about such avantshygarde transformation
Inspiration for innovation usually stems from a combination of three factors an urgent and nagging necessity to bring about a change howpeople perceive and pursue that change to the ultimate and a congenial environment to accomplish that change
Innovation is always driven by selfshyinduced passion pressure of compelling circumstances and undying perseverance for achievement Theassiduous application of technological improvement in transport and communication worldwide has created an unprecedented growth inglobal connectivity and transmission of information Globalisation itself is a product of innovation
Current and contemporary economies are more influenced by ideas and concepts than they are governed by capital and labour Empiricalevidence across nations suggests the existence of a definite link between technological innovation and inclusive economic growth Inclusiveeconomic growth implies that the advantages of development are equitably distributed to all sections of the society It ensures that theeconomic gains generated by growth are not monopolised only by the high and mighty but the marginalised sections in the society also derivethe benefits
Innovation reformulates conventional economic theory in such a way that knowledge technology entrepreneurship and innovation arepositioned at the centre of this emerging model As the developed countries have already achieved inclusive economic growth byimplementing the above model the still developing countries have the advantage of being the beneficiary of diffusion mdash a process of adoptionand absorption It is a kind of ldquofree riderdquo for the developing countries who have no need to reinvent the wheel Innovations in India havesubstantially contributed to income and employment generation in the country The corporate sector as well as the National Laboratoriesfunctioning under the aegis of the CSIR has been operating under severe resource constraints This has however not hampered thedevelopment of costshyeffective products and new technologies
During the preshyliberalisation period in India mdash from 1950s to 1990s mdash the main thrust of economic development was on alleviating poverty
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and crating a better standard of living This development agenda was carried out in four stages It commenced with land reforms thatabolished skewed land ownership and brought in the philosophy of lsquoLand for the Tillerrsquo Then a series of public sector undertakings werestarted in the semishyurban areas besides providing encouragement and support to the small scale industries
The third phase introduced a public distribution system to provide essential commodities to the people Simultaneously primary health carewas also brought in as a common community service The fourth and final stage saw the implementation of a deliberate and purposivereservation policy in respect of education and employment opportunities to the deprived and the downtrodden
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in our country for building frontshyrunners in international trade and commerce It is thesure thing for progress and prosperity Innovation has also bred and brought about an abiding collaboration between the academic portal andthe factory shop floor Indeed this avenue has become a much sought after space where the future is invented
There is a strong correlation between language and innovation The way leaders make use of language to encapsulate an idea among theirpeople determines its success rate mdash whether it will be a flash in the pan or an enduring phenomenon
The fear of failure often forbids people from attempting innovation Nothing ventured nothing gained People must be counselled thatfailures are stepping stones for success
Willyshynilly there is always an element of ldquoluckrdquo and chance in innovation But aggressively positive persons create their own ldquoluckrdquo whichfollows exemplary planning preparation perseverance Louis Pasteur famously wrote ldquoFortune favours the prepared mindrdquo
This book is a compendium of 12 wellshyresearched articles some authored by individual writers and some by teams of two While all thesearticles deal with different themes in effect they address a common cause viz how ldquoInnovation in India [is] combining economic growth andinclusive developmentrdquo
The editor of the volume Shyama V Ramani has coshyauthored three pieces besides writing the prologue and the concluding remarks Theremaining eight chapters describe the impact of innovation on different sectors of the national economy such as universityshyindustrycollaboration seed and biotech industry software technology pharmaceutical industry Nanoscience and technology energypowergeneration indigenous medical systems and innovation in lowshycost toilets in rural India
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in India for building frontshyrunners in international trade andcommerce
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ARTICLE IN lsquoTHE NEW INDIAN EXPRESSrsquo
NGOs plan one million toilets in India Express News Service First Published 02 Nov 2009 030100 AM IST
CHENNAI Aiming at building one million toilets in India some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have jointly launched a programme FINISH (Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation and Health)
To start a dialogue on this process the NGOs led by FIN (Friends-in-Need) organised a capacity building workshop on Sunday for all stakeholders like architects NGOs researches and corporates
According to the available data 26 billion people in the world do not have access to toilets and about 42000 people die every week after drinking water polluted by faecal matter and in India two out of three people do not have access to a toilet At the same time 40 to 60 per cent of existing toilets are not being used
V Ganapathy adivsor FIN said ldquo60 per cent of the Indian homes do not have toilets UNICEF study points out more children die due to diarrhoea than from malaria measles and AIDS Seepage from septic tanks open defecation etc cause drinking water pollution which causes diarrhoea This brings us to focus why it is important to have a toiletrdquo
The plans are to arrive at solutions on the lack of sanitation coverage and to focus on effective usage of available toilets
The strategy is to build one million toilets largely by mobilising funds from the end-users themselves instead of providing sanitation as a ldquocharity commodityrdquo free of charge he said
The government so far has given only subsidies or incentives for constructing toilets This FINISH initiative plans to bring SNS-REAAL a Netherlands-based financial institution to micro-finance this project
Shyama Ramani director of FIN said ldquo So far we donrsquot have a technology for less water or water-free toilets we call upon the research community to come up with newer cost-effective environment-friendly modelsrdquo
The NGOs plan to build these one million toilets in three years in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Comments
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenplease extend your program in north-karnataka india I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN Regards AWWA ngo North karnatka indian Email awwa2kgmailcom
By f khan 1122009 114900 PM
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenThere is a workable solution to this I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN
By Anthony Gonsalves 1122009 82800 PM
I appreciate the NGOs initiative and wish them sucess These basic amenities should you be provided by the Central and State Governments but they lack funds since all such funds
have been wasted on erecting statues or building arches or are simply swindled by civil servants and politicians As much as this initiative is welcome I would like to know their plans to maintain these toilets since our countrys record in maintaining any facility - public or private - is very abysmal
By Bharath 1122009 105900 AM
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Promoting hygiene Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India) addressing a workshop on sanitation in Chennai on
Sunday
CHENNAI Institutes of technology have to come up with low-cost technology for toilets which use less water in order to achieve effective sanitation coverage and reduce environmental contamination said Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India)
Speaking at the first lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo workshop organised at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) here on Sunday she said the financial technological and social challenges faced by the lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo had to be tackled by the collective effort of international organisations firms researchers non-governmental organisations and citizens ldquoWe also want more volunteers to work with usrdquo she said
lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo has a goal of building one million toilets largely mobilising funds from the end users in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
The programme works towards financial inclusion to improve sanitation and health in various parts of the country Dr Ramani said
Two-thirds of the people in the country do not have access to a toilet and more than 40 per cent of the existing toilets are not being used said S Janakarajan professor of MIDS There is lack of sanitation coverage and 42000 people die every week owing to drinking water polluted with faecal matter he said
NGOs such as BISWA in Orissa IIRD in Rajasthan ESAF in Maharashtra SAMBHAV in Madhya Pradesh and BHARATHI in Tamil Nadu and WASTE a Dutch NGO are joining hands with insurance organisations like TATA-AIG and
For effective sanitation coverage expert
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Stories in this Section Business contest held MedIndia launches pre-screening cancer clinic For some they are a reassuring sight Features on website Appeal to partymen Results on website Date extended ldquoRegularise TASMAC workersrdquo Migration of web-based services to IPv6 on First monthly grievance redressal day conducted at University of Madras Corporation dental clinics from this month Crucial link lost Festival to celebrate spirit of womanhood Free spoken English training Bridge near Tidel Park collapses Fishermen held Teenager on motorcycle knocks down girl Found dead Focus on heritage building conservation city pulse TNEB bill payment The vanishing of old houses Procedures to protect antiques ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo Chain snatched RPF constable injured Fire accidents Dies of burns Awareness campaign to curb crossing of rail tracks Amendment to registration procedure sought SIPCOT sets up Fodder Development Committee HCL BIM sign memorandum for new elective as part of MBA Grant for mentally ill children
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financial institutions like SNS-REAAL NHB and NABARD to mobilise funds from end-users to build the sanitation systems
People in rural areas of Tamil Nadu are reluctant to spend money for building a toilet They want it free said S Paranjothi field officer Friend in Need Trust
There is a need for more awareness of sanitation in the State said Jordan Trombetta a volunteer
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo
Staff Reporter
NAGAPATTINAM Voluntary organisations should play a crucial role in moulding mindsets towards sanitation and solid waste management said Collector C Munianathan at the Triple Ecosan Toilet festival at Kameshwaram village in Nagapattinam
According to him over 60 per cent of the houses in coastal areas practise open defecation causing environmental contamination He lauded the efforts of FIN Trust a France-based NGO working in Kameshwaram for organising a toilet beauty contest to highlight the importance of toilets ensuring a healthy and hygienic living
Ecosan technology as a toilet model prevented pollution conserved water and converted urine and human waste as an ideal farming manure
The Collector also opened the compost chamber in an ecosan toilet in the tsunami fisherman colony in Kameshwaram G Kanakasundaram Panchayat President said that Kameshwaram had the highest number of 350 ecosan toilets
Shyama Ramani Director FIN Trust said that 77 families participated in the toilet beauty contest Eighteen masons of nearby Achakarai village who had constructed ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their houses were given Rs10000 each for the construction of ecosan toilets in their homes The best among the toilets were given prizes
A scientific study under the auspices of the United Nations University to create a database to find out the impact of Ecosan toilet on health and hygiene and environment will be undertaken by FIN Trust said V Ganapathyadvisor FIN Trust
R Subramanian Panchayat Union Councillor A Thanikachalam- Lead Bank Manager Indian Overseas Bank and Shanthi Mathikumar- Vice President Kameshwaram Panchayat spoke SParanjothi proposed a vote of thanks N Dandayudhapani won the masonrsquos contest and Anjammal and Nagavalli won the toilet beauty contest a release said
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
Linkswwwfriend-in-needorg
Shyama Ramanishyama_ramaniyahoocomFriend-in-Need (FIN) Trust India
Promoting the use of sanitation facilities in India
A beauty contest for toilets
Providing sufficient toilet access is key to meeting health and sanitation targets But it is difficult to ensure the proper use and maintenance of facilities
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
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Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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PRESS CLIPPINGS
(From latest to oldest)
1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
++Press targeting academics
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
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Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Friday December 5 2008
Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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PURA would be realised in a big way with objectives of equipping different sections of the rural society with information technology tools
The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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high groundwater of Puri to contaminate even deep tube wells which are
thought safer than shallow tube wells and open ponds The study says full
latrine coverage in high water table areas would reduce contamination in open
ponds but increase it in tube wells
Marion Jenkins lead author of the study and an environmental health
researcher at the University of California in Davis says recommended
safeguards may reduce contamination a little but wonrsquot eliminate it
ldquoDrinking-water aquifers are already seriously polluted with faecal protozoal
pathogens from the existing stock of latrines in rural Purirdquo she says
Snakebites diarrhoea and violence why
Indias rural women need toilets
Read more
This means that unless the existing latrines are pulled down and new ones
built differently pollution will remain
Another study published in January found tube wells in Bihar to be
contaminated by faecal pathogens about 18 of the time when they werenrsquot
far enough from pit toilets This study was done in summer and the authors
predict contamination would increase during monsoon
None of this means India should panic and abandon pit toilets says Sandy
Cairncross an environmental health researcher at the London School of
Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Improved toilet coverage is likely to benefit
people much more than it hurts them he points out adding that it would be
better to provide piped water to villages instead of relying on tube wells and
ponds
Another solution is to train villagers to monitor the quality of their toilets
instead of relying on government officials to do so says Sujoy Mojumdar a
former SBM director who is now with Unicef India The system of a
government official inspecting toilets before disbursing money doesnrsquot work
because toilet users do not feel ownership he argues Village teams already
exist in some states he says ldquobut it is still a rare example and not
widespreadrdquo
CITIES raquo CHENNAI
CHENNAI January 22 2016
Updated January 22 2016 0539 IST
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The names of the women were among the 200 short-listed by jury members under 20 categories
At least eight women from Tamil Nadu will have lunch with President Pranab Mukherjee at
Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday
They are among winners of the 100Women Achieversrsquo Contest organised by the Ministry of Women
and Child Development in collaboration with Facebook to recognise and acknowledge women who
are making a difference in their communities across the country
Their names were among the 200 short-listed by jury members under 20 categories Facebook users
then voted 100 women from the 200 And they are the women who have been working at various
levels to empower women
Chennai-based artist N Swarnalatha says each incident of woman abuse brings her pain ldquoIt affects
me mentally and I translate the anguish into art All the proceeds I get from selling my paintings
goes towards supporting womenrdquo she said
Academician Shyama Ramani is trying her hand at improving sanitation in Kameshwaram a fishing
hamlet in Nagapattinam district through her organisation Friend In Need India Trust ldquoNow that we
have constructed toilets and the people are using them I am looking for a sustainable model to keep
the village cleanrdquo she said
ldquoEvery year in Sathyabama University we offer up to 500 seats free to the disabled and to children of
army jawansrdquo says educationist Mariazeena Johnson
Saundarya Rajesh Founder ndash President AVTAR Career Creators amp FLEXI Careers India who has
championed the cause of career re-entry of women says she plans to create greater awareness about
the need for women professionals to pursue a career
Vijayalakshmi Devarajan who has nearly two decades of experience in human resource
development believes in empowering women from the lower income group She conducts training
sessions for young women on how to get through job interviews
Coimbatore-based Latha Sundaram has been contributing towards women and child empowerment
through Aram Foundation Charitable Trust ldquoWe teach girl children concepts of safe touch and also
train them in self-defence For college-going girls and working women we give awareness self
vigilance and self defence workshopsrdquo she said
ldquoWe have imparted skill-based training for 4000 persons using corporate funds Our short-term
courses are in plumbing telecommunication photography and electricianrdquo says Shima Sendhil
Director Rathinam Group of Institutions
They are winners of achieversrsquo contest held by Ministry of Women and Child
Development
BOOK REVIEW
Economic amp Political Weekly EPW OCTOBER 3 2015 vol l no 40 31
Innovation and Indiarsquos GrowthHow Inclusive Are Its Achievements
M H Bala Subrahmanya
Innovation and inclusive development are watchwords for both policymak-ers and empirical researchers in India
today While the former is considered the means to achieve accelerated and competitive economic growth the latter is a sociopolitical necessity as well as a economic desire arising out of the pro-longed realisation that the benefi ts of economic growth did not percolate to the ldquobottom of the pyramidrdquo (BoP)mdasheither in the period of ldquoeconomic plan-ningrdquo or in the period of ldquoeconomic lib-eralisationrdquo so far It is in this context that the book under review assumes signifi cance
In Chapter 1 Shyama V Ramani the editor of the volume describes the con-text in which Indiarsquos National System of Innovation (NSI) was foundedmdashthe need for assessing Indiarsquos industrialisa-tion as part of planned economic devel-opment This chapter has a conceptual framework that synthesises the different chapters of the book Ramani stresses on the need to look at the NSI approach to describe the process of catching-up by developing countriesmdashparticularly the emerging economies of today NSI has
emerged as a major conceptual frame-work in the past three decades to organ-ise historical evidence on the accumula-tion of scientifi c and technical innova-tions and industrial capabilities of late-comer countries attempting to catch up with the developed ones
Ramani identifi es the change in the rules and regulations after Indiarsquos inde-pendence in 1947 in two broad periods (i) building indigenous capabilities thro ugh import substitution policy (characterised by the various controls and regulations on economic activities and enterprises) and (ii) promoting economic liberalisation the seeds of which were laid intermittently in the 1980s though full-scale liberalisation of policies were pursued only after 1990 The scope and nature of policy efforts for inclusive development in the meantime underwent a shift from exclusively rural India to include urban India as well Various schemes and
programmes were introduced for this purpose As Ramani rightly points out the ultimate test of any mission or devel-opment programme lies in its outcome that is economic growth and develop-ment covering structural change trade foreign direct investment (FDI) invest-ment in research and development (RampD) and innovation Though Indiarsquos performance on this front has been en-couraging in absolute terms it pales in comparison to Chinamdashand other lead-ing Asian economies However Ramani expresses optimism She hopes innova-tions will catch up because the NSI is stronger vibrant dense and complex as compared to the past
Universities and Public Labs
India has developed an elaborate net-work of educational institutions and public laboratories In Chapter 2 Gita Surie discusses the evolution and con-tribution of universities and public labo-ratories as catalysts of innovation and entrepreneurship during three different periods (i) prior to Indiarsquos independ-ence (ii) from 1947 till 1991 and (iii) during the liberalisation period that began in 1991 After independence policies and programmes led to the development of nationwide institutions and laboratories pulling science and technology (SampT) out of the rut it was stuck in during the colonial period After 1991 there has been much stress on pro-moting universityndashindustry partnerships
Innovation in India Combining Economic Growth with Inclusive Development edited by Shyama V Ramani New Delhi Cambridge University Press 2014 pp 404 Rs 795
BOOK REVIEW
OCTOBER 3 2015 vol l no 40 EPW Economic amp Political Weekly32
to foster innovation disseminate techno-logy and enhance entrepreneurial capa-bilities Over a period of time India has made considerable progress in terms of the diversity and capability of its SampT infrastructure The country has made signifi cant achievements in the fi eld But there is a fl ip side to this story Surie shows that science education has suffered
She makes no reference to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) This is a major omission ISRO by any standards is an outstanding example of Indiarsquos innovation capability building programme and has contributed immen-sely to the communication revolution in the country
Demand for Innovation
In Chapter 3 Smita Srinivas makes a case for understanding the nature and complexity of the demand for innovation in India Srinivas separates demands into four broad categories (i) effective demand (ii) need that is not recognised as one (iii) a need that is recognised but not as a demand and (iv) a demand that is recognised but is unfulfi lled She
cites the example of Jaipur Foot developed by a non-profi t organisation Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) Today BMVSS generates a glob-al market and its products cater to am-putees from across the world
Srinivas contends that with the involvement of states fi rms and non-governmental organisations more such needs can be converted into demand She argues that there are unrecognised needs in areas such as paediatric health and womenrsquos reproductive health in India
Seed and Biotechnology
The growth of seedbiotechnology in-dustry has important implications for the Indian economy where agriculture plays a prominent role In Chapter 4 Carl Pray and Latha Nagarajan deal with the evolution current structure and innova-tions in the seed and biotech industry in India They trace the evolution of seed sector innovation during four periods (i) colonial period (ii) the period of Green Revolution (started in the mid-1960s) (iii) the period starting from the mid-1980s when hybrids were developed
and (iv) the period of biotechno logy that started in the 21st century India has developed one of the largest and most complex agricultural research systems in the world and there has been a considerable increase in public investments in agricultural research and education
Public sector innovations led to the development of high-yielding open pol-linating varieties of wheat rice and pulses The protective policies followed by the country till the 1980s facilitated the public sectorrsquos growth The policy of liberalisation introduced thereafter opened the fi eld for private sector enter-prises including multinational corpora-tions (MNC) As a result the size and structure of the Indian seed market industry changed substantially between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s While industry size more than tripled the share of the private sector almost dou-bled An increasing number of foreign seed and biotech companies entered the Indian market At the same time Indian fi rms acquired an inter national character through acquisitions of fi rms in the US Europe and South America and research
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in an exclusively Muslim question translating it into a national question
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alliances with American European and Chinese institutions
The authors throw light on a pertinent question who benefi ted from the pro-gress in RampD and innovations of the seed and biotech industry The Green Revo-lution led to a substantial increase in wheat and rice yields it benefi ted both the large and the small farmers and led to more employment in the agricultural sector Both poor and rich consumers gained The introduction of hybrid seeds led to an increase in yields of cotton maize millets benefi ting farmers and the consumers alike The biotech revolu-tion improved yields reduced pesticide use and also resulted in health benefi ts Though the private sector has emerged as a major player the authors suggest a larger role for the public sector to promote RampD and innovations in the seed industry
Software Industry
The unprecedented growth of software industry particularly in the era of liber-alisation has given a unique identity to the Indian economy in the global arena In Chapter 5 Nagesh Kumar deals with the outstanding achievements of the Indian software industry and its contri-bution to the Indian economy in the fi rst decade of economic liberalisation 1989ndash2000 Kumar also examines tech-nology upgrading and innovative acti-vities of the industry and analyses NSIrsquos role in it
But the pertinent question ismdashhow has India achieved this growth The bulk of the software activity of Indian enterprises comprised ldquobody shoppingrdquo or on-site exports primarily due to rela-tively low labour costs However with technological upgradation and move-ment up the value chain the share of on-site exports declined duly compen-sated by a rise in the share of ldquooffshorerdquo development An important feature of Indian software industryrsquos maturity is the shift towards high-end consulting with the development of diversifi ed domain expertise and export packaged software particularly proprietary soft-ware products This enabled an increas-ing number of Indian companies to penetrate the international market both
in terms of investments and exports As a result the subsequent entry of MNCs did not make any dent either on the domestic software industry or on its exports However analyses in terms of (i) foreign exchange utilisation per unit of exports (ii) labour productivity (iii) unit cost of production and (iv) profi t margins for a sample of 66 software companies comprising small medium and large fi rms do not refl ect a clear improvement in the effi ciency and com-petitiveness of Indian software indus-try The author though appears reluc-tant to conclude in this manner
The development and achievements of Indian software industry have been attributed to the NSI comprising the vast educational and institutional network developed over the years SampT infra-structure supply of trained manpower infrastructure for technology develop-ment RampD capability building automa-tion of public sector services and support for software exports These have enabled India to be a successful participant in the international division of labour in software development
However this chapter is dated at least by a decade The size and structure of the industry and the challenges it faces have undergone considerable changes since 2000 Moreover by confi ning the analysis to only secondary data the au-thor has missed an opportunity to dwell on the contributions made by this indus-try towards inclusive growth in the country since 1991 I have learnt from conversations in different parts of the country that kids of unorganised sector workers (such as maid servants landless labourers small and marginal farmers auto and taxi drivers cooks carpenters) have joined unknownlesser-known en-gineering institutions obtained bache-lor of engineering degrees and joined the software industry It is signifi cant that such developments in different parts of the country have given ldquowingsrdquo to the aspirations of ldquonew generation in the bottom of the pyramidrdquo
Pharmaceutical Sector
In Chapter 6 Ramani and Samira Guennif trace the evolution of Indian pharma-ceutical industry from virtually a cipher
at the time of independence to a lead-ing industrial power by the turn of the century At the time of independence MNCs supplied more than 80 of Indiarsquos pharmaceutical needs During 1947ndash70 to reduce the dependence on imports and MNCs the government set up two public sector undertakings and adopted an import substitution policy This involved price controls high import duties along with export subsi-dies and the introduction of industrial licensing But this did not alter the ownership structure and Indian fi rms could develop capabilities only in respect of formulations
The adoption of the Indian Patent Act of 1970 enabled domestic fi rms to develop copies of branded drugs inde-pendently through process innovations leading to ldquoduplicative imitationrdquo and ldquocreative imitationrdquo By the mid-1980s Indian fi rms were producing both bulk drugs and formulations resulting in a steady improvement in the access of basic drugs to the poor India also became an exporter The authors give credit to the role of government-promoted biotech-nology The considerable growth of bio-technology in India particularly after 2000 was characterised by the inter-nationalisation of fi rms both in terms of activities and earnings
It is important to note that all these developments took place when India moved to a regime compliant with The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) This indicates that such a movement has not hurt the industry
Nanotechnology
How did India respond to the challenge of promoting emerging nanotechnology in the country Manish Anand answers the question in Chapter 7 Since nano-technology promotion is considered benefi cial across sectors various gov-ernment departments public laborato-ries universities industrial enterprises start-ups industry associations and even private research institutes and not-for-profi t foundations are involved in the endeavour
The state responded to the challenge by adopting a four-pronged strategy
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(i) setting up centres of excellence in premier science and engineering institu-tions across the country (ii) sponsoring RampD projects (iii) promoting interna-tional collaborations and (iv) strengthen-ing industryndashinstitute interactions through publicndashprivate partnerships (PPP) Incen-tives are provided to scientists to encour-age the development and commerciali-sation of innovations by permitting them to hold equity in spin-offs and ena-bling them to move between academic institutions and industry The outcomes of these efforts are yet to be seen but there is some progress in terms of scien-tifi c publications and patents
Nano-manufacturing is at its infancy covering nano materials nano-bio nano-electronics and nanotechnology instru-mentation Nanotechnology can address the needs of the poor in areas such as sanitation healthcare nutrition and en-ergy The author cites the use of Tata Swach a radically new water purifi er sys-tem which uses rice-husk ash and silver nano particles to fi lter out bacteria and other germs At Rs 749 a unit it is rela-tively inexpensive as well
Energy Policy
Ambuj Sagar and Anksuh Choudhary deal with the complex energy innova-tion system in India in Chapter 8 They do so by examining four case studies (i) wind power (ii) coal power genera-tion both of which are energy generat-ing technologies (iii) automobiles and (iv) improved cook stoves both of which are end-user technologies
The authors discuss how the market-stimulating policies of the government enabled the entry and growth of Suzlon the third-largest wind turbine manufac-turer in the world In the coal power in-dustry Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) could achieve little in terms of innovations due to its limited RampD capa-bility as it relied solely on technology im-ports The authors note that the absence of coordination between academia research institutes and the industry prevented the emergence of a strong technological capability
The authors have also analysed the introduction promotion and perfor-mance of the National Programme on
Improved Chulha (NPIC) and highlighted the factors responsible for its limited success Indiarsquos automobile industry presented a different picture It experi-enced a dynamic transformation and emerged as a competitive industry char-acterised by the entry of an increasing number of global players and signifi cant infl ow of technology and technical know-how The RampD expenditure of Indian fi rms has increased
However the authors conclude that the overall performance of Indiarsquos energy sector is far from satisfactory
Research in Medicine
The Traditional Medicine System (TMS) comprising Ayurveda Yoga and Natur-opathy Unani Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) plays an important role par-ticularly in meeting the primary health-care needs of people in rural India In chapter 9 Arijit Dutta traces the history and the growth of TMS Dutta throws light on the innovation capability build-ing facilitated by the state
Within TMS ayurveda has attracted more private investment and innova-tion However TMS has contributed con-siderably to inclusive development in terms of making medicines available accessible and affordable
Pro-poor Innovations
In Chapter 10 Shyama V Ramani and Shuan Sadre Ghazi talk about address-ing sanitation challenges The provision of a product such as a toilet to the poor-est segment of the population which has never used this amenity is a social inno-vation of sorts But its diffusion poses different kinds of challenges Through a case study in a Tamil Nadu village Kameshwaram the authors argue that the successful introduction of a social inno-vation such as a toilet depends on its sus-tainability in the local environment and its acceptance by the user population
In Chapter 11 Dinesh Abrol analyses the development of rural technologies and rural industries to improve rural livelihoods since independence Abrol show that pro-poor innovation and the diffusion of such innovation has not been successful in India Abrol believes the recent PPP initiatives and the move
to bring in the corporate sector as the partner of the state are unlikely to succeed in achieving pro-poor innova-tions He argues that the rural poor must be guided to organise themselves into cooperatives and collectives and given opportunities to improve their bargaining power
Socio-economic Awareness Is Key
In the fi nal chapter Ramani reviews the key fi ndings of each of the earlier chap-ters and makes fi ve important observa-tions with respect to Indiarsquos NSI The primary lesson of the book is that the success of innovation generation and diffusion hinges not only on an effective and pragmatic policy but also on its implementation through dynamic insti-tutional reforms that suit the socio-eco-nomic contexts of local environments
The book is the fi rst attempt to throw light on the NSI of India covering the pre-liberalisation and the liberali-sation periods and sectors as diverse as rural industries traditional medicine software industry and nanotechnology It also analyses the building up of inno-vation capability in terms of infrastruc-ture and personnel and examines the outcomes and achievements of this endeavourmdash particularly with a focus on inclusive development Policymak-ers and researchers will fi nd this book valuable Its length and the unevenvarying time scales of the chapters however detract from the bookrsquos readability
M H Bala Subrahmanya (balamgmtiiscernetin) is Chairman Department of Management Studies Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
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bei den Patentanmeldungen Ein groszliges Problem ist dasses einen klaren Technologiegap zwischen armen undreichen Laumlndern bei Innovationstechnologien gibt etwa imBiotech-Sektor Das fuumlhrt dazu dass die risikoreichenAspekte von Innovationen von den reichen in arme Laumlnderausgelagert und auf dem Ruumlcken armer Menschenausgetragen werden Westliche Pharmaunternehmenfuumlhren in groszligem Ausmaszlig Medikamententests mit derarmen Bevoumllkerung in Indien durch Gleichzeitig wirddiese spaumlter aber nie Zugang zu den fertigen Produktenhaben Auszligerdem investieren Pharmaunternehmen vorallem in Forschung uumlber Krankheiten von denen derWesten betroffen ist Die Forschung die den Armendienen wuumlrde wird vernachlaumlssigtSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie kommt es dass Forschung nichtunabhaumlngig von der Industrie agiertRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniWissenschafter die gegen den Mainstreamforschen haben Schwierigkeiten zu publizieren EinBeispiel Ein Paper in dem ich mich kritisch mit demAgrarkonzern Monsanto auseinandersetzte wurdeneunmal zuruumlckgewiesen bis ich es publizieren konnteMonsanto hat wie auch groszlige Pharmakonzerne einemaumlchtige Lobby Da ist es schwierig dagegenzuhaltenUnter Sozialwissenschaftern kommt hinzu dass es zwarviele gibt die theoretische Modelle aufstellen undBerechnungen machen sie sprechen allerdings nicht mitden Menschen um sie zu fragen welchen Nutzen oderSchaden Technologie und Innovationen fuumlr sie habenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sprechen nicht nur mit den Menschensondern haben 2004 auch eine NGO gegruumlndet umarmen Menschen in Indien zu helfen ndash wie kam es dazuRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniWaumlre nichts passiert waumlre ich eine theoretischeOumlkonomin wie viele andere geblieben Doch dannereignete sich der asiatische Tsunami Meine Familie war
damals am Strand bei einer Hochzeit Ich dachte daherdass ich meine ganze Familie in nur wenigen Minutenverloren habe Doch die Welle stoppte einen Kilometer vorder Hochzeitsgesellschaft So hatte ich das Gefuumlhl dassich etwas tun mussSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie hatten zuvor nur theoretisch zuEntwicklungsarbeit geforscht ndash wie sind Sie in der Praxiskonkret vorgegangenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniZunaumlchst machte ich mich auf die Suche nacheinem Dorf in dem es moumlglich ist uumlber einen laumlngerenZeitraum zu arbeiten Dann habe ich meine Familie undBekannte gebeten mir fuumlr drei Jahre je zehn Euro zugeben Das haben sehr viele gemacht und so begann dasProjekt In dem Dorf stellte sich heraus dass eines derwichtigsten Beduumlrfnisse Toiletten waren Das Dorf war vonWald umgeben doch der Tsunami hatte die Baumlumemitgerissen und so mussten die Frauen auf die Muumlllbergerund um das Dorf gehen Am Abend wurden sie dort vonRatten gebissen und Maumlnner fingen an Fotos von ihnenzu machen Das Beduumlrfnis nach Toiletten war alsodringend ndash aber ich hatte natuumlrlich keine Ahnung wie manToiletten baut In einer Lehrveranstaltung fanden meineStudierenden heraus dass es oumlkologische Toiletten gibt ndashdiese haben wir dann in dem Dorf gebautSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDAuch Jahre nach dem Toilettenbau habenSie das Dorf weiterhin besucht welche Veraumlnderungensind Ihnen aufgefallenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniViele NGOs und Firmen bauten aumlhnlicheToiletten doch niemand uumlberpruumlfte deren Qualitaumlt undden Umstand ob sie uumlberhaupt von den Menschenverwendet wurden Zweieinhalb Jahre nach dem Bau derToiletten fanden wir heraus dass nur noch die Haumllfte imEinsatz war ndash die Qualitaumlt war einfach nicht gut Dasbrachte mich zum Nachdenken Wir sind nun dabei lokale
Menschen einzusetzen die sich vor Ort fuumlr die sanitaumlreInfrastruktur und das Muumlllmanagement verantwortlichfuumlhlenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWarum sind Toiletten fuumlr Sie auch weiterhinein zentraler Ansatzpunkt gebliebenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniDie Krankheit die in Indien die meistenTodesfaumllle verursacht ist nicht Aids oder Krebs Es istDurchfall Die Ursachen dafuumlr sind verunreinigtes Wasserund mangelhafte Sanitaumlrinfrastruktur Es gibt zwarWasserleitungen aber sie werden durch Faumlkalienkontaminiert 50 Prozent der Inder haben keinen Zugangzu Toiletten weltweit sind es 25 Milliarden MenschenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie sehr hat sich Ihr persoumlnlichesEngagement auf Ihr akademisches Denken ausgewirktRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniSehr stark doch die Beziehung zwischenAktivismus und Denken war von Angst gepraumlgt Ich hatteAngst hinausgeworfen zu werden wenn ich mich nunsozial engagiere Deswegen habe ich sehr viel gearbeitetund meine Produktivitaumlt hat sich dadurch noch gesteigertDass ich ploumltzlich die Nuumltzlichkeit der Theorie sehenkonnte hat mein Denken stark beeinflusstSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWorin liegen die Vorteile und dieHerausforderungen Wissenschaft und Aktivismus zukombinierenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniUniversitaumlten sind oumlffentliche Einrichtungendaher ist es sehr schwer Professoren ohne weitereshinauszuschmeiszligen In der Theorie wird von allenakademischen Institutionen erwartet dass dieWissenschafter einen positiven Beitrag fuumlr dieGesellschaft leisten ndash sie sind ja hauptsaumlchlich durchoumlffentliche Gelder finanziert Doch in der Praxis wird dasoft als Widerspruch gesehen ndash und auch gelebt Es kannpassieren dass man als Professor nicht mehr unterstuumltztwird wenn man sich sozial engagiert Es gibt Tendenzen
zu glauben dass alles was keinen oumlkonomischen Nutzenhat wertlos istSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sind indische Staatsbuumlrgerin habenaber seit dem Studium nicht mehr in Indien gelebt dochviel uumlber das Land gearbeitet Was fasziniert Sie an IndienRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniEs ist das Land mit der groumlszligten demokratischenGesellschaft doch es ist auch ein Land mit groszligenUngleichheiten Mein Leben war nicht viel anders alsjenes von Menschen im Westen auszliger dass ich keinesexuelle Freiheit hatte ndash was ich aber nicht vermisst habeDoch es gibt einen groszligen Unterschied zwischen meinerFreiheit und der Freiheit die ein Dorfbewohner in Indienhat Die Gesellschaft ist sehr polarisiertSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWelche Rolle spielen Forschung undEntwicklung in dieser polarisierten GesellschaftRamaniRamaniRamaniRamani In den letzten 60 Jahren haben Forschung undTechnologie in Indien definitiv zu Wirtschaftswachstumgefuumlhrt allerdings nicht zu einer inklusiven EntwicklungWirtschaftswachstum und oumlkonomische Entwicklung sindnicht dasselbe Oumlkonomische Entwicklung heiszligt dassjeder die Chance auf Entwicklung hat In Indien haben wirdie groumlszligte Armutslast weltweit und diese ist sehr ungleichverteilt Es gibt eine groszlige Bevoumllkerung und vieleverschiedene Ethnien Einige davon sind nie in derMittelschicht angekommen und leiden besonders unterArmut Es gibt so viele nebeneinander existierendeLebensweisen in Indien ndash das macht das Land sofaszinierend aber auch so herausfordernd (Tanja Traxler1792015)ShyamaShyamaShyamaShyama RamaniRamaniRamaniRamani (55) ist Oumlkonomieprofessorin an der UnitedNations University Maastricht in den Niederlanden Die gebuumlrtigeInderin hat uumlber spieltheoretische Ansaumltze in denWirtschaftswissenschaften an der Cornell University in Ithaca NewYork promoviert Zu ihren Forschungsschwerpunkten zaumlhlen die
Rolle von Technologie und Innovation in EntwicklungsprozessenSie ist verheiratet und hat zwei erwachsene Kinder Letzte Wochewar sie im Rahmen des vom Verkehrsministeriums finanziertenForschungsschwerpunktes Wissenschafts- undTechnologieauszligenpolitik am Oumlsterreichischen Institut fuumlrInternationale Politik in Wien
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Published July 29 2014 0000 IST | Updated July 29 2014 0540 IST July 29 2014
Innovating for economic growthR Devarajan
INNOVATION IN INDIA Edited by Shyam V Ramani Cambridge University Press India Pvt Ltd 43814 Ansari Road Daryaganj NewDelhishy110002 Rs 795
R Devarajan
Fourteen years ago at the watershed of the two centuries the world witnessed the ushering in of a new era a new environment which was afar cry from what had been experienced earlier Although by then people had become alive to the imperative and inevitability of change theprocess of actual and physical changeover was not easy and simple
Moving from the known to the unknown was a different ball game altogether Looking at the reality behind the rhetoric and in order to derivethe optimum advantage it was essential to embrace and espouse the evolving norms wholly and willingly
Innovation is a critical component in improving individual and institutional performance Real innovation is not easy to come by More oftenestablishments tweak compensation systems tinker with organisational structures or make marginal improvements in some functionsInnovation is more radical and transformational than an improvement Innovation is contentshyoriented whereas improvement is processshyoriented
It is not possible to countenance a high and increasing standard of living merely by longshyinshytheshytooth tools of development Every now andthen organisations confront situations that warrant radical changes which call for outshyofshytheshybox thinking It is only through innovation thatwe can bring about such avantshygarde transformation
Inspiration for innovation usually stems from a combination of three factors an urgent and nagging necessity to bring about a change howpeople perceive and pursue that change to the ultimate and a congenial environment to accomplish that change
Innovation is always driven by selfshyinduced passion pressure of compelling circumstances and undying perseverance for achievement Theassiduous application of technological improvement in transport and communication worldwide has created an unprecedented growth inglobal connectivity and transmission of information Globalisation itself is a product of innovation
Current and contemporary economies are more influenced by ideas and concepts than they are governed by capital and labour Empiricalevidence across nations suggests the existence of a definite link between technological innovation and inclusive economic growth Inclusiveeconomic growth implies that the advantages of development are equitably distributed to all sections of the society It ensures that theeconomic gains generated by growth are not monopolised only by the high and mighty but the marginalised sections in the society also derivethe benefits
Innovation reformulates conventional economic theory in such a way that knowledge technology entrepreneurship and innovation arepositioned at the centre of this emerging model As the developed countries have already achieved inclusive economic growth byimplementing the above model the still developing countries have the advantage of being the beneficiary of diffusion mdash a process of adoptionand absorption It is a kind of ldquofree riderdquo for the developing countries who have no need to reinvent the wheel Innovations in India havesubstantially contributed to income and employment generation in the country The corporate sector as well as the National Laboratoriesfunctioning under the aegis of the CSIR has been operating under severe resource constraints This has however not hampered thedevelopment of costshyeffective products and new technologies
During the preshyliberalisation period in India mdash from 1950s to 1990s mdash the main thrust of economic development was on alleviating poverty
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and crating a better standard of living This development agenda was carried out in four stages It commenced with land reforms thatabolished skewed land ownership and brought in the philosophy of lsquoLand for the Tillerrsquo Then a series of public sector undertakings werestarted in the semishyurban areas besides providing encouragement and support to the small scale industries
The third phase introduced a public distribution system to provide essential commodities to the people Simultaneously primary health carewas also brought in as a common community service The fourth and final stage saw the implementation of a deliberate and purposivereservation policy in respect of education and employment opportunities to the deprived and the downtrodden
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in our country for building frontshyrunners in international trade and commerce It is thesure thing for progress and prosperity Innovation has also bred and brought about an abiding collaboration between the academic portal andthe factory shop floor Indeed this avenue has become a much sought after space where the future is invented
There is a strong correlation between language and innovation The way leaders make use of language to encapsulate an idea among theirpeople determines its success rate mdash whether it will be a flash in the pan or an enduring phenomenon
The fear of failure often forbids people from attempting innovation Nothing ventured nothing gained People must be counselled thatfailures are stepping stones for success
Willyshynilly there is always an element of ldquoluckrdquo and chance in innovation But aggressively positive persons create their own ldquoluckrdquo whichfollows exemplary planning preparation perseverance Louis Pasteur famously wrote ldquoFortune favours the prepared mindrdquo
This book is a compendium of 12 wellshyresearched articles some authored by individual writers and some by teams of two While all thesearticles deal with different themes in effect they address a common cause viz how ldquoInnovation in India [is] combining economic growth andinclusive developmentrdquo
The editor of the volume Shyama V Ramani has coshyauthored three pieces besides writing the prologue and the concluding remarks Theremaining eight chapters describe the impact of innovation on different sectors of the national economy such as universityshyindustrycollaboration seed and biotech industry software technology pharmaceutical industry Nanoscience and technology energypowergeneration indigenous medical systems and innovation in lowshycost toilets in rural India
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in India for building frontshyrunners in international trade andcommerce
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NGOs plan one million toilets in India Express News Service First Published 02 Nov 2009 030100 AM IST
CHENNAI Aiming at building one million toilets in India some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have jointly launched a programme FINISH (Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation and Health)
To start a dialogue on this process the NGOs led by FIN (Friends-in-Need) organised a capacity building workshop on Sunday for all stakeholders like architects NGOs researches and corporates
According to the available data 26 billion people in the world do not have access to toilets and about 42000 people die every week after drinking water polluted by faecal matter and in India two out of three people do not have access to a toilet At the same time 40 to 60 per cent of existing toilets are not being used
V Ganapathy adivsor FIN said ldquo60 per cent of the Indian homes do not have toilets UNICEF study points out more children die due to diarrhoea than from malaria measles and AIDS Seepage from septic tanks open defecation etc cause drinking water pollution which causes diarrhoea This brings us to focus why it is important to have a toiletrdquo
The plans are to arrive at solutions on the lack of sanitation coverage and to focus on effective usage of available toilets
The strategy is to build one million toilets largely by mobilising funds from the end-users themselves instead of providing sanitation as a ldquocharity commodityrdquo free of charge he said
The government so far has given only subsidies or incentives for constructing toilets This FINISH initiative plans to bring SNS-REAAL a Netherlands-based financial institution to micro-finance this project
Shyama Ramani director of FIN said ldquo So far we donrsquot have a technology for less water or water-free toilets we call upon the research community to come up with newer cost-effective environment-friendly modelsrdquo
The NGOs plan to build these one million toilets in three years in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Comments
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenplease extend your program in north-karnataka india I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN Regards AWWA ngo North karnatka indian Email awwa2kgmailcom
By f khan 1122009 114900 PM
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenThere is a workable solution to this I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN
By Anthony Gonsalves 1122009 82800 PM
I appreciate the NGOs initiative and wish them sucess These basic amenities should you be provided by the Central and State Governments but they lack funds since all such funds
have been wasted on erecting statues or building arches or are simply swindled by civil servants and politicians As much as this initiative is welcome I would like to know their plans to maintain these toilets since our countrys record in maintaining any facility - public or private - is very abysmal
By Bharath 1122009 105900 AM
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo
Staff Reporter
mdash Photo SSKumar
Promoting hygiene Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India) addressing a workshop on sanitation in Chennai on
Sunday
CHENNAI Institutes of technology have to come up with low-cost technology for toilets which use less water in order to achieve effective sanitation coverage and reduce environmental contamination said Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India)
Speaking at the first lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo workshop organised at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) here on Sunday she said the financial technological and social challenges faced by the lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo had to be tackled by the collective effort of international organisations firms researchers non-governmental organisations and citizens ldquoWe also want more volunteers to work with usrdquo she said
lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo has a goal of building one million toilets largely mobilising funds from the end users in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
The programme works towards financial inclusion to improve sanitation and health in various parts of the country Dr Ramani said
Two-thirds of the people in the country do not have access to a toilet and more than 40 per cent of the existing toilets are not being used said S Janakarajan professor of MIDS There is lack of sanitation coverage and 42000 people die every week owing to drinking water polluted with faecal matter he said
NGOs such as BISWA in Orissa IIRD in Rajasthan ESAF in Maharashtra SAMBHAV in Madhya Pradesh and BHARATHI in Tamil Nadu and WASTE a Dutch NGO are joining hands with insurance organisations like TATA-AIG and
For effective sanitation coverage expert
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financial institutions like SNS-REAAL NHB and NABARD to mobilise funds from end-users to build the sanitation systems
People in rural areas of Tamil Nadu are reluctant to spend money for building a toilet They want it free said S Paranjothi field officer Friend in Need Trust
There is a need for more awareness of sanitation in the State said Jordan Trombetta a volunteer
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo
Staff Reporter
NAGAPATTINAM Voluntary organisations should play a crucial role in moulding mindsets towards sanitation and solid waste management said Collector C Munianathan at the Triple Ecosan Toilet festival at Kameshwaram village in Nagapattinam
According to him over 60 per cent of the houses in coastal areas practise open defecation causing environmental contamination He lauded the efforts of FIN Trust a France-based NGO working in Kameshwaram for organising a toilet beauty contest to highlight the importance of toilets ensuring a healthy and hygienic living
Ecosan technology as a toilet model prevented pollution conserved water and converted urine and human waste as an ideal farming manure
The Collector also opened the compost chamber in an ecosan toilet in the tsunami fisherman colony in Kameshwaram G Kanakasundaram Panchayat President said that Kameshwaram had the highest number of 350 ecosan toilets
Shyama Ramani Director FIN Trust said that 77 families participated in the toilet beauty contest Eighteen masons of nearby Achakarai village who had constructed ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their houses were given Rs10000 each for the construction of ecosan toilets in their homes The best among the toilets were given prizes
A scientific study under the auspices of the United Nations University to create a database to find out the impact of Ecosan toilet on health and hygiene and environment will be undertaken by FIN Trust said V Ganapathyadvisor FIN Trust
R Subramanian Panchayat Union Councillor A Thanikachalam- Lead Bank Manager Indian Overseas Bank and Shanthi Mathikumar- Vice President Kameshwaram Panchayat spoke SParanjothi proposed a vote of thanks N Dandayudhapani won the masonrsquos contest and Anjammal and Nagavalli won the toilet beauty contest a release said
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
Linkswwwfriend-in-needorg
Shyama Ramanishyama_ramaniyahoocomFriend-in-Need (FIN) Trust India
Promoting the use of sanitation facilities in India
A beauty contest for toilets
Providing sufficient toilet access is key to meeting health and sanitation targets But it is difficult to ensure the proper use and maintenance of facilities
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ani
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
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Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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PRESS CLIPPINGS
(From latest to oldest)
1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
++Press targeting academics
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
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Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Friday December 5 2008
Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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None of this means India should panic and abandon pit toilets says Sandy
Cairncross an environmental health researcher at the London School of
Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Improved toilet coverage is likely to benefit
people much more than it hurts them he points out adding that it would be
better to provide piped water to villages instead of relying on tube wells and
ponds
Another solution is to train villagers to monitor the quality of their toilets
instead of relying on government officials to do so says Sujoy Mojumdar a
former SBM director who is now with Unicef India The system of a
government official inspecting toilets before disbursing money doesnrsquot work
because toilet users do not feel ownership he argues Village teams already
exist in some states he says ldquobut it is still a rare example and not
widespreadrdquo
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CHENNAI January 22 2016
Updated January 22 2016 0539 IST
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The names of the women were among the 200 short-listed by jury members under 20 categories
At least eight women from Tamil Nadu will have lunch with President Pranab Mukherjee at
Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday
They are among winners of the 100Women Achieversrsquo Contest organised by the Ministry of Women
and Child Development in collaboration with Facebook to recognise and acknowledge women who
are making a difference in their communities across the country
Their names were among the 200 short-listed by jury members under 20 categories Facebook users
then voted 100 women from the 200 And they are the women who have been working at various
levels to empower women
Chennai-based artist N Swarnalatha says each incident of woman abuse brings her pain ldquoIt affects
me mentally and I translate the anguish into art All the proceeds I get from selling my paintings
goes towards supporting womenrdquo she said
Academician Shyama Ramani is trying her hand at improving sanitation in Kameshwaram a fishing
hamlet in Nagapattinam district through her organisation Friend In Need India Trust ldquoNow that we
have constructed toilets and the people are using them I am looking for a sustainable model to keep
the village cleanrdquo she said
ldquoEvery year in Sathyabama University we offer up to 500 seats free to the disabled and to children of
army jawansrdquo says educationist Mariazeena Johnson
Saundarya Rajesh Founder ndash President AVTAR Career Creators amp FLEXI Careers India who has
championed the cause of career re-entry of women says she plans to create greater awareness about
the need for women professionals to pursue a career
Vijayalakshmi Devarajan who has nearly two decades of experience in human resource
development believes in empowering women from the lower income group She conducts training
sessions for young women on how to get through job interviews
Coimbatore-based Latha Sundaram has been contributing towards women and child empowerment
through Aram Foundation Charitable Trust ldquoWe teach girl children concepts of safe touch and also
train them in self-defence For college-going girls and working women we give awareness self
vigilance and self defence workshopsrdquo she said
ldquoWe have imparted skill-based training for 4000 persons using corporate funds Our short-term
courses are in plumbing telecommunication photography and electricianrdquo says Shima Sendhil
Director Rathinam Group of Institutions
They are winners of achieversrsquo contest held by Ministry of Women and Child
Development
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Innovation and Indiarsquos GrowthHow Inclusive Are Its Achievements
M H Bala Subrahmanya
Innovation and inclusive development are watchwords for both policymak-ers and empirical researchers in India
today While the former is considered the means to achieve accelerated and competitive economic growth the latter is a sociopolitical necessity as well as a economic desire arising out of the pro-longed realisation that the benefi ts of economic growth did not percolate to the ldquobottom of the pyramidrdquo (BoP)mdasheither in the period of ldquoeconomic plan-ningrdquo or in the period of ldquoeconomic lib-eralisationrdquo so far It is in this context that the book under review assumes signifi cance
In Chapter 1 Shyama V Ramani the editor of the volume describes the con-text in which Indiarsquos National System of Innovation (NSI) was foundedmdashthe need for assessing Indiarsquos industrialisa-tion as part of planned economic devel-opment This chapter has a conceptual framework that synthesises the different chapters of the book Ramani stresses on the need to look at the NSI approach to describe the process of catching-up by developing countriesmdashparticularly the emerging economies of today NSI has
emerged as a major conceptual frame-work in the past three decades to organ-ise historical evidence on the accumula-tion of scientifi c and technical innova-tions and industrial capabilities of late-comer countries attempting to catch up with the developed ones
Ramani identifi es the change in the rules and regulations after Indiarsquos inde-pendence in 1947 in two broad periods (i) building indigenous capabilities thro ugh import substitution policy (characterised by the various controls and regulations on economic activities and enterprises) and (ii) promoting economic liberalisation the seeds of which were laid intermittently in the 1980s though full-scale liberalisation of policies were pursued only after 1990 The scope and nature of policy efforts for inclusive development in the meantime underwent a shift from exclusively rural India to include urban India as well Various schemes and
programmes were introduced for this purpose As Ramani rightly points out the ultimate test of any mission or devel-opment programme lies in its outcome that is economic growth and develop-ment covering structural change trade foreign direct investment (FDI) invest-ment in research and development (RampD) and innovation Though Indiarsquos performance on this front has been en-couraging in absolute terms it pales in comparison to Chinamdashand other lead-ing Asian economies However Ramani expresses optimism She hopes innova-tions will catch up because the NSI is stronger vibrant dense and complex as compared to the past
Universities and Public Labs
India has developed an elaborate net-work of educational institutions and public laboratories In Chapter 2 Gita Surie discusses the evolution and con-tribution of universities and public labo-ratories as catalysts of innovation and entrepreneurship during three different periods (i) prior to Indiarsquos independ-ence (ii) from 1947 till 1991 and (iii) during the liberalisation period that began in 1991 After independence policies and programmes led to the development of nationwide institutions and laboratories pulling science and technology (SampT) out of the rut it was stuck in during the colonial period After 1991 there has been much stress on pro-moting universityndashindustry partnerships
Innovation in India Combining Economic Growth with Inclusive Development edited by Shyama V Ramani New Delhi Cambridge University Press 2014 pp 404 Rs 795
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to foster innovation disseminate techno-logy and enhance entrepreneurial capa-bilities Over a period of time India has made considerable progress in terms of the diversity and capability of its SampT infrastructure The country has made signifi cant achievements in the fi eld But there is a fl ip side to this story Surie shows that science education has suffered
She makes no reference to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) This is a major omission ISRO by any standards is an outstanding example of Indiarsquos innovation capability building programme and has contributed immen-sely to the communication revolution in the country
Demand for Innovation
In Chapter 3 Smita Srinivas makes a case for understanding the nature and complexity of the demand for innovation in India Srinivas separates demands into four broad categories (i) effective demand (ii) need that is not recognised as one (iii) a need that is recognised but not as a demand and (iv) a demand that is recognised but is unfulfi lled She
cites the example of Jaipur Foot developed by a non-profi t organisation Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) Today BMVSS generates a glob-al market and its products cater to am-putees from across the world
Srinivas contends that with the involvement of states fi rms and non-governmental organisations more such needs can be converted into demand She argues that there are unrecognised needs in areas such as paediatric health and womenrsquos reproductive health in India
Seed and Biotechnology
The growth of seedbiotechnology in-dustry has important implications for the Indian economy where agriculture plays a prominent role In Chapter 4 Carl Pray and Latha Nagarajan deal with the evolution current structure and innova-tions in the seed and biotech industry in India They trace the evolution of seed sector innovation during four periods (i) colonial period (ii) the period of Green Revolution (started in the mid-1960s) (iii) the period starting from the mid-1980s when hybrids were developed
and (iv) the period of biotechno logy that started in the 21st century India has developed one of the largest and most complex agricultural research systems in the world and there has been a considerable increase in public investments in agricultural research and education
Public sector innovations led to the development of high-yielding open pol-linating varieties of wheat rice and pulses The protective policies followed by the country till the 1980s facilitated the public sectorrsquos growth The policy of liberalisation introduced thereafter opened the fi eld for private sector enter-prises including multinational corpora-tions (MNC) As a result the size and structure of the Indian seed market industry changed substantially between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s While industry size more than tripled the share of the private sector almost dou-bled An increasing number of foreign seed and biotech companies entered the Indian market At the same time Indian fi rms acquired an inter national character through acquisitions of fi rms in the US Europe and South America and research
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alliances with American European and Chinese institutions
The authors throw light on a pertinent question who benefi ted from the pro-gress in RampD and innovations of the seed and biotech industry The Green Revo-lution led to a substantial increase in wheat and rice yields it benefi ted both the large and the small farmers and led to more employment in the agricultural sector Both poor and rich consumers gained The introduction of hybrid seeds led to an increase in yields of cotton maize millets benefi ting farmers and the consumers alike The biotech revolu-tion improved yields reduced pesticide use and also resulted in health benefi ts Though the private sector has emerged as a major player the authors suggest a larger role for the public sector to promote RampD and innovations in the seed industry
Software Industry
The unprecedented growth of software industry particularly in the era of liber-alisation has given a unique identity to the Indian economy in the global arena In Chapter 5 Nagesh Kumar deals with the outstanding achievements of the Indian software industry and its contri-bution to the Indian economy in the fi rst decade of economic liberalisation 1989ndash2000 Kumar also examines tech-nology upgrading and innovative acti-vities of the industry and analyses NSIrsquos role in it
But the pertinent question ismdashhow has India achieved this growth The bulk of the software activity of Indian enterprises comprised ldquobody shoppingrdquo or on-site exports primarily due to rela-tively low labour costs However with technological upgradation and move-ment up the value chain the share of on-site exports declined duly compen-sated by a rise in the share of ldquooffshorerdquo development An important feature of Indian software industryrsquos maturity is the shift towards high-end consulting with the development of diversifi ed domain expertise and export packaged software particularly proprietary soft-ware products This enabled an increas-ing number of Indian companies to penetrate the international market both
in terms of investments and exports As a result the subsequent entry of MNCs did not make any dent either on the domestic software industry or on its exports However analyses in terms of (i) foreign exchange utilisation per unit of exports (ii) labour productivity (iii) unit cost of production and (iv) profi t margins for a sample of 66 software companies comprising small medium and large fi rms do not refl ect a clear improvement in the effi ciency and com-petitiveness of Indian software indus-try The author though appears reluc-tant to conclude in this manner
The development and achievements of Indian software industry have been attributed to the NSI comprising the vast educational and institutional network developed over the years SampT infra-structure supply of trained manpower infrastructure for technology develop-ment RampD capability building automa-tion of public sector services and support for software exports These have enabled India to be a successful participant in the international division of labour in software development
However this chapter is dated at least by a decade The size and structure of the industry and the challenges it faces have undergone considerable changes since 2000 Moreover by confi ning the analysis to only secondary data the au-thor has missed an opportunity to dwell on the contributions made by this indus-try towards inclusive growth in the country since 1991 I have learnt from conversations in different parts of the country that kids of unorganised sector workers (such as maid servants landless labourers small and marginal farmers auto and taxi drivers cooks carpenters) have joined unknownlesser-known en-gineering institutions obtained bache-lor of engineering degrees and joined the software industry It is signifi cant that such developments in different parts of the country have given ldquowingsrdquo to the aspirations of ldquonew generation in the bottom of the pyramidrdquo
Pharmaceutical Sector
In Chapter 6 Ramani and Samira Guennif trace the evolution of Indian pharma-ceutical industry from virtually a cipher
at the time of independence to a lead-ing industrial power by the turn of the century At the time of independence MNCs supplied more than 80 of Indiarsquos pharmaceutical needs During 1947ndash70 to reduce the dependence on imports and MNCs the government set up two public sector undertakings and adopted an import substitution policy This involved price controls high import duties along with export subsi-dies and the introduction of industrial licensing But this did not alter the ownership structure and Indian fi rms could develop capabilities only in respect of formulations
The adoption of the Indian Patent Act of 1970 enabled domestic fi rms to develop copies of branded drugs inde-pendently through process innovations leading to ldquoduplicative imitationrdquo and ldquocreative imitationrdquo By the mid-1980s Indian fi rms were producing both bulk drugs and formulations resulting in a steady improvement in the access of basic drugs to the poor India also became an exporter The authors give credit to the role of government-promoted biotech-nology The considerable growth of bio-technology in India particularly after 2000 was characterised by the inter-nationalisation of fi rms both in terms of activities and earnings
It is important to note that all these developments took place when India moved to a regime compliant with The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) This indicates that such a movement has not hurt the industry
Nanotechnology
How did India respond to the challenge of promoting emerging nanotechnology in the country Manish Anand answers the question in Chapter 7 Since nano-technology promotion is considered benefi cial across sectors various gov-ernment departments public laborato-ries universities industrial enterprises start-ups industry associations and even private research institutes and not-for-profi t foundations are involved in the endeavour
The state responded to the challenge by adopting a four-pronged strategy
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(i) setting up centres of excellence in premier science and engineering institu-tions across the country (ii) sponsoring RampD projects (iii) promoting interna-tional collaborations and (iv) strengthen-ing industryndashinstitute interactions through publicndashprivate partnerships (PPP) Incen-tives are provided to scientists to encour-age the development and commerciali-sation of innovations by permitting them to hold equity in spin-offs and ena-bling them to move between academic institutions and industry The outcomes of these efforts are yet to be seen but there is some progress in terms of scien-tifi c publications and patents
Nano-manufacturing is at its infancy covering nano materials nano-bio nano-electronics and nanotechnology instru-mentation Nanotechnology can address the needs of the poor in areas such as sanitation healthcare nutrition and en-ergy The author cites the use of Tata Swach a radically new water purifi er sys-tem which uses rice-husk ash and silver nano particles to fi lter out bacteria and other germs At Rs 749 a unit it is rela-tively inexpensive as well
Energy Policy
Ambuj Sagar and Anksuh Choudhary deal with the complex energy innova-tion system in India in Chapter 8 They do so by examining four case studies (i) wind power (ii) coal power genera-tion both of which are energy generat-ing technologies (iii) automobiles and (iv) improved cook stoves both of which are end-user technologies
The authors discuss how the market-stimulating policies of the government enabled the entry and growth of Suzlon the third-largest wind turbine manufac-turer in the world In the coal power in-dustry Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) could achieve little in terms of innovations due to its limited RampD capa-bility as it relied solely on technology im-ports The authors note that the absence of coordination between academia research institutes and the industry prevented the emergence of a strong technological capability
The authors have also analysed the introduction promotion and perfor-mance of the National Programme on
Improved Chulha (NPIC) and highlighted the factors responsible for its limited success Indiarsquos automobile industry presented a different picture It experi-enced a dynamic transformation and emerged as a competitive industry char-acterised by the entry of an increasing number of global players and signifi cant infl ow of technology and technical know-how The RampD expenditure of Indian fi rms has increased
However the authors conclude that the overall performance of Indiarsquos energy sector is far from satisfactory
Research in Medicine
The Traditional Medicine System (TMS) comprising Ayurveda Yoga and Natur-opathy Unani Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) plays an important role par-ticularly in meeting the primary health-care needs of people in rural India In chapter 9 Arijit Dutta traces the history and the growth of TMS Dutta throws light on the innovation capability build-ing facilitated by the state
Within TMS ayurveda has attracted more private investment and innova-tion However TMS has contributed con-siderably to inclusive development in terms of making medicines available accessible and affordable
Pro-poor Innovations
In Chapter 10 Shyama V Ramani and Shuan Sadre Ghazi talk about address-ing sanitation challenges The provision of a product such as a toilet to the poor-est segment of the population which has never used this amenity is a social inno-vation of sorts But its diffusion poses different kinds of challenges Through a case study in a Tamil Nadu village Kameshwaram the authors argue that the successful introduction of a social inno-vation such as a toilet depends on its sus-tainability in the local environment and its acceptance by the user population
In Chapter 11 Dinesh Abrol analyses the development of rural technologies and rural industries to improve rural livelihoods since independence Abrol show that pro-poor innovation and the diffusion of such innovation has not been successful in India Abrol believes the recent PPP initiatives and the move
to bring in the corporate sector as the partner of the state are unlikely to succeed in achieving pro-poor innova-tions He argues that the rural poor must be guided to organise themselves into cooperatives and collectives and given opportunities to improve their bargaining power
Socio-economic Awareness Is Key
In the fi nal chapter Ramani reviews the key fi ndings of each of the earlier chap-ters and makes fi ve important observa-tions with respect to Indiarsquos NSI The primary lesson of the book is that the success of innovation generation and diffusion hinges not only on an effective and pragmatic policy but also on its implementation through dynamic insti-tutional reforms that suit the socio-eco-nomic contexts of local environments
The book is the fi rst attempt to throw light on the NSI of India covering the pre-liberalisation and the liberali-sation periods and sectors as diverse as rural industries traditional medicine software industry and nanotechnology It also analyses the building up of inno-vation capability in terms of infrastruc-ture and personnel and examines the outcomes and achievements of this endeavourmdash particularly with a focus on inclusive development Policymak-ers and researchers will fi nd this book valuable Its length and the unevenvarying time scales of the chapters however detract from the bookrsquos readability
M H Bala Subrahmanya (balamgmtiiscernetin) is Chairman Department of Management Studies Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
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bei den Patentanmeldungen Ein groszliges Problem ist dasses einen klaren Technologiegap zwischen armen undreichen Laumlndern bei Innovationstechnologien gibt etwa imBiotech-Sektor Das fuumlhrt dazu dass die risikoreichenAspekte von Innovationen von den reichen in arme Laumlnderausgelagert und auf dem Ruumlcken armer Menschenausgetragen werden Westliche Pharmaunternehmenfuumlhren in groszligem Ausmaszlig Medikamententests mit derarmen Bevoumllkerung in Indien durch Gleichzeitig wirddiese spaumlter aber nie Zugang zu den fertigen Produktenhaben Auszligerdem investieren Pharmaunternehmen vorallem in Forschung uumlber Krankheiten von denen derWesten betroffen ist Die Forschung die den Armendienen wuumlrde wird vernachlaumlssigtSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie kommt es dass Forschung nichtunabhaumlngig von der Industrie agiertRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniWissenschafter die gegen den Mainstreamforschen haben Schwierigkeiten zu publizieren EinBeispiel Ein Paper in dem ich mich kritisch mit demAgrarkonzern Monsanto auseinandersetzte wurdeneunmal zuruumlckgewiesen bis ich es publizieren konnteMonsanto hat wie auch groszlige Pharmakonzerne einemaumlchtige Lobby Da ist es schwierig dagegenzuhaltenUnter Sozialwissenschaftern kommt hinzu dass es zwarviele gibt die theoretische Modelle aufstellen undBerechnungen machen sie sprechen allerdings nicht mitden Menschen um sie zu fragen welchen Nutzen oderSchaden Technologie und Innovationen fuumlr sie habenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sprechen nicht nur mit den Menschensondern haben 2004 auch eine NGO gegruumlndet umarmen Menschen in Indien zu helfen ndash wie kam es dazuRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniWaumlre nichts passiert waumlre ich eine theoretischeOumlkonomin wie viele andere geblieben Doch dannereignete sich der asiatische Tsunami Meine Familie war
damals am Strand bei einer Hochzeit Ich dachte daherdass ich meine ganze Familie in nur wenigen Minutenverloren habe Doch die Welle stoppte einen Kilometer vorder Hochzeitsgesellschaft So hatte ich das Gefuumlhl dassich etwas tun mussSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie hatten zuvor nur theoretisch zuEntwicklungsarbeit geforscht ndash wie sind Sie in der Praxiskonkret vorgegangenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniZunaumlchst machte ich mich auf die Suche nacheinem Dorf in dem es moumlglich ist uumlber einen laumlngerenZeitraum zu arbeiten Dann habe ich meine Familie undBekannte gebeten mir fuumlr drei Jahre je zehn Euro zugeben Das haben sehr viele gemacht und so begann dasProjekt In dem Dorf stellte sich heraus dass eines derwichtigsten Beduumlrfnisse Toiletten waren Das Dorf war vonWald umgeben doch der Tsunami hatte die Baumlumemitgerissen und so mussten die Frauen auf die Muumlllbergerund um das Dorf gehen Am Abend wurden sie dort vonRatten gebissen und Maumlnner fingen an Fotos von ihnenzu machen Das Beduumlrfnis nach Toiletten war alsodringend ndash aber ich hatte natuumlrlich keine Ahnung wie manToiletten baut In einer Lehrveranstaltung fanden meineStudierenden heraus dass es oumlkologische Toiletten gibt ndashdiese haben wir dann in dem Dorf gebautSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDAuch Jahre nach dem Toilettenbau habenSie das Dorf weiterhin besucht welche Veraumlnderungensind Ihnen aufgefallenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniViele NGOs und Firmen bauten aumlhnlicheToiletten doch niemand uumlberpruumlfte deren Qualitaumlt undden Umstand ob sie uumlberhaupt von den Menschenverwendet wurden Zweieinhalb Jahre nach dem Bau derToiletten fanden wir heraus dass nur noch die Haumllfte imEinsatz war ndash die Qualitaumlt war einfach nicht gut Dasbrachte mich zum Nachdenken Wir sind nun dabei lokale
Menschen einzusetzen die sich vor Ort fuumlr die sanitaumlreInfrastruktur und das Muumlllmanagement verantwortlichfuumlhlenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWarum sind Toiletten fuumlr Sie auch weiterhinein zentraler Ansatzpunkt gebliebenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniDie Krankheit die in Indien die meistenTodesfaumllle verursacht ist nicht Aids oder Krebs Es istDurchfall Die Ursachen dafuumlr sind verunreinigtes Wasserund mangelhafte Sanitaumlrinfrastruktur Es gibt zwarWasserleitungen aber sie werden durch Faumlkalienkontaminiert 50 Prozent der Inder haben keinen Zugangzu Toiletten weltweit sind es 25 Milliarden MenschenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie sehr hat sich Ihr persoumlnlichesEngagement auf Ihr akademisches Denken ausgewirktRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniSehr stark doch die Beziehung zwischenAktivismus und Denken war von Angst gepraumlgt Ich hatteAngst hinausgeworfen zu werden wenn ich mich nunsozial engagiere Deswegen habe ich sehr viel gearbeitetund meine Produktivitaumlt hat sich dadurch noch gesteigertDass ich ploumltzlich die Nuumltzlichkeit der Theorie sehenkonnte hat mein Denken stark beeinflusstSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWorin liegen die Vorteile und dieHerausforderungen Wissenschaft und Aktivismus zukombinierenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniUniversitaumlten sind oumlffentliche Einrichtungendaher ist es sehr schwer Professoren ohne weitereshinauszuschmeiszligen In der Theorie wird von allenakademischen Institutionen erwartet dass dieWissenschafter einen positiven Beitrag fuumlr dieGesellschaft leisten ndash sie sind ja hauptsaumlchlich durchoumlffentliche Gelder finanziert Doch in der Praxis wird dasoft als Widerspruch gesehen ndash und auch gelebt Es kannpassieren dass man als Professor nicht mehr unterstuumltztwird wenn man sich sozial engagiert Es gibt Tendenzen
zu glauben dass alles was keinen oumlkonomischen Nutzenhat wertlos istSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sind indische Staatsbuumlrgerin habenaber seit dem Studium nicht mehr in Indien gelebt dochviel uumlber das Land gearbeitet Was fasziniert Sie an IndienRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniEs ist das Land mit der groumlszligten demokratischenGesellschaft doch es ist auch ein Land mit groszligenUngleichheiten Mein Leben war nicht viel anders alsjenes von Menschen im Westen auszliger dass ich keinesexuelle Freiheit hatte ndash was ich aber nicht vermisst habeDoch es gibt einen groszligen Unterschied zwischen meinerFreiheit und der Freiheit die ein Dorfbewohner in Indienhat Die Gesellschaft ist sehr polarisiertSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWelche Rolle spielen Forschung undEntwicklung in dieser polarisierten GesellschaftRamaniRamaniRamaniRamani In den letzten 60 Jahren haben Forschung undTechnologie in Indien definitiv zu Wirtschaftswachstumgefuumlhrt allerdings nicht zu einer inklusiven EntwicklungWirtschaftswachstum und oumlkonomische Entwicklung sindnicht dasselbe Oumlkonomische Entwicklung heiszligt dassjeder die Chance auf Entwicklung hat In Indien haben wirdie groumlszligte Armutslast weltweit und diese ist sehr ungleichverteilt Es gibt eine groszlige Bevoumllkerung und vieleverschiedene Ethnien Einige davon sind nie in derMittelschicht angekommen und leiden besonders unterArmut Es gibt so viele nebeneinander existierendeLebensweisen in Indien ndash das macht das Land sofaszinierend aber auch so herausfordernd (Tanja Traxler1792015)ShyamaShyamaShyamaShyama RamaniRamaniRamaniRamani (55) ist Oumlkonomieprofessorin an der UnitedNations University Maastricht in den Niederlanden Die gebuumlrtigeInderin hat uumlber spieltheoretische Ansaumltze in denWirtschaftswissenschaften an der Cornell University in Ithaca NewYork promoviert Zu ihren Forschungsschwerpunkten zaumlhlen die
Rolle von Technologie und Innovation in EntwicklungsprozessenSie ist verheiratet und hat zwei erwachsene Kinder Letzte Wochewar sie im Rahmen des vom Verkehrsministeriums finanziertenForschungsschwerpunktes Wissenschafts- undTechnologieauszligenpolitik am Oumlsterreichischen Institut fuumlrInternationale Politik in Wien
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Innovating for economic growthR Devarajan
INNOVATION IN INDIA Edited by Shyam V Ramani Cambridge University Press India Pvt Ltd 43814 Ansari Road Daryaganj NewDelhishy110002 Rs 795
R Devarajan
Fourteen years ago at the watershed of the two centuries the world witnessed the ushering in of a new era a new environment which was afar cry from what had been experienced earlier Although by then people had become alive to the imperative and inevitability of change theprocess of actual and physical changeover was not easy and simple
Moving from the known to the unknown was a different ball game altogether Looking at the reality behind the rhetoric and in order to derivethe optimum advantage it was essential to embrace and espouse the evolving norms wholly and willingly
Innovation is a critical component in improving individual and institutional performance Real innovation is not easy to come by More oftenestablishments tweak compensation systems tinker with organisational structures or make marginal improvements in some functionsInnovation is more radical and transformational than an improvement Innovation is contentshyoriented whereas improvement is processshyoriented
It is not possible to countenance a high and increasing standard of living merely by longshyinshytheshytooth tools of development Every now andthen organisations confront situations that warrant radical changes which call for outshyofshytheshybox thinking It is only through innovation thatwe can bring about such avantshygarde transformation
Inspiration for innovation usually stems from a combination of three factors an urgent and nagging necessity to bring about a change howpeople perceive and pursue that change to the ultimate and a congenial environment to accomplish that change
Innovation is always driven by selfshyinduced passion pressure of compelling circumstances and undying perseverance for achievement Theassiduous application of technological improvement in transport and communication worldwide has created an unprecedented growth inglobal connectivity and transmission of information Globalisation itself is a product of innovation
Current and contemporary economies are more influenced by ideas and concepts than they are governed by capital and labour Empiricalevidence across nations suggests the existence of a definite link between technological innovation and inclusive economic growth Inclusiveeconomic growth implies that the advantages of development are equitably distributed to all sections of the society It ensures that theeconomic gains generated by growth are not monopolised only by the high and mighty but the marginalised sections in the society also derivethe benefits
Innovation reformulates conventional economic theory in such a way that knowledge technology entrepreneurship and innovation arepositioned at the centre of this emerging model As the developed countries have already achieved inclusive economic growth byimplementing the above model the still developing countries have the advantage of being the beneficiary of diffusion mdash a process of adoptionand absorption It is a kind of ldquofree riderdquo for the developing countries who have no need to reinvent the wheel Innovations in India havesubstantially contributed to income and employment generation in the country The corporate sector as well as the National Laboratoriesfunctioning under the aegis of the CSIR has been operating under severe resource constraints This has however not hampered thedevelopment of costshyeffective products and new technologies
During the preshyliberalisation period in India mdash from 1950s to 1990s mdash the main thrust of economic development was on alleviating poverty
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and crating a better standard of living This development agenda was carried out in four stages It commenced with land reforms thatabolished skewed land ownership and brought in the philosophy of lsquoLand for the Tillerrsquo Then a series of public sector undertakings werestarted in the semishyurban areas besides providing encouragement and support to the small scale industries
The third phase introduced a public distribution system to provide essential commodities to the people Simultaneously primary health carewas also brought in as a common community service The fourth and final stage saw the implementation of a deliberate and purposivereservation policy in respect of education and employment opportunities to the deprived and the downtrodden
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in our country for building frontshyrunners in international trade and commerce It is thesure thing for progress and prosperity Innovation has also bred and brought about an abiding collaboration between the academic portal andthe factory shop floor Indeed this avenue has become a much sought after space where the future is invented
There is a strong correlation between language and innovation The way leaders make use of language to encapsulate an idea among theirpeople determines its success rate mdash whether it will be a flash in the pan or an enduring phenomenon
The fear of failure often forbids people from attempting innovation Nothing ventured nothing gained People must be counselled thatfailures are stepping stones for success
Willyshynilly there is always an element of ldquoluckrdquo and chance in innovation But aggressively positive persons create their own ldquoluckrdquo whichfollows exemplary planning preparation perseverance Louis Pasteur famously wrote ldquoFortune favours the prepared mindrdquo
This book is a compendium of 12 wellshyresearched articles some authored by individual writers and some by teams of two While all thesearticles deal with different themes in effect they address a common cause viz how ldquoInnovation in India [is] combining economic growth andinclusive developmentrdquo
The editor of the volume Shyama V Ramani has coshyauthored three pieces besides writing the prologue and the concluding remarks Theremaining eight chapters describe the impact of innovation on different sectors of the national economy such as universityshyindustrycollaboration seed and biotech industry software technology pharmaceutical industry Nanoscience and technology energypowergeneration indigenous medical systems and innovation in lowshycost toilets in rural India
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in India for building frontshyrunners in international trade andcommerce
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NGOs plan one million toilets in India Express News Service First Published 02 Nov 2009 030100 AM IST
CHENNAI Aiming at building one million toilets in India some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have jointly launched a programme FINISH (Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation and Health)
To start a dialogue on this process the NGOs led by FIN (Friends-in-Need) organised a capacity building workshop on Sunday for all stakeholders like architects NGOs researches and corporates
According to the available data 26 billion people in the world do not have access to toilets and about 42000 people die every week after drinking water polluted by faecal matter and in India two out of three people do not have access to a toilet At the same time 40 to 60 per cent of existing toilets are not being used
V Ganapathy adivsor FIN said ldquo60 per cent of the Indian homes do not have toilets UNICEF study points out more children die due to diarrhoea than from malaria measles and AIDS Seepage from septic tanks open defecation etc cause drinking water pollution which causes diarrhoea This brings us to focus why it is important to have a toiletrdquo
The plans are to arrive at solutions on the lack of sanitation coverage and to focus on effective usage of available toilets
The strategy is to build one million toilets largely by mobilising funds from the end-users themselves instead of providing sanitation as a ldquocharity commodityrdquo free of charge he said
The government so far has given only subsidies or incentives for constructing toilets This FINISH initiative plans to bring SNS-REAAL a Netherlands-based financial institution to micro-finance this project
Shyama Ramani director of FIN said ldquo So far we donrsquot have a technology for less water or water-free toilets we call upon the research community to come up with newer cost-effective environment-friendly modelsrdquo
The NGOs plan to build these one million toilets in three years in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Comments
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenplease extend your program in north-karnataka india I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN Regards AWWA ngo North karnatka indian Email awwa2kgmailcom
By f khan 1122009 114900 PM
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenThere is a workable solution to this I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN
By Anthony Gonsalves 1122009 82800 PM
I appreciate the NGOs initiative and wish them sucess These basic amenities should you be provided by the Central and State Governments but they lack funds since all such funds
have been wasted on erecting statues or building arches or are simply swindled by civil servants and politicians As much as this initiative is welcome I would like to know their plans to maintain these toilets since our countrys record in maintaining any facility - public or private - is very abysmal
By Bharath 1122009 105900 AM
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo
Staff Reporter
mdash Photo SSKumar
Promoting hygiene Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India) addressing a workshop on sanitation in Chennai on
Sunday
CHENNAI Institutes of technology have to come up with low-cost technology for toilets which use less water in order to achieve effective sanitation coverage and reduce environmental contamination said Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India)
Speaking at the first lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo workshop organised at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) here on Sunday she said the financial technological and social challenges faced by the lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo had to be tackled by the collective effort of international organisations firms researchers non-governmental organisations and citizens ldquoWe also want more volunteers to work with usrdquo she said
lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo has a goal of building one million toilets largely mobilising funds from the end users in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
The programme works towards financial inclusion to improve sanitation and health in various parts of the country Dr Ramani said
Two-thirds of the people in the country do not have access to a toilet and more than 40 per cent of the existing toilets are not being used said S Janakarajan professor of MIDS There is lack of sanitation coverage and 42000 people die every week owing to drinking water polluted with faecal matter he said
NGOs such as BISWA in Orissa IIRD in Rajasthan ESAF in Maharashtra SAMBHAV in Madhya Pradesh and BHARATHI in Tamil Nadu and WASTE a Dutch NGO are joining hands with insurance organisations like TATA-AIG and
For effective sanitation coverage expert
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Stories in this Section Business contest held MedIndia launches pre-screening cancer clinic For some they are a reassuring sight Features on website Appeal to partymen Results on website Date extended ldquoRegularise TASMAC workersrdquo Migration of web-based services to IPv6 on First monthly grievance redressal day conducted at University of Madras Corporation dental clinics from this month Crucial link lost Festival to celebrate spirit of womanhood Free spoken English training Bridge near Tidel Park collapses Fishermen held Teenager on motorcycle knocks down girl Found dead Focus on heritage building conservation city pulse TNEB bill payment The vanishing of old houses Procedures to protect antiques ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo Chain snatched RPF constable injured Fire accidents Dies of burns Awareness campaign to curb crossing of rail tracks Amendment to registration procedure sought SIPCOT sets up Fodder Development Committee HCL BIM sign memorandum for new elective as part of MBA Grant for mentally ill children
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financial institutions like SNS-REAAL NHB and NABARD to mobilise funds from end-users to build the sanitation systems
People in rural areas of Tamil Nadu are reluctant to spend money for building a toilet They want it free said S Paranjothi field officer Friend in Need Trust
There is a need for more awareness of sanitation in the State said Jordan Trombetta a volunteer
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo
Staff Reporter
NAGAPATTINAM Voluntary organisations should play a crucial role in moulding mindsets towards sanitation and solid waste management said Collector C Munianathan at the Triple Ecosan Toilet festival at Kameshwaram village in Nagapattinam
According to him over 60 per cent of the houses in coastal areas practise open defecation causing environmental contamination He lauded the efforts of FIN Trust a France-based NGO working in Kameshwaram for organising a toilet beauty contest to highlight the importance of toilets ensuring a healthy and hygienic living
Ecosan technology as a toilet model prevented pollution conserved water and converted urine and human waste as an ideal farming manure
The Collector also opened the compost chamber in an ecosan toilet in the tsunami fisherman colony in Kameshwaram G Kanakasundaram Panchayat President said that Kameshwaram had the highest number of 350 ecosan toilets
Shyama Ramani Director FIN Trust said that 77 families participated in the toilet beauty contest Eighteen masons of nearby Achakarai village who had constructed ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their houses were given Rs10000 each for the construction of ecosan toilets in their homes The best among the toilets were given prizes
A scientific study under the auspices of the United Nations University to create a database to find out the impact of Ecosan toilet on health and hygiene and environment will be undertaken by FIN Trust said V Ganapathyadvisor FIN Trust
R Subramanian Panchayat Union Councillor A Thanikachalam- Lead Bank Manager Indian Overseas Bank and Shanthi Mathikumar- Vice President Kameshwaram Panchayat spoke SParanjothi proposed a vote of thanks N Dandayudhapani won the masonrsquos contest and Anjammal and Nagavalli won the toilet beauty contest a release said
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
Linkswwwfriend-in-needorg
Shyama Ramanishyama_ramaniyahoocomFriend-in-Need (FIN) Trust India
Promoting the use of sanitation facilities in India
A beauty contest for toilets
Providing sufficient toilet access is key to meeting health and sanitation targets But it is difficult to ensure the proper use and maintenance of facilities
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ani
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
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Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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PRESS CLIPPINGS
(From latest to oldest)
1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
++Press targeting academics
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
News Update
Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday
They are among winners of the 100Women Achieversrsquo Contest organised by the Ministry of Women
and Child Development in collaboration with Facebook to recognise and acknowledge women who
are making a difference in their communities across the country
Their names were among the 200 short-listed by jury members under 20 categories Facebook users
then voted 100 women from the 200 And they are the women who have been working at various
levels to empower women
Chennai-based artist N Swarnalatha says each incident of woman abuse brings her pain ldquoIt affects
me mentally and I translate the anguish into art All the proceeds I get from selling my paintings
goes towards supporting womenrdquo she said
Academician Shyama Ramani is trying her hand at improving sanitation in Kameshwaram a fishing
hamlet in Nagapattinam district through her organisation Friend In Need India Trust ldquoNow that we
have constructed toilets and the people are using them I am looking for a sustainable model to keep
the village cleanrdquo she said
ldquoEvery year in Sathyabama University we offer up to 500 seats free to the disabled and to children of
army jawansrdquo says educationist Mariazeena Johnson
Saundarya Rajesh Founder ndash President AVTAR Career Creators amp FLEXI Careers India who has
championed the cause of career re-entry of women says she plans to create greater awareness about
the need for women professionals to pursue a career
Vijayalakshmi Devarajan who has nearly two decades of experience in human resource
development believes in empowering women from the lower income group She conducts training
sessions for young women on how to get through job interviews
Coimbatore-based Latha Sundaram has been contributing towards women and child empowerment
through Aram Foundation Charitable Trust ldquoWe teach girl children concepts of safe touch and also
train them in self-defence For college-going girls and working women we give awareness self
vigilance and self defence workshopsrdquo she said
ldquoWe have imparted skill-based training for 4000 persons using corporate funds Our short-term
courses are in plumbing telecommunication photography and electricianrdquo says Shima Sendhil
Director Rathinam Group of Institutions
They are winners of achieversrsquo contest held by Ministry of Women and Child
Development
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Economic amp Political Weekly EPW OCTOBER 3 2015 vol l no 40 31
Innovation and Indiarsquos GrowthHow Inclusive Are Its Achievements
M H Bala Subrahmanya
Innovation and inclusive development are watchwords for both policymak-ers and empirical researchers in India
today While the former is considered the means to achieve accelerated and competitive economic growth the latter is a sociopolitical necessity as well as a economic desire arising out of the pro-longed realisation that the benefi ts of economic growth did not percolate to the ldquobottom of the pyramidrdquo (BoP)mdasheither in the period of ldquoeconomic plan-ningrdquo or in the period of ldquoeconomic lib-eralisationrdquo so far It is in this context that the book under review assumes signifi cance
In Chapter 1 Shyama V Ramani the editor of the volume describes the con-text in which Indiarsquos National System of Innovation (NSI) was foundedmdashthe need for assessing Indiarsquos industrialisa-tion as part of planned economic devel-opment This chapter has a conceptual framework that synthesises the different chapters of the book Ramani stresses on the need to look at the NSI approach to describe the process of catching-up by developing countriesmdashparticularly the emerging economies of today NSI has
emerged as a major conceptual frame-work in the past three decades to organ-ise historical evidence on the accumula-tion of scientifi c and technical innova-tions and industrial capabilities of late-comer countries attempting to catch up with the developed ones
Ramani identifi es the change in the rules and regulations after Indiarsquos inde-pendence in 1947 in two broad periods (i) building indigenous capabilities thro ugh import substitution policy (characterised by the various controls and regulations on economic activities and enterprises) and (ii) promoting economic liberalisation the seeds of which were laid intermittently in the 1980s though full-scale liberalisation of policies were pursued only after 1990 The scope and nature of policy efforts for inclusive development in the meantime underwent a shift from exclusively rural India to include urban India as well Various schemes and
programmes were introduced for this purpose As Ramani rightly points out the ultimate test of any mission or devel-opment programme lies in its outcome that is economic growth and develop-ment covering structural change trade foreign direct investment (FDI) invest-ment in research and development (RampD) and innovation Though Indiarsquos performance on this front has been en-couraging in absolute terms it pales in comparison to Chinamdashand other lead-ing Asian economies However Ramani expresses optimism She hopes innova-tions will catch up because the NSI is stronger vibrant dense and complex as compared to the past
Universities and Public Labs
India has developed an elaborate net-work of educational institutions and public laboratories In Chapter 2 Gita Surie discusses the evolution and con-tribution of universities and public labo-ratories as catalysts of innovation and entrepreneurship during three different periods (i) prior to Indiarsquos independ-ence (ii) from 1947 till 1991 and (iii) during the liberalisation period that began in 1991 After independence policies and programmes led to the development of nationwide institutions and laboratories pulling science and technology (SampT) out of the rut it was stuck in during the colonial period After 1991 there has been much stress on pro-moting universityndashindustry partnerships
Innovation in India Combining Economic Growth with Inclusive Development edited by Shyama V Ramani New Delhi Cambridge University Press 2014 pp 404 Rs 795
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OCTOBER 3 2015 vol l no 40 EPW Economic amp Political Weekly32
to foster innovation disseminate techno-logy and enhance entrepreneurial capa-bilities Over a period of time India has made considerable progress in terms of the diversity and capability of its SampT infrastructure The country has made signifi cant achievements in the fi eld But there is a fl ip side to this story Surie shows that science education has suffered
She makes no reference to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) This is a major omission ISRO by any standards is an outstanding example of Indiarsquos innovation capability building programme and has contributed immen-sely to the communication revolution in the country
Demand for Innovation
In Chapter 3 Smita Srinivas makes a case for understanding the nature and complexity of the demand for innovation in India Srinivas separates demands into four broad categories (i) effective demand (ii) need that is not recognised as one (iii) a need that is recognised but not as a demand and (iv) a demand that is recognised but is unfulfi lled She
cites the example of Jaipur Foot developed by a non-profi t organisation Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) Today BMVSS generates a glob-al market and its products cater to am-putees from across the world
Srinivas contends that with the involvement of states fi rms and non-governmental organisations more such needs can be converted into demand She argues that there are unrecognised needs in areas such as paediatric health and womenrsquos reproductive health in India
Seed and Biotechnology
The growth of seedbiotechnology in-dustry has important implications for the Indian economy where agriculture plays a prominent role In Chapter 4 Carl Pray and Latha Nagarajan deal with the evolution current structure and innova-tions in the seed and biotech industry in India They trace the evolution of seed sector innovation during four periods (i) colonial period (ii) the period of Green Revolution (started in the mid-1960s) (iii) the period starting from the mid-1980s when hybrids were developed
and (iv) the period of biotechno logy that started in the 21st century India has developed one of the largest and most complex agricultural research systems in the world and there has been a considerable increase in public investments in agricultural research and education
Public sector innovations led to the development of high-yielding open pol-linating varieties of wheat rice and pulses The protective policies followed by the country till the 1980s facilitated the public sectorrsquos growth The policy of liberalisation introduced thereafter opened the fi eld for private sector enter-prises including multinational corpora-tions (MNC) As a result the size and structure of the Indian seed market industry changed substantially between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s While industry size more than tripled the share of the private sector almost dou-bled An increasing number of foreign seed and biotech companies entered the Indian market At the same time Indian fi rms acquired an inter national character through acquisitions of fi rms in the US Europe and South America and research
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in an exclusively Muslim question translating it into a national question
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alliances with American European and Chinese institutions
The authors throw light on a pertinent question who benefi ted from the pro-gress in RampD and innovations of the seed and biotech industry The Green Revo-lution led to a substantial increase in wheat and rice yields it benefi ted both the large and the small farmers and led to more employment in the agricultural sector Both poor and rich consumers gained The introduction of hybrid seeds led to an increase in yields of cotton maize millets benefi ting farmers and the consumers alike The biotech revolu-tion improved yields reduced pesticide use and also resulted in health benefi ts Though the private sector has emerged as a major player the authors suggest a larger role for the public sector to promote RampD and innovations in the seed industry
Software Industry
The unprecedented growth of software industry particularly in the era of liber-alisation has given a unique identity to the Indian economy in the global arena In Chapter 5 Nagesh Kumar deals with the outstanding achievements of the Indian software industry and its contri-bution to the Indian economy in the fi rst decade of economic liberalisation 1989ndash2000 Kumar also examines tech-nology upgrading and innovative acti-vities of the industry and analyses NSIrsquos role in it
But the pertinent question ismdashhow has India achieved this growth The bulk of the software activity of Indian enterprises comprised ldquobody shoppingrdquo or on-site exports primarily due to rela-tively low labour costs However with technological upgradation and move-ment up the value chain the share of on-site exports declined duly compen-sated by a rise in the share of ldquooffshorerdquo development An important feature of Indian software industryrsquos maturity is the shift towards high-end consulting with the development of diversifi ed domain expertise and export packaged software particularly proprietary soft-ware products This enabled an increas-ing number of Indian companies to penetrate the international market both
in terms of investments and exports As a result the subsequent entry of MNCs did not make any dent either on the domestic software industry or on its exports However analyses in terms of (i) foreign exchange utilisation per unit of exports (ii) labour productivity (iii) unit cost of production and (iv) profi t margins for a sample of 66 software companies comprising small medium and large fi rms do not refl ect a clear improvement in the effi ciency and com-petitiveness of Indian software indus-try The author though appears reluc-tant to conclude in this manner
The development and achievements of Indian software industry have been attributed to the NSI comprising the vast educational and institutional network developed over the years SampT infra-structure supply of trained manpower infrastructure for technology develop-ment RampD capability building automa-tion of public sector services and support for software exports These have enabled India to be a successful participant in the international division of labour in software development
However this chapter is dated at least by a decade The size and structure of the industry and the challenges it faces have undergone considerable changes since 2000 Moreover by confi ning the analysis to only secondary data the au-thor has missed an opportunity to dwell on the contributions made by this indus-try towards inclusive growth in the country since 1991 I have learnt from conversations in different parts of the country that kids of unorganised sector workers (such as maid servants landless labourers small and marginal farmers auto and taxi drivers cooks carpenters) have joined unknownlesser-known en-gineering institutions obtained bache-lor of engineering degrees and joined the software industry It is signifi cant that such developments in different parts of the country have given ldquowingsrdquo to the aspirations of ldquonew generation in the bottom of the pyramidrdquo
Pharmaceutical Sector
In Chapter 6 Ramani and Samira Guennif trace the evolution of Indian pharma-ceutical industry from virtually a cipher
at the time of independence to a lead-ing industrial power by the turn of the century At the time of independence MNCs supplied more than 80 of Indiarsquos pharmaceutical needs During 1947ndash70 to reduce the dependence on imports and MNCs the government set up two public sector undertakings and adopted an import substitution policy This involved price controls high import duties along with export subsi-dies and the introduction of industrial licensing But this did not alter the ownership structure and Indian fi rms could develop capabilities only in respect of formulations
The adoption of the Indian Patent Act of 1970 enabled domestic fi rms to develop copies of branded drugs inde-pendently through process innovations leading to ldquoduplicative imitationrdquo and ldquocreative imitationrdquo By the mid-1980s Indian fi rms were producing both bulk drugs and formulations resulting in a steady improvement in the access of basic drugs to the poor India also became an exporter The authors give credit to the role of government-promoted biotech-nology The considerable growth of bio-technology in India particularly after 2000 was characterised by the inter-nationalisation of fi rms both in terms of activities and earnings
It is important to note that all these developments took place when India moved to a regime compliant with The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) This indicates that such a movement has not hurt the industry
Nanotechnology
How did India respond to the challenge of promoting emerging nanotechnology in the country Manish Anand answers the question in Chapter 7 Since nano-technology promotion is considered benefi cial across sectors various gov-ernment departments public laborato-ries universities industrial enterprises start-ups industry associations and even private research institutes and not-for-profi t foundations are involved in the endeavour
The state responded to the challenge by adopting a four-pronged strategy
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OCTOBER 3 2015 vol l no 40 EPW Economic amp Political Weekly34
(i) setting up centres of excellence in premier science and engineering institu-tions across the country (ii) sponsoring RampD projects (iii) promoting interna-tional collaborations and (iv) strengthen-ing industryndashinstitute interactions through publicndashprivate partnerships (PPP) Incen-tives are provided to scientists to encour-age the development and commerciali-sation of innovations by permitting them to hold equity in spin-offs and ena-bling them to move between academic institutions and industry The outcomes of these efforts are yet to be seen but there is some progress in terms of scien-tifi c publications and patents
Nano-manufacturing is at its infancy covering nano materials nano-bio nano-electronics and nanotechnology instru-mentation Nanotechnology can address the needs of the poor in areas such as sanitation healthcare nutrition and en-ergy The author cites the use of Tata Swach a radically new water purifi er sys-tem which uses rice-husk ash and silver nano particles to fi lter out bacteria and other germs At Rs 749 a unit it is rela-tively inexpensive as well
Energy Policy
Ambuj Sagar and Anksuh Choudhary deal with the complex energy innova-tion system in India in Chapter 8 They do so by examining four case studies (i) wind power (ii) coal power genera-tion both of which are energy generat-ing technologies (iii) automobiles and (iv) improved cook stoves both of which are end-user technologies
The authors discuss how the market-stimulating policies of the government enabled the entry and growth of Suzlon the third-largest wind turbine manufac-turer in the world In the coal power in-dustry Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) could achieve little in terms of innovations due to its limited RampD capa-bility as it relied solely on technology im-ports The authors note that the absence of coordination between academia research institutes and the industry prevented the emergence of a strong technological capability
The authors have also analysed the introduction promotion and perfor-mance of the National Programme on
Improved Chulha (NPIC) and highlighted the factors responsible for its limited success Indiarsquos automobile industry presented a different picture It experi-enced a dynamic transformation and emerged as a competitive industry char-acterised by the entry of an increasing number of global players and signifi cant infl ow of technology and technical know-how The RampD expenditure of Indian fi rms has increased
However the authors conclude that the overall performance of Indiarsquos energy sector is far from satisfactory
Research in Medicine
The Traditional Medicine System (TMS) comprising Ayurveda Yoga and Natur-opathy Unani Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) plays an important role par-ticularly in meeting the primary health-care needs of people in rural India In chapter 9 Arijit Dutta traces the history and the growth of TMS Dutta throws light on the innovation capability build-ing facilitated by the state
Within TMS ayurveda has attracted more private investment and innova-tion However TMS has contributed con-siderably to inclusive development in terms of making medicines available accessible and affordable
Pro-poor Innovations
In Chapter 10 Shyama V Ramani and Shuan Sadre Ghazi talk about address-ing sanitation challenges The provision of a product such as a toilet to the poor-est segment of the population which has never used this amenity is a social inno-vation of sorts But its diffusion poses different kinds of challenges Through a case study in a Tamil Nadu village Kameshwaram the authors argue that the successful introduction of a social inno-vation such as a toilet depends on its sus-tainability in the local environment and its acceptance by the user population
In Chapter 11 Dinesh Abrol analyses the development of rural technologies and rural industries to improve rural livelihoods since independence Abrol show that pro-poor innovation and the diffusion of such innovation has not been successful in India Abrol believes the recent PPP initiatives and the move
to bring in the corporate sector as the partner of the state are unlikely to succeed in achieving pro-poor innova-tions He argues that the rural poor must be guided to organise themselves into cooperatives and collectives and given opportunities to improve their bargaining power
Socio-economic Awareness Is Key
In the fi nal chapter Ramani reviews the key fi ndings of each of the earlier chap-ters and makes fi ve important observa-tions with respect to Indiarsquos NSI The primary lesson of the book is that the success of innovation generation and diffusion hinges not only on an effective and pragmatic policy but also on its implementation through dynamic insti-tutional reforms that suit the socio-eco-nomic contexts of local environments
The book is the fi rst attempt to throw light on the NSI of India covering the pre-liberalisation and the liberali-sation periods and sectors as diverse as rural industries traditional medicine software industry and nanotechnology It also analyses the building up of inno-vation capability in terms of infrastruc-ture and personnel and examines the outcomes and achievements of this endeavourmdash particularly with a focus on inclusive development Policymak-ers and researchers will fi nd this book valuable Its length and the unevenvarying time scales of the chapters however detract from the bookrsquos readability
M H Bala Subrahmanya (balamgmtiiscernetin) is Chairman Department of Management Studies Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
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bei den Patentanmeldungen Ein groszliges Problem ist dasses einen klaren Technologiegap zwischen armen undreichen Laumlndern bei Innovationstechnologien gibt etwa imBiotech-Sektor Das fuumlhrt dazu dass die risikoreichenAspekte von Innovationen von den reichen in arme Laumlnderausgelagert und auf dem Ruumlcken armer Menschenausgetragen werden Westliche Pharmaunternehmenfuumlhren in groszligem Ausmaszlig Medikamententests mit derarmen Bevoumllkerung in Indien durch Gleichzeitig wirddiese spaumlter aber nie Zugang zu den fertigen Produktenhaben Auszligerdem investieren Pharmaunternehmen vorallem in Forschung uumlber Krankheiten von denen derWesten betroffen ist Die Forschung die den Armendienen wuumlrde wird vernachlaumlssigtSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie kommt es dass Forschung nichtunabhaumlngig von der Industrie agiertRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniWissenschafter die gegen den Mainstreamforschen haben Schwierigkeiten zu publizieren EinBeispiel Ein Paper in dem ich mich kritisch mit demAgrarkonzern Monsanto auseinandersetzte wurdeneunmal zuruumlckgewiesen bis ich es publizieren konnteMonsanto hat wie auch groszlige Pharmakonzerne einemaumlchtige Lobby Da ist es schwierig dagegenzuhaltenUnter Sozialwissenschaftern kommt hinzu dass es zwarviele gibt die theoretische Modelle aufstellen undBerechnungen machen sie sprechen allerdings nicht mitden Menschen um sie zu fragen welchen Nutzen oderSchaden Technologie und Innovationen fuumlr sie habenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sprechen nicht nur mit den Menschensondern haben 2004 auch eine NGO gegruumlndet umarmen Menschen in Indien zu helfen ndash wie kam es dazuRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniWaumlre nichts passiert waumlre ich eine theoretischeOumlkonomin wie viele andere geblieben Doch dannereignete sich der asiatische Tsunami Meine Familie war
damals am Strand bei einer Hochzeit Ich dachte daherdass ich meine ganze Familie in nur wenigen Minutenverloren habe Doch die Welle stoppte einen Kilometer vorder Hochzeitsgesellschaft So hatte ich das Gefuumlhl dassich etwas tun mussSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie hatten zuvor nur theoretisch zuEntwicklungsarbeit geforscht ndash wie sind Sie in der Praxiskonkret vorgegangenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniZunaumlchst machte ich mich auf die Suche nacheinem Dorf in dem es moumlglich ist uumlber einen laumlngerenZeitraum zu arbeiten Dann habe ich meine Familie undBekannte gebeten mir fuumlr drei Jahre je zehn Euro zugeben Das haben sehr viele gemacht und so begann dasProjekt In dem Dorf stellte sich heraus dass eines derwichtigsten Beduumlrfnisse Toiletten waren Das Dorf war vonWald umgeben doch der Tsunami hatte die Baumlumemitgerissen und so mussten die Frauen auf die Muumlllbergerund um das Dorf gehen Am Abend wurden sie dort vonRatten gebissen und Maumlnner fingen an Fotos von ihnenzu machen Das Beduumlrfnis nach Toiletten war alsodringend ndash aber ich hatte natuumlrlich keine Ahnung wie manToiletten baut In einer Lehrveranstaltung fanden meineStudierenden heraus dass es oumlkologische Toiletten gibt ndashdiese haben wir dann in dem Dorf gebautSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDAuch Jahre nach dem Toilettenbau habenSie das Dorf weiterhin besucht welche Veraumlnderungensind Ihnen aufgefallenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniViele NGOs und Firmen bauten aumlhnlicheToiletten doch niemand uumlberpruumlfte deren Qualitaumlt undden Umstand ob sie uumlberhaupt von den Menschenverwendet wurden Zweieinhalb Jahre nach dem Bau derToiletten fanden wir heraus dass nur noch die Haumllfte imEinsatz war ndash die Qualitaumlt war einfach nicht gut Dasbrachte mich zum Nachdenken Wir sind nun dabei lokale
Menschen einzusetzen die sich vor Ort fuumlr die sanitaumlreInfrastruktur und das Muumlllmanagement verantwortlichfuumlhlenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWarum sind Toiletten fuumlr Sie auch weiterhinein zentraler Ansatzpunkt gebliebenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniDie Krankheit die in Indien die meistenTodesfaumllle verursacht ist nicht Aids oder Krebs Es istDurchfall Die Ursachen dafuumlr sind verunreinigtes Wasserund mangelhafte Sanitaumlrinfrastruktur Es gibt zwarWasserleitungen aber sie werden durch Faumlkalienkontaminiert 50 Prozent der Inder haben keinen Zugangzu Toiletten weltweit sind es 25 Milliarden MenschenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie sehr hat sich Ihr persoumlnlichesEngagement auf Ihr akademisches Denken ausgewirktRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniSehr stark doch die Beziehung zwischenAktivismus und Denken war von Angst gepraumlgt Ich hatteAngst hinausgeworfen zu werden wenn ich mich nunsozial engagiere Deswegen habe ich sehr viel gearbeitetund meine Produktivitaumlt hat sich dadurch noch gesteigertDass ich ploumltzlich die Nuumltzlichkeit der Theorie sehenkonnte hat mein Denken stark beeinflusstSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWorin liegen die Vorteile und dieHerausforderungen Wissenschaft und Aktivismus zukombinierenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniUniversitaumlten sind oumlffentliche Einrichtungendaher ist es sehr schwer Professoren ohne weitereshinauszuschmeiszligen In der Theorie wird von allenakademischen Institutionen erwartet dass dieWissenschafter einen positiven Beitrag fuumlr dieGesellschaft leisten ndash sie sind ja hauptsaumlchlich durchoumlffentliche Gelder finanziert Doch in der Praxis wird dasoft als Widerspruch gesehen ndash und auch gelebt Es kannpassieren dass man als Professor nicht mehr unterstuumltztwird wenn man sich sozial engagiert Es gibt Tendenzen
zu glauben dass alles was keinen oumlkonomischen Nutzenhat wertlos istSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sind indische Staatsbuumlrgerin habenaber seit dem Studium nicht mehr in Indien gelebt dochviel uumlber das Land gearbeitet Was fasziniert Sie an IndienRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniEs ist das Land mit der groumlszligten demokratischenGesellschaft doch es ist auch ein Land mit groszligenUngleichheiten Mein Leben war nicht viel anders alsjenes von Menschen im Westen auszliger dass ich keinesexuelle Freiheit hatte ndash was ich aber nicht vermisst habeDoch es gibt einen groszligen Unterschied zwischen meinerFreiheit und der Freiheit die ein Dorfbewohner in Indienhat Die Gesellschaft ist sehr polarisiertSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWelche Rolle spielen Forschung undEntwicklung in dieser polarisierten GesellschaftRamaniRamaniRamaniRamani In den letzten 60 Jahren haben Forschung undTechnologie in Indien definitiv zu Wirtschaftswachstumgefuumlhrt allerdings nicht zu einer inklusiven EntwicklungWirtschaftswachstum und oumlkonomische Entwicklung sindnicht dasselbe Oumlkonomische Entwicklung heiszligt dassjeder die Chance auf Entwicklung hat In Indien haben wirdie groumlszligte Armutslast weltweit und diese ist sehr ungleichverteilt Es gibt eine groszlige Bevoumllkerung und vieleverschiedene Ethnien Einige davon sind nie in derMittelschicht angekommen und leiden besonders unterArmut Es gibt so viele nebeneinander existierendeLebensweisen in Indien ndash das macht das Land sofaszinierend aber auch so herausfordernd (Tanja Traxler1792015)ShyamaShyamaShyamaShyama RamaniRamaniRamaniRamani (55) ist Oumlkonomieprofessorin an der UnitedNations University Maastricht in den Niederlanden Die gebuumlrtigeInderin hat uumlber spieltheoretische Ansaumltze in denWirtschaftswissenschaften an der Cornell University in Ithaca NewYork promoviert Zu ihren Forschungsschwerpunkten zaumlhlen die
Rolle von Technologie und Innovation in EntwicklungsprozessenSie ist verheiratet und hat zwei erwachsene Kinder Letzte Wochewar sie im Rahmen des vom Verkehrsministeriums finanziertenForschungsschwerpunktes Wissenschafts- undTechnologieauszligenpolitik am Oumlsterreichischen Institut fuumlrInternationale Politik in Wien
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Innovating for economic growthR Devarajan
INNOVATION IN INDIA Edited by Shyam V Ramani Cambridge University Press India Pvt Ltd 43814 Ansari Road Daryaganj NewDelhishy110002 Rs 795
R Devarajan
Fourteen years ago at the watershed of the two centuries the world witnessed the ushering in of a new era a new environment which was afar cry from what had been experienced earlier Although by then people had become alive to the imperative and inevitability of change theprocess of actual and physical changeover was not easy and simple
Moving from the known to the unknown was a different ball game altogether Looking at the reality behind the rhetoric and in order to derivethe optimum advantage it was essential to embrace and espouse the evolving norms wholly and willingly
Innovation is a critical component in improving individual and institutional performance Real innovation is not easy to come by More oftenestablishments tweak compensation systems tinker with organisational structures or make marginal improvements in some functionsInnovation is more radical and transformational than an improvement Innovation is contentshyoriented whereas improvement is processshyoriented
It is not possible to countenance a high and increasing standard of living merely by longshyinshytheshytooth tools of development Every now andthen organisations confront situations that warrant radical changes which call for outshyofshytheshybox thinking It is only through innovation thatwe can bring about such avantshygarde transformation
Inspiration for innovation usually stems from a combination of three factors an urgent and nagging necessity to bring about a change howpeople perceive and pursue that change to the ultimate and a congenial environment to accomplish that change
Innovation is always driven by selfshyinduced passion pressure of compelling circumstances and undying perseverance for achievement Theassiduous application of technological improvement in transport and communication worldwide has created an unprecedented growth inglobal connectivity and transmission of information Globalisation itself is a product of innovation
Current and contemporary economies are more influenced by ideas and concepts than they are governed by capital and labour Empiricalevidence across nations suggests the existence of a definite link between technological innovation and inclusive economic growth Inclusiveeconomic growth implies that the advantages of development are equitably distributed to all sections of the society It ensures that theeconomic gains generated by growth are not monopolised only by the high and mighty but the marginalised sections in the society also derivethe benefits
Innovation reformulates conventional economic theory in such a way that knowledge technology entrepreneurship and innovation arepositioned at the centre of this emerging model As the developed countries have already achieved inclusive economic growth byimplementing the above model the still developing countries have the advantage of being the beneficiary of diffusion mdash a process of adoptionand absorption It is a kind of ldquofree riderdquo for the developing countries who have no need to reinvent the wheel Innovations in India havesubstantially contributed to income and employment generation in the country The corporate sector as well as the National Laboratoriesfunctioning under the aegis of the CSIR has been operating under severe resource constraints This has however not hampered thedevelopment of costshyeffective products and new technologies
During the preshyliberalisation period in India mdash from 1950s to 1990s mdash the main thrust of economic development was on alleviating poverty
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and crating a better standard of living This development agenda was carried out in four stages It commenced with land reforms thatabolished skewed land ownership and brought in the philosophy of lsquoLand for the Tillerrsquo Then a series of public sector undertakings werestarted in the semishyurban areas besides providing encouragement and support to the small scale industries
The third phase introduced a public distribution system to provide essential commodities to the people Simultaneously primary health carewas also brought in as a common community service The fourth and final stage saw the implementation of a deliberate and purposivereservation policy in respect of education and employment opportunities to the deprived and the downtrodden
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in our country for building frontshyrunners in international trade and commerce It is thesure thing for progress and prosperity Innovation has also bred and brought about an abiding collaboration between the academic portal andthe factory shop floor Indeed this avenue has become a much sought after space where the future is invented
There is a strong correlation between language and innovation The way leaders make use of language to encapsulate an idea among theirpeople determines its success rate mdash whether it will be a flash in the pan or an enduring phenomenon
The fear of failure often forbids people from attempting innovation Nothing ventured nothing gained People must be counselled thatfailures are stepping stones for success
Willyshynilly there is always an element of ldquoluckrdquo and chance in innovation But aggressively positive persons create their own ldquoluckrdquo whichfollows exemplary planning preparation perseverance Louis Pasteur famously wrote ldquoFortune favours the prepared mindrdquo
This book is a compendium of 12 wellshyresearched articles some authored by individual writers and some by teams of two While all thesearticles deal with different themes in effect they address a common cause viz how ldquoInnovation in India [is] combining economic growth andinclusive developmentrdquo
The editor of the volume Shyama V Ramani has coshyauthored three pieces besides writing the prologue and the concluding remarks Theremaining eight chapters describe the impact of innovation on different sectors of the national economy such as universityshyindustrycollaboration seed and biotech industry software technology pharmaceutical industry Nanoscience and technology energypowergeneration indigenous medical systems and innovation in lowshycost toilets in rural India
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in India for building frontshyrunners in international trade andcommerce
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NGOs plan one million toilets in India Express News Service First Published 02 Nov 2009 030100 AM IST
CHENNAI Aiming at building one million toilets in India some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have jointly launched a programme FINISH (Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation and Health)
To start a dialogue on this process the NGOs led by FIN (Friends-in-Need) organised a capacity building workshop on Sunday for all stakeholders like architects NGOs researches and corporates
According to the available data 26 billion people in the world do not have access to toilets and about 42000 people die every week after drinking water polluted by faecal matter and in India two out of three people do not have access to a toilet At the same time 40 to 60 per cent of existing toilets are not being used
V Ganapathy adivsor FIN said ldquo60 per cent of the Indian homes do not have toilets UNICEF study points out more children die due to diarrhoea than from malaria measles and AIDS Seepage from septic tanks open defecation etc cause drinking water pollution which causes diarrhoea This brings us to focus why it is important to have a toiletrdquo
The plans are to arrive at solutions on the lack of sanitation coverage and to focus on effective usage of available toilets
The strategy is to build one million toilets largely by mobilising funds from the end-users themselves instead of providing sanitation as a ldquocharity commodityrdquo free of charge he said
The government so far has given only subsidies or incentives for constructing toilets This FINISH initiative plans to bring SNS-REAAL a Netherlands-based financial institution to micro-finance this project
Shyama Ramani director of FIN said ldquo So far we donrsquot have a technology for less water or water-free toilets we call upon the research community to come up with newer cost-effective environment-friendly modelsrdquo
The NGOs plan to build these one million toilets in three years in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Comments
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenplease extend your program in north-karnataka india I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN Regards AWWA ngo North karnatka indian Email awwa2kgmailcom
By f khan 1122009 114900 PM
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenThere is a workable solution to this I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN
By Anthony Gonsalves 1122009 82800 PM
I appreciate the NGOs initiative and wish them sucess These basic amenities should you be provided by the Central and State Governments but they lack funds since all such funds
have been wasted on erecting statues or building arches or are simply swindled by civil servants and politicians As much as this initiative is welcome I would like to know their plans to maintain these toilets since our countrys record in maintaining any facility - public or private - is very abysmal
By Bharath 1122009 105900 AM
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo
Staff Reporter
mdash Photo SSKumar
Promoting hygiene Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India) addressing a workshop on sanitation in Chennai on
Sunday
CHENNAI Institutes of technology have to come up with low-cost technology for toilets which use less water in order to achieve effective sanitation coverage and reduce environmental contamination said Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India)
Speaking at the first lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo workshop organised at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) here on Sunday she said the financial technological and social challenges faced by the lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo had to be tackled by the collective effort of international organisations firms researchers non-governmental organisations and citizens ldquoWe also want more volunteers to work with usrdquo she said
lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo has a goal of building one million toilets largely mobilising funds from the end users in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
The programme works towards financial inclusion to improve sanitation and health in various parts of the country Dr Ramani said
Two-thirds of the people in the country do not have access to a toilet and more than 40 per cent of the existing toilets are not being used said S Janakarajan professor of MIDS There is lack of sanitation coverage and 42000 people die every week owing to drinking water polluted with faecal matter he said
NGOs such as BISWA in Orissa IIRD in Rajasthan ESAF in Maharashtra SAMBHAV in Madhya Pradesh and BHARATHI in Tamil Nadu and WASTE a Dutch NGO are joining hands with insurance organisations like TATA-AIG and
For effective sanitation coverage expert
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Stories in this Section Business contest held MedIndia launches pre-screening cancer clinic For some they are a reassuring sight Features on website Appeal to partymen Results on website Date extended ldquoRegularise TASMAC workersrdquo Migration of web-based services to IPv6 on First monthly grievance redressal day conducted at University of Madras Corporation dental clinics from this month Crucial link lost Festival to celebrate spirit of womanhood Free spoken English training Bridge near Tidel Park collapses Fishermen held Teenager on motorcycle knocks down girl Found dead Focus on heritage building conservation city pulse TNEB bill payment The vanishing of old houses Procedures to protect antiques ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo Chain snatched RPF constable injured Fire accidents Dies of burns Awareness campaign to curb crossing of rail tracks Amendment to registration procedure sought SIPCOT sets up Fodder Development Committee HCL BIM sign memorandum for new elective as part of MBA Grant for mentally ill children
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financial institutions like SNS-REAAL NHB and NABARD to mobilise funds from end-users to build the sanitation systems
People in rural areas of Tamil Nadu are reluctant to spend money for building a toilet They want it free said S Paranjothi field officer Friend in Need Trust
There is a need for more awareness of sanitation in the State said Jordan Trombetta a volunteer
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo
Staff Reporter
NAGAPATTINAM Voluntary organisations should play a crucial role in moulding mindsets towards sanitation and solid waste management said Collector C Munianathan at the Triple Ecosan Toilet festival at Kameshwaram village in Nagapattinam
According to him over 60 per cent of the houses in coastal areas practise open defecation causing environmental contamination He lauded the efforts of FIN Trust a France-based NGO working in Kameshwaram for organising a toilet beauty contest to highlight the importance of toilets ensuring a healthy and hygienic living
Ecosan technology as a toilet model prevented pollution conserved water and converted urine and human waste as an ideal farming manure
The Collector also opened the compost chamber in an ecosan toilet in the tsunami fisherman colony in Kameshwaram G Kanakasundaram Panchayat President said that Kameshwaram had the highest number of 350 ecosan toilets
Shyama Ramani Director FIN Trust said that 77 families participated in the toilet beauty contest Eighteen masons of nearby Achakarai village who had constructed ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their houses were given Rs10000 each for the construction of ecosan toilets in their homes The best among the toilets were given prizes
A scientific study under the auspices of the United Nations University to create a database to find out the impact of Ecosan toilet on health and hygiene and environment will be undertaken by FIN Trust said V Ganapathyadvisor FIN Trust
R Subramanian Panchayat Union Councillor A Thanikachalam- Lead Bank Manager Indian Overseas Bank and Shanthi Mathikumar- Vice President Kameshwaram Panchayat spoke SParanjothi proposed a vote of thanks N Dandayudhapani won the masonrsquos contest and Anjammal and Nagavalli won the toilet beauty contest a release said
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
Linkswwwfriend-in-needorg
Shyama Ramanishyama_ramaniyahoocomFriend-in-Need (FIN) Trust India
Promoting the use of sanitation facilities in India
A beauty contest for toilets
Providing sufficient toilet access is key to meeting health and sanitation targets But it is difficult to ensure the proper use and maintenance of facilities
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ani
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
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Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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PRESS CLIPPINGS
(From latest to oldest)
1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
++Press targeting academics
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
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Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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Academician Shyama Ramani is trying her hand at improving sanitation in Kameshwaram a fishing
hamlet in Nagapattinam district through her organisation Friend In Need India Trust ldquoNow that we
have constructed toilets and the people are using them I am looking for a sustainable model to keep
the village cleanrdquo she said
ldquoEvery year in Sathyabama University we offer up to 500 seats free to the disabled and to children of
army jawansrdquo says educationist Mariazeena Johnson
Saundarya Rajesh Founder ndash President AVTAR Career Creators amp FLEXI Careers India who has
championed the cause of career re-entry of women says she plans to create greater awareness about
the need for women professionals to pursue a career
Vijayalakshmi Devarajan who has nearly two decades of experience in human resource
development believes in empowering women from the lower income group She conducts training
sessions for young women on how to get through job interviews
Coimbatore-based Latha Sundaram has been contributing towards women and child empowerment
through Aram Foundation Charitable Trust ldquoWe teach girl children concepts of safe touch and also
train them in self-defence For college-going girls and working women we give awareness self
vigilance and self defence workshopsrdquo she said
ldquoWe have imparted skill-based training for 4000 persons using corporate funds Our short-term
courses are in plumbing telecommunication photography and electricianrdquo says Shima Sendhil
Director Rathinam Group of Institutions
They are winners of achieversrsquo contest held by Ministry of Women and Child
Development
BOOK REVIEW
Economic amp Political Weekly EPW OCTOBER 3 2015 vol l no 40 31
Innovation and Indiarsquos GrowthHow Inclusive Are Its Achievements
M H Bala Subrahmanya
Innovation and inclusive development are watchwords for both policymak-ers and empirical researchers in India
today While the former is considered the means to achieve accelerated and competitive economic growth the latter is a sociopolitical necessity as well as a economic desire arising out of the pro-longed realisation that the benefi ts of economic growth did not percolate to the ldquobottom of the pyramidrdquo (BoP)mdasheither in the period of ldquoeconomic plan-ningrdquo or in the period of ldquoeconomic lib-eralisationrdquo so far It is in this context that the book under review assumes signifi cance
In Chapter 1 Shyama V Ramani the editor of the volume describes the con-text in which Indiarsquos National System of Innovation (NSI) was foundedmdashthe need for assessing Indiarsquos industrialisa-tion as part of planned economic devel-opment This chapter has a conceptual framework that synthesises the different chapters of the book Ramani stresses on the need to look at the NSI approach to describe the process of catching-up by developing countriesmdashparticularly the emerging economies of today NSI has
emerged as a major conceptual frame-work in the past three decades to organ-ise historical evidence on the accumula-tion of scientifi c and technical innova-tions and industrial capabilities of late-comer countries attempting to catch up with the developed ones
Ramani identifi es the change in the rules and regulations after Indiarsquos inde-pendence in 1947 in two broad periods (i) building indigenous capabilities thro ugh import substitution policy (characterised by the various controls and regulations on economic activities and enterprises) and (ii) promoting economic liberalisation the seeds of which were laid intermittently in the 1980s though full-scale liberalisation of policies were pursued only after 1990 The scope and nature of policy efforts for inclusive development in the meantime underwent a shift from exclusively rural India to include urban India as well Various schemes and
programmes were introduced for this purpose As Ramani rightly points out the ultimate test of any mission or devel-opment programme lies in its outcome that is economic growth and develop-ment covering structural change trade foreign direct investment (FDI) invest-ment in research and development (RampD) and innovation Though Indiarsquos performance on this front has been en-couraging in absolute terms it pales in comparison to Chinamdashand other lead-ing Asian economies However Ramani expresses optimism She hopes innova-tions will catch up because the NSI is stronger vibrant dense and complex as compared to the past
Universities and Public Labs
India has developed an elaborate net-work of educational institutions and public laboratories In Chapter 2 Gita Surie discusses the evolution and con-tribution of universities and public labo-ratories as catalysts of innovation and entrepreneurship during three different periods (i) prior to Indiarsquos independ-ence (ii) from 1947 till 1991 and (iii) during the liberalisation period that began in 1991 After independence policies and programmes led to the development of nationwide institutions and laboratories pulling science and technology (SampT) out of the rut it was stuck in during the colonial period After 1991 there has been much stress on pro-moting universityndashindustry partnerships
Innovation in India Combining Economic Growth with Inclusive Development edited by Shyama V Ramani New Delhi Cambridge University Press 2014 pp 404 Rs 795
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OCTOBER 3 2015 vol l no 40 EPW Economic amp Political Weekly32
to foster innovation disseminate techno-logy and enhance entrepreneurial capa-bilities Over a period of time India has made considerable progress in terms of the diversity and capability of its SampT infrastructure The country has made signifi cant achievements in the fi eld But there is a fl ip side to this story Surie shows that science education has suffered
She makes no reference to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) This is a major omission ISRO by any standards is an outstanding example of Indiarsquos innovation capability building programme and has contributed immen-sely to the communication revolution in the country
Demand for Innovation
In Chapter 3 Smita Srinivas makes a case for understanding the nature and complexity of the demand for innovation in India Srinivas separates demands into four broad categories (i) effective demand (ii) need that is not recognised as one (iii) a need that is recognised but not as a demand and (iv) a demand that is recognised but is unfulfi lled She
cites the example of Jaipur Foot developed by a non-profi t organisation Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) Today BMVSS generates a glob-al market and its products cater to am-putees from across the world
Srinivas contends that with the involvement of states fi rms and non-governmental organisations more such needs can be converted into demand She argues that there are unrecognised needs in areas such as paediatric health and womenrsquos reproductive health in India
Seed and Biotechnology
The growth of seedbiotechnology in-dustry has important implications for the Indian economy where agriculture plays a prominent role In Chapter 4 Carl Pray and Latha Nagarajan deal with the evolution current structure and innova-tions in the seed and biotech industry in India They trace the evolution of seed sector innovation during four periods (i) colonial period (ii) the period of Green Revolution (started in the mid-1960s) (iii) the period starting from the mid-1980s when hybrids were developed
and (iv) the period of biotechno logy that started in the 21st century India has developed one of the largest and most complex agricultural research systems in the world and there has been a considerable increase in public investments in agricultural research and education
Public sector innovations led to the development of high-yielding open pol-linating varieties of wheat rice and pulses The protective policies followed by the country till the 1980s facilitated the public sectorrsquos growth The policy of liberalisation introduced thereafter opened the fi eld for private sector enter-prises including multinational corpora-tions (MNC) As a result the size and structure of the Indian seed market industry changed substantially between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s While industry size more than tripled the share of the private sector almost dou-bled An increasing number of foreign seed and biotech companies entered the Indian market At the same time Indian fi rms acquired an inter national character through acquisitions of fi rms in the US Europe and South America and research
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in an exclusively Muslim question translating it into a national question
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alliances with American European and Chinese institutions
The authors throw light on a pertinent question who benefi ted from the pro-gress in RampD and innovations of the seed and biotech industry The Green Revo-lution led to a substantial increase in wheat and rice yields it benefi ted both the large and the small farmers and led to more employment in the agricultural sector Both poor and rich consumers gained The introduction of hybrid seeds led to an increase in yields of cotton maize millets benefi ting farmers and the consumers alike The biotech revolu-tion improved yields reduced pesticide use and also resulted in health benefi ts Though the private sector has emerged as a major player the authors suggest a larger role for the public sector to promote RampD and innovations in the seed industry
Software Industry
The unprecedented growth of software industry particularly in the era of liber-alisation has given a unique identity to the Indian economy in the global arena In Chapter 5 Nagesh Kumar deals with the outstanding achievements of the Indian software industry and its contri-bution to the Indian economy in the fi rst decade of economic liberalisation 1989ndash2000 Kumar also examines tech-nology upgrading and innovative acti-vities of the industry and analyses NSIrsquos role in it
But the pertinent question ismdashhow has India achieved this growth The bulk of the software activity of Indian enterprises comprised ldquobody shoppingrdquo or on-site exports primarily due to rela-tively low labour costs However with technological upgradation and move-ment up the value chain the share of on-site exports declined duly compen-sated by a rise in the share of ldquooffshorerdquo development An important feature of Indian software industryrsquos maturity is the shift towards high-end consulting with the development of diversifi ed domain expertise and export packaged software particularly proprietary soft-ware products This enabled an increas-ing number of Indian companies to penetrate the international market both
in terms of investments and exports As a result the subsequent entry of MNCs did not make any dent either on the domestic software industry or on its exports However analyses in terms of (i) foreign exchange utilisation per unit of exports (ii) labour productivity (iii) unit cost of production and (iv) profi t margins for a sample of 66 software companies comprising small medium and large fi rms do not refl ect a clear improvement in the effi ciency and com-petitiveness of Indian software indus-try The author though appears reluc-tant to conclude in this manner
The development and achievements of Indian software industry have been attributed to the NSI comprising the vast educational and institutional network developed over the years SampT infra-structure supply of trained manpower infrastructure for technology develop-ment RampD capability building automa-tion of public sector services and support for software exports These have enabled India to be a successful participant in the international division of labour in software development
However this chapter is dated at least by a decade The size and structure of the industry and the challenges it faces have undergone considerable changes since 2000 Moreover by confi ning the analysis to only secondary data the au-thor has missed an opportunity to dwell on the contributions made by this indus-try towards inclusive growth in the country since 1991 I have learnt from conversations in different parts of the country that kids of unorganised sector workers (such as maid servants landless labourers small and marginal farmers auto and taxi drivers cooks carpenters) have joined unknownlesser-known en-gineering institutions obtained bache-lor of engineering degrees and joined the software industry It is signifi cant that such developments in different parts of the country have given ldquowingsrdquo to the aspirations of ldquonew generation in the bottom of the pyramidrdquo
Pharmaceutical Sector
In Chapter 6 Ramani and Samira Guennif trace the evolution of Indian pharma-ceutical industry from virtually a cipher
at the time of independence to a lead-ing industrial power by the turn of the century At the time of independence MNCs supplied more than 80 of Indiarsquos pharmaceutical needs During 1947ndash70 to reduce the dependence on imports and MNCs the government set up two public sector undertakings and adopted an import substitution policy This involved price controls high import duties along with export subsi-dies and the introduction of industrial licensing But this did not alter the ownership structure and Indian fi rms could develop capabilities only in respect of formulations
The adoption of the Indian Patent Act of 1970 enabled domestic fi rms to develop copies of branded drugs inde-pendently through process innovations leading to ldquoduplicative imitationrdquo and ldquocreative imitationrdquo By the mid-1980s Indian fi rms were producing both bulk drugs and formulations resulting in a steady improvement in the access of basic drugs to the poor India also became an exporter The authors give credit to the role of government-promoted biotech-nology The considerable growth of bio-technology in India particularly after 2000 was characterised by the inter-nationalisation of fi rms both in terms of activities and earnings
It is important to note that all these developments took place when India moved to a regime compliant with The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) This indicates that such a movement has not hurt the industry
Nanotechnology
How did India respond to the challenge of promoting emerging nanotechnology in the country Manish Anand answers the question in Chapter 7 Since nano-technology promotion is considered benefi cial across sectors various gov-ernment departments public laborato-ries universities industrial enterprises start-ups industry associations and even private research institutes and not-for-profi t foundations are involved in the endeavour
The state responded to the challenge by adopting a four-pronged strategy
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OCTOBER 3 2015 vol l no 40 EPW Economic amp Political Weekly34
(i) setting up centres of excellence in premier science and engineering institu-tions across the country (ii) sponsoring RampD projects (iii) promoting interna-tional collaborations and (iv) strengthen-ing industryndashinstitute interactions through publicndashprivate partnerships (PPP) Incen-tives are provided to scientists to encour-age the development and commerciali-sation of innovations by permitting them to hold equity in spin-offs and ena-bling them to move between academic institutions and industry The outcomes of these efforts are yet to be seen but there is some progress in terms of scien-tifi c publications and patents
Nano-manufacturing is at its infancy covering nano materials nano-bio nano-electronics and nanotechnology instru-mentation Nanotechnology can address the needs of the poor in areas such as sanitation healthcare nutrition and en-ergy The author cites the use of Tata Swach a radically new water purifi er sys-tem which uses rice-husk ash and silver nano particles to fi lter out bacteria and other germs At Rs 749 a unit it is rela-tively inexpensive as well
Energy Policy
Ambuj Sagar and Anksuh Choudhary deal with the complex energy innova-tion system in India in Chapter 8 They do so by examining four case studies (i) wind power (ii) coal power genera-tion both of which are energy generat-ing technologies (iii) automobiles and (iv) improved cook stoves both of which are end-user technologies
The authors discuss how the market-stimulating policies of the government enabled the entry and growth of Suzlon the third-largest wind turbine manufac-turer in the world In the coal power in-dustry Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) could achieve little in terms of innovations due to its limited RampD capa-bility as it relied solely on technology im-ports The authors note that the absence of coordination between academia research institutes and the industry prevented the emergence of a strong technological capability
The authors have also analysed the introduction promotion and perfor-mance of the National Programme on
Improved Chulha (NPIC) and highlighted the factors responsible for its limited success Indiarsquos automobile industry presented a different picture It experi-enced a dynamic transformation and emerged as a competitive industry char-acterised by the entry of an increasing number of global players and signifi cant infl ow of technology and technical know-how The RampD expenditure of Indian fi rms has increased
However the authors conclude that the overall performance of Indiarsquos energy sector is far from satisfactory
Research in Medicine
The Traditional Medicine System (TMS) comprising Ayurveda Yoga and Natur-opathy Unani Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) plays an important role par-ticularly in meeting the primary health-care needs of people in rural India In chapter 9 Arijit Dutta traces the history and the growth of TMS Dutta throws light on the innovation capability build-ing facilitated by the state
Within TMS ayurveda has attracted more private investment and innova-tion However TMS has contributed con-siderably to inclusive development in terms of making medicines available accessible and affordable
Pro-poor Innovations
In Chapter 10 Shyama V Ramani and Shuan Sadre Ghazi talk about address-ing sanitation challenges The provision of a product such as a toilet to the poor-est segment of the population which has never used this amenity is a social inno-vation of sorts But its diffusion poses different kinds of challenges Through a case study in a Tamil Nadu village Kameshwaram the authors argue that the successful introduction of a social inno-vation such as a toilet depends on its sus-tainability in the local environment and its acceptance by the user population
In Chapter 11 Dinesh Abrol analyses the development of rural technologies and rural industries to improve rural livelihoods since independence Abrol show that pro-poor innovation and the diffusion of such innovation has not been successful in India Abrol believes the recent PPP initiatives and the move
to bring in the corporate sector as the partner of the state are unlikely to succeed in achieving pro-poor innova-tions He argues that the rural poor must be guided to organise themselves into cooperatives and collectives and given opportunities to improve their bargaining power
Socio-economic Awareness Is Key
In the fi nal chapter Ramani reviews the key fi ndings of each of the earlier chap-ters and makes fi ve important observa-tions with respect to Indiarsquos NSI The primary lesson of the book is that the success of innovation generation and diffusion hinges not only on an effective and pragmatic policy but also on its implementation through dynamic insti-tutional reforms that suit the socio-eco-nomic contexts of local environments
The book is the fi rst attempt to throw light on the NSI of India covering the pre-liberalisation and the liberali-sation periods and sectors as diverse as rural industries traditional medicine software industry and nanotechnology It also analyses the building up of inno-vation capability in terms of infrastruc-ture and personnel and examines the outcomes and achievements of this endeavourmdash particularly with a focus on inclusive development Policymak-ers and researchers will fi nd this book valuable Its length and the unevenvarying time scales of the chapters however detract from the bookrsquos readability
M H Bala Subrahmanya (balamgmtiiscernetin) is Chairman Department of Management Studies Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
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bei den Patentanmeldungen Ein groszliges Problem ist dasses einen klaren Technologiegap zwischen armen undreichen Laumlndern bei Innovationstechnologien gibt etwa imBiotech-Sektor Das fuumlhrt dazu dass die risikoreichenAspekte von Innovationen von den reichen in arme Laumlnderausgelagert und auf dem Ruumlcken armer Menschenausgetragen werden Westliche Pharmaunternehmenfuumlhren in groszligem Ausmaszlig Medikamententests mit derarmen Bevoumllkerung in Indien durch Gleichzeitig wirddiese spaumlter aber nie Zugang zu den fertigen Produktenhaben Auszligerdem investieren Pharmaunternehmen vorallem in Forschung uumlber Krankheiten von denen derWesten betroffen ist Die Forschung die den Armendienen wuumlrde wird vernachlaumlssigtSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie kommt es dass Forschung nichtunabhaumlngig von der Industrie agiertRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniWissenschafter die gegen den Mainstreamforschen haben Schwierigkeiten zu publizieren EinBeispiel Ein Paper in dem ich mich kritisch mit demAgrarkonzern Monsanto auseinandersetzte wurdeneunmal zuruumlckgewiesen bis ich es publizieren konnteMonsanto hat wie auch groszlige Pharmakonzerne einemaumlchtige Lobby Da ist es schwierig dagegenzuhaltenUnter Sozialwissenschaftern kommt hinzu dass es zwarviele gibt die theoretische Modelle aufstellen undBerechnungen machen sie sprechen allerdings nicht mitden Menschen um sie zu fragen welchen Nutzen oderSchaden Technologie und Innovationen fuumlr sie habenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sprechen nicht nur mit den Menschensondern haben 2004 auch eine NGO gegruumlndet umarmen Menschen in Indien zu helfen ndash wie kam es dazuRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniWaumlre nichts passiert waumlre ich eine theoretischeOumlkonomin wie viele andere geblieben Doch dannereignete sich der asiatische Tsunami Meine Familie war
damals am Strand bei einer Hochzeit Ich dachte daherdass ich meine ganze Familie in nur wenigen Minutenverloren habe Doch die Welle stoppte einen Kilometer vorder Hochzeitsgesellschaft So hatte ich das Gefuumlhl dassich etwas tun mussSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie hatten zuvor nur theoretisch zuEntwicklungsarbeit geforscht ndash wie sind Sie in der Praxiskonkret vorgegangenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniZunaumlchst machte ich mich auf die Suche nacheinem Dorf in dem es moumlglich ist uumlber einen laumlngerenZeitraum zu arbeiten Dann habe ich meine Familie undBekannte gebeten mir fuumlr drei Jahre je zehn Euro zugeben Das haben sehr viele gemacht und so begann dasProjekt In dem Dorf stellte sich heraus dass eines derwichtigsten Beduumlrfnisse Toiletten waren Das Dorf war vonWald umgeben doch der Tsunami hatte die Baumlumemitgerissen und so mussten die Frauen auf die Muumlllbergerund um das Dorf gehen Am Abend wurden sie dort vonRatten gebissen und Maumlnner fingen an Fotos von ihnenzu machen Das Beduumlrfnis nach Toiletten war alsodringend ndash aber ich hatte natuumlrlich keine Ahnung wie manToiletten baut In einer Lehrveranstaltung fanden meineStudierenden heraus dass es oumlkologische Toiletten gibt ndashdiese haben wir dann in dem Dorf gebautSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDAuch Jahre nach dem Toilettenbau habenSie das Dorf weiterhin besucht welche Veraumlnderungensind Ihnen aufgefallenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniViele NGOs und Firmen bauten aumlhnlicheToiletten doch niemand uumlberpruumlfte deren Qualitaumlt undden Umstand ob sie uumlberhaupt von den Menschenverwendet wurden Zweieinhalb Jahre nach dem Bau derToiletten fanden wir heraus dass nur noch die Haumllfte imEinsatz war ndash die Qualitaumlt war einfach nicht gut Dasbrachte mich zum Nachdenken Wir sind nun dabei lokale
Menschen einzusetzen die sich vor Ort fuumlr die sanitaumlreInfrastruktur und das Muumlllmanagement verantwortlichfuumlhlenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWarum sind Toiletten fuumlr Sie auch weiterhinein zentraler Ansatzpunkt gebliebenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniDie Krankheit die in Indien die meistenTodesfaumllle verursacht ist nicht Aids oder Krebs Es istDurchfall Die Ursachen dafuumlr sind verunreinigtes Wasserund mangelhafte Sanitaumlrinfrastruktur Es gibt zwarWasserleitungen aber sie werden durch Faumlkalienkontaminiert 50 Prozent der Inder haben keinen Zugangzu Toiletten weltweit sind es 25 Milliarden MenschenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie sehr hat sich Ihr persoumlnlichesEngagement auf Ihr akademisches Denken ausgewirktRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniSehr stark doch die Beziehung zwischenAktivismus und Denken war von Angst gepraumlgt Ich hatteAngst hinausgeworfen zu werden wenn ich mich nunsozial engagiere Deswegen habe ich sehr viel gearbeitetund meine Produktivitaumlt hat sich dadurch noch gesteigertDass ich ploumltzlich die Nuumltzlichkeit der Theorie sehenkonnte hat mein Denken stark beeinflusstSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWorin liegen die Vorteile und dieHerausforderungen Wissenschaft und Aktivismus zukombinierenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniUniversitaumlten sind oumlffentliche Einrichtungendaher ist es sehr schwer Professoren ohne weitereshinauszuschmeiszligen In der Theorie wird von allenakademischen Institutionen erwartet dass dieWissenschafter einen positiven Beitrag fuumlr dieGesellschaft leisten ndash sie sind ja hauptsaumlchlich durchoumlffentliche Gelder finanziert Doch in der Praxis wird dasoft als Widerspruch gesehen ndash und auch gelebt Es kannpassieren dass man als Professor nicht mehr unterstuumltztwird wenn man sich sozial engagiert Es gibt Tendenzen
zu glauben dass alles was keinen oumlkonomischen Nutzenhat wertlos istSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sind indische Staatsbuumlrgerin habenaber seit dem Studium nicht mehr in Indien gelebt dochviel uumlber das Land gearbeitet Was fasziniert Sie an IndienRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniEs ist das Land mit der groumlszligten demokratischenGesellschaft doch es ist auch ein Land mit groszligenUngleichheiten Mein Leben war nicht viel anders alsjenes von Menschen im Westen auszliger dass ich keinesexuelle Freiheit hatte ndash was ich aber nicht vermisst habeDoch es gibt einen groszligen Unterschied zwischen meinerFreiheit und der Freiheit die ein Dorfbewohner in Indienhat Die Gesellschaft ist sehr polarisiertSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWelche Rolle spielen Forschung undEntwicklung in dieser polarisierten GesellschaftRamaniRamaniRamaniRamani In den letzten 60 Jahren haben Forschung undTechnologie in Indien definitiv zu Wirtschaftswachstumgefuumlhrt allerdings nicht zu einer inklusiven EntwicklungWirtschaftswachstum und oumlkonomische Entwicklung sindnicht dasselbe Oumlkonomische Entwicklung heiszligt dassjeder die Chance auf Entwicklung hat In Indien haben wirdie groumlszligte Armutslast weltweit und diese ist sehr ungleichverteilt Es gibt eine groszlige Bevoumllkerung und vieleverschiedene Ethnien Einige davon sind nie in derMittelschicht angekommen und leiden besonders unterArmut Es gibt so viele nebeneinander existierendeLebensweisen in Indien ndash das macht das Land sofaszinierend aber auch so herausfordernd (Tanja Traxler1792015)ShyamaShyamaShyamaShyama RamaniRamaniRamaniRamani (55) ist Oumlkonomieprofessorin an der UnitedNations University Maastricht in den Niederlanden Die gebuumlrtigeInderin hat uumlber spieltheoretische Ansaumltze in denWirtschaftswissenschaften an der Cornell University in Ithaca NewYork promoviert Zu ihren Forschungsschwerpunkten zaumlhlen die
Rolle von Technologie und Innovation in EntwicklungsprozessenSie ist verheiratet und hat zwei erwachsene Kinder Letzte Wochewar sie im Rahmen des vom Verkehrsministeriums finanziertenForschungsschwerpunktes Wissenschafts- undTechnologieauszligenpolitik am Oumlsterreichischen Institut fuumlrInternationale Politik in Wien
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Published July 29 2014 0000 IST | Updated July 29 2014 0540 IST July 29 2014
Innovating for economic growthR Devarajan
INNOVATION IN INDIA Edited by Shyam V Ramani Cambridge University Press India Pvt Ltd 43814 Ansari Road Daryaganj NewDelhishy110002 Rs 795
R Devarajan
Fourteen years ago at the watershed of the two centuries the world witnessed the ushering in of a new era a new environment which was afar cry from what had been experienced earlier Although by then people had become alive to the imperative and inevitability of change theprocess of actual and physical changeover was not easy and simple
Moving from the known to the unknown was a different ball game altogether Looking at the reality behind the rhetoric and in order to derivethe optimum advantage it was essential to embrace and espouse the evolving norms wholly and willingly
Innovation is a critical component in improving individual and institutional performance Real innovation is not easy to come by More oftenestablishments tweak compensation systems tinker with organisational structures or make marginal improvements in some functionsInnovation is more radical and transformational than an improvement Innovation is contentshyoriented whereas improvement is processshyoriented
It is not possible to countenance a high and increasing standard of living merely by longshyinshytheshytooth tools of development Every now andthen organisations confront situations that warrant radical changes which call for outshyofshytheshybox thinking It is only through innovation thatwe can bring about such avantshygarde transformation
Inspiration for innovation usually stems from a combination of three factors an urgent and nagging necessity to bring about a change howpeople perceive and pursue that change to the ultimate and a congenial environment to accomplish that change
Innovation is always driven by selfshyinduced passion pressure of compelling circumstances and undying perseverance for achievement Theassiduous application of technological improvement in transport and communication worldwide has created an unprecedented growth inglobal connectivity and transmission of information Globalisation itself is a product of innovation
Current and contemporary economies are more influenced by ideas and concepts than they are governed by capital and labour Empiricalevidence across nations suggests the existence of a definite link between technological innovation and inclusive economic growth Inclusiveeconomic growth implies that the advantages of development are equitably distributed to all sections of the society It ensures that theeconomic gains generated by growth are not monopolised only by the high and mighty but the marginalised sections in the society also derivethe benefits
Innovation reformulates conventional economic theory in such a way that knowledge technology entrepreneurship and innovation arepositioned at the centre of this emerging model As the developed countries have already achieved inclusive economic growth byimplementing the above model the still developing countries have the advantage of being the beneficiary of diffusion mdash a process of adoptionand absorption It is a kind of ldquofree riderdquo for the developing countries who have no need to reinvent the wheel Innovations in India havesubstantially contributed to income and employment generation in the country The corporate sector as well as the National Laboratoriesfunctioning under the aegis of the CSIR has been operating under severe resource constraints This has however not hampered thedevelopment of costshyeffective products and new technologies
During the preshyliberalisation period in India mdash from 1950s to 1990s mdash the main thrust of economic development was on alleviating poverty
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and crating a better standard of living This development agenda was carried out in four stages It commenced with land reforms thatabolished skewed land ownership and brought in the philosophy of lsquoLand for the Tillerrsquo Then a series of public sector undertakings werestarted in the semishyurban areas besides providing encouragement and support to the small scale industries
The third phase introduced a public distribution system to provide essential commodities to the people Simultaneously primary health carewas also brought in as a common community service The fourth and final stage saw the implementation of a deliberate and purposivereservation policy in respect of education and employment opportunities to the deprived and the downtrodden
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in our country for building frontshyrunners in international trade and commerce It is thesure thing for progress and prosperity Innovation has also bred and brought about an abiding collaboration between the academic portal andthe factory shop floor Indeed this avenue has become a much sought after space where the future is invented
There is a strong correlation between language and innovation The way leaders make use of language to encapsulate an idea among theirpeople determines its success rate mdash whether it will be a flash in the pan or an enduring phenomenon
The fear of failure often forbids people from attempting innovation Nothing ventured nothing gained People must be counselled thatfailures are stepping stones for success
Willyshynilly there is always an element of ldquoluckrdquo and chance in innovation But aggressively positive persons create their own ldquoluckrdquo whichfollows exemplary planning preparation perseverance Louis Pasteur famously wrote ldquoFortune favours the prepared mindrdquo
This book is a compendium of 12 wellshyresearched articles some authored by individual writers and some by teams of two While all thesearticles deal with different themes in effect they address a common cause viz how ldquoInnovation in India [is] combining economic growth andinclusive developmentrdquo
The editor of the volume Shyama V Ramani has coshyauthored three pieces besides writing the prologue and the concluding remarks Theremaining eight chapters describe the impact of innovation on different sectors of the national economy such as universityshyindustrycollaboration seed and biotech industry software technology pharmaceutical industry Nanoscience and technology energypowergeneration indigenous medical systems and innovation in lowshycost toilets in rural India
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in India for building frontshyrunners in international trade andcommerce
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ARTICLE IN lsquoTHE NEW INDIAN EXPRESSrsquo
NGOs plan one million toilets in India Express News Service First Published 02 Nov 2009 030100 AM IST
CHENNAI Aiming at building one million toilets in India some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have jointly launched a programme FINISH (Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation and Health)
To start a dialogue on this process the NGOs led by FIN (Friends-in-Need) organised a capacity building workshop on Sunday for all stakeholders like architects NGOs researches and corporates
According to the available data 26 billion people in the world do not have access to toilets and about 42000 people die every week after drinking water polluted by faecal matter and in India two out of three people do not have access to a toilet At the same time 40 to 60 per cent of existing toilets are not being used
V Ganapathy adivsor FIN said ldquo60 per cent of the Indian homes do not have toilets UNICEF study points out more children die due to diarrhoea than from malaria measles and AIDS Seepage from septic tanks open defecation etc cause drinking water pollution which causes diarrhoea This brings us to focus why it is important to have a toiletrdquo
The plans are to arrive at solutions on the lack of sanitation coverage and to focus on effective usage of available toilets
The strategy is to build one million toilets largely by mobilising funds from the end-users themselves instead of providing sanitation as a ldquocharity commodityrdquo free of charge he said
The government so far has given only subsidies or incentives for constructing toilets This FINISH initiative plans to bring SNS-REAAL a Netherlands-based financial institution to micro-finance this project
Shyama Ramani director of FIN said ldquo So far we donrsquot have a technology for less water or water-free toilets we call upon the research community to come up with newer cost-effective environment-friendly modelsrdquo
The NGOs plan to build these one million toilets in three years in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Comments
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenplease extend your program in north-karnataka india I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN Regards AWWA ngo North karnatka indian Email awwa2kgmailcom
By f khan 1122009 114900 PM
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenThere is a workable solution to this I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN
By Anthony Gonsalves 1122009 82800 PM
I appreciate the NGOs initiative and wish them sucess These basic amenities should you be provided by the Central and State Governments but they lack funds since all such funds
have been wasted on erecting statues or building arches or are simply swindled by civil servants and politicians As much as this initiative is welcome I would like to know their plans to maintain these toilets since our countrys record in maintaining any facility - public or private - is very abysmal
By Bharath 1122009 105900 AM
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo
Staff Reporter
mdash Photo SSKumar
Promoting hygiene Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India) addressing a workshop on sanitation in Chennai on
Sunday
CHENNAI Institutes of technology have to come up with low-cost technology for toilets which use less water in order to achieve effective sanitation coverage and reduce environmental contamination said Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India)
Speaking at the first lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo workshop organised at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) here on Sunday she said the financial technological and social challenges faced by the lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo had to be tackled by the collective effort of international organisations firms researchers non-governmental organisations and citizens ldquoWe also want more volunteers to work with usrdquo she said
lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo has a goal of building one million toilets largely mobilising funds from the end users in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
The programme works towards financial inclusion to improve sanitation and health in various parts of the country Dr Ramani said
Two-thirds of the people in the country do not have access to a toilet and more than 40 per cent of the existing toilets are not being used said S Janakarajan professor of MIDS There is lack of sanitation coverage and 42000 people die every week owing to drinking water polluted with faecal matter he said
NGOs such as BISWA in Orissa IIRD in Rajasthan ESAF in Maharashtra SAMBHAV in Madhya Pradesh and BHARATHI in Tamil Nadu and WASTE a Dutch NGO are joining hands with insurance organisations like TATA-AIG and
For effective sanitation coverage expert
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Stories in this Section Business contest held MedIndia launches pre-screening cancer clinic For some they are a reassuring sight Features on website Appeal to partymen Results on website Date extended ldquoRegularise TASMAC workersrdquo Migration of web-based services to IPv6 on First monthly grievance redressal day conducted at University of Madras Corporation dental clinics from this month Crucial link lost Festival to celebrate spirit of womanhood Free spoken English training Bridge near Tidel Park collapses Fishermen held Teenager on motorcycle knocks down girl Found dead Focus on heritage building conservation city pulse TNEB bill payment The vanishing of old houses Procedures to protect antiques ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo Chain snatched RPF constable injured Fire accidents Dies of burns Awareness campaign to curb crossing of rail tracks Amendment to registration procedure sought SIPCOT sets up Fodder Development Committee HCL BIM sign memorandum for new elective as part of MBA Grant for mentally ill children
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financial institutions like SNS-REAAL NHB and NABARD to mobilise funds from end-users to build the sanitation systems
People in rural areas of Tamil Nadu are reluctant to spend money for building a toilet They want it free said S Paranjothi field officer Friend in Need Trust
There is a need for more awareness of sanitation in the State said Jordan Trombetta a volunteer
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo
Staff Reporter
NAGAPATTINAM Voluntary organisations should play a crucial role in moulding mindsets towards sanitation and solid waste management said Collector C Munianathan at the Triple Ecosan Toilet festival at Kameshwaram village in Nagapattinam
According to him over 60 per cent of the houses in coastal areas practise open defecation causing environmental contamination He lauded the efforts of FIN Trust a France-based NGO working in Kameshwaram for organising a toilet beauty contest to highlight the importance of toilets ensuring a healthy and hygienic living
Ecosan technology as a toilet model prevented pollution conserved water and converted urine and human waste as an ideal farming manure
The Collector also opened the compost chamber in an ecosan toilet in the tsunami fisherman colony in Kameshwaram G Kanakasundaram Panchayat President said that Kameshwaram had the highest number of 350 ecosan toilets
Shyama Ramani Director FIN Trust said that 77 families participated in the toilet beauty contest Eighteen masons of nearby Achakarai village who had constructed ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their houses were given Rs10000 each for the construction of ecosan toilets in their homes The best among the toilets were given prizes
A scientific study under the auspices of the United Nations University to create a database to find out the impact of Ecosan toilet on health and hygiene and environment will be undertaken by FIN Trust said V Ganapathyadvisor FIN Trust
R Subramanian Panchayat Union Councillor A Thanikachalam- Lead Bank Manager Indian Overseas Bank and Shanthi Mathikumar- Vice President Kameshwaram Panchayat spoke SParanjothi proposed a vote of thanks N Dandayudhapani won the masonrsquos contest and Anjammal and Nagavalli won the toilet beauty contest a release said
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Stories in this Section ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo Plus Two topper gets scholarships NGO celebrates silver jubilee
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
Linkswwwfriend-in-needorg
Shyama Ramanishyama_ramaniyahoocomFriend-in-Need (FIN) Trust India
Promoting the use of sanitation facilities in India
A beauty contest for toilets
Providing sufficient toilet access is key to meeting health and sanitation targets But it is difficult to ensure the proper use and maintenance of facilities
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
News Update
Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
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Press targeting practitioners
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
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Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Friday December 5 2008
Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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Innovation and Indiarsquos GrowthHow Inclusive Are Its Achievements
M H Bala Subrahmanya
Innovation and inclusive development are watchwords for both policymak-ers and empirical researchers in India
today While the former is considered the means to achieve accelerated and competitive economic growth the latter is a sociopolitical necessity as well as a economic desire arising out of the pro-longed realisation that the benefi ts of economic growth did not percolate to the ldquobottom of the pyramidrdquo (BoP)mdasheither in the period of ldquoeconomic plan-ningrdquo or in the period of ldquoeconomic lib-eralisationrdquo so far It is in this context that the book under review assumes signifi cance
In Chapter 1 Shyama V Ramani the editor of the volume describes the con-text in which Indiarsquos National System of Innovation (NSI) was foundedmdashthe need for assessing Indiarsquos industrialisa-tion as part of planned economic devel-opment This chapter has a conceptual framework that synthesises the different chapters of the book Ramani stresses on the need to look at the NSI approach to describe the process of catching-up by developing countriesmdashparticularly the emerging economies of today NSI has
emerged as a major conceptual frame-work in the past three decades to organ-ise historical evidence on the accumula-tion of scientifi c and technical innova-tions and industrial capabilities of late-comer countries attempting to catch up with the developed ones
Ramani identifi es the change in the rules and regulations after Indiarsquos inde-pendence in 1947 in two broad periods (i) building indigenous capabilities thro ugh import substitution policy (characterised by the various controls and regulations on economic activities and enterprises) and (ii) promoting economic liberalisation the seeds of which were laid intermittently in the 1980s though full-scale liberalisation of policies were pursued only after 1990 The scope and nature of policy efforts for inclusive development in the meantime underwent a shift from exclusively rural India to include urban India as well Various schemes and
programmes were introduced for this purpose As Ramani rightly points out the ultimate test of any mission or devel-opment programme lies in its outcome that is economic growth and develop-ment covering structural change trade foreign direct investment (FDI) invest-ment in research and development (RampD) and innovation Though Indiarsquos performance on this front has been en-couraging in absolute terms it pales in comparison to Chinamdashand other lead-ing Asian economies However Ramani expresses optimism She hopes innova-tions will catch up because the NSI is stronger vibrant dense and complex as compared to the past
Universities and Public Labs
India has developed an elaborate net-work of educational institutions and public laboratories In Chapter 2 Gita Surie discusses the evolution and con-tribution of universities and public labo-ratories as catalysts of innovation and entrepreneurship during three different periods (i) prior to Indiarsquos independ-ence (ii) from 1947 till 1991 and (iii) during the liberalisation period that began in 1991 After independence policies and programmes led to the development of nationwide institutions and laboratories pulling science and technology (SampT) out of the rut it was stuck in during the colonial period After 1991 there has been much stress on pro-moting universityndashindustry partnerships
Innovation in India Combining Economic Growth with Inclusive Development edited by Shyama V Ramani New Delhi Cambridge University Press 2014 pp 404 Rs 795
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OCTOBER 3 2015 vol l no 40 EPW Economic amp Political Weekly32
to foster innovation disseminate techno-logy and enhance entrepreneurial capa-bilities Over a period of time India has made considerable progress in terms of the diversity and capability of its SampT infrastructure The country has made signifi cant achievements in the fi eld But there is a fl ip side to this story Surie shows that science education has suffered
She makes no reference to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) This is a major omission ISRO by any standards is an outstanding example of Indiarsquos innovation capability building programme and has contributed immen-sely to the communication revolution in the country
Demand for Innovation
In Chapter 3 Smita Srinivas makes a case for understanding the nature and complexity of the demand for innovation in India Srinivas separates demands into four broad categories (i) effective demand (ii) need that is not recognised as one (iii) a need that is recognised but not as a demand and (iv) a demand that is recognised but is unfulfi lled She
cites the example of Jaipur Foot developed by a non-profi t organisation Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) Today BMVSS generates a glob-al market and its products cater to am-putees from across the world
Srinivas contends that with the involvement of states fi rms and non-governmental organisations more such needs can be converted into demand She argues that there are unrecognised needs in areas such as paediatric health and womenrsquos reproductive health in India
Seed and Biotechnology
The growth of seedbiotechnology in-dustry has important implications for the Indian economy where agriculture plays a prominent role In Chapter 4 Carl Pray and Latha Nagarajan deal with the evolution current structure and innova-tions in the seed and biotech industry in India They trace the evolution of seed sector innovation during four periods (i) colonial period (ii) the period of Green Revolution (started in the mid-1960s) (iii) the period starting from the mid-1980s when hybrids were developed
and (iv) the period of biotechno logy that started in the 21st century India has developed one of the largest and most complex agricultural research systems in the world and there has been a considerable increase in public investments in agricultural research and education
Public sector innovations led to the development of high-yielding open pol-linating varieties of wheat rice and pulses The protective policies followed by the country till the 1980s facilitated the public sectorrsquos growth The policy of liberalisation introduced thereafter opened the fi eld for private sector enter-prises including multinational corpora-tions (MNC) As a result the size and structure of the Indian seed market industry changed substantially between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s While industry size more than tripled the share of the private sector almost dou-bled An increasing number of foreign seed and biotech companies entered the Indian market At the same time Indian fi rms acquired an inter national character through acquisitions of fi rms in the US Europe and South America and research
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alliances with American European and Chinese institutions
The authors throw light on a pertinent question who benefi ted from the pro-gress in RampD and innovations of the seed and biotech industry The Green Revo-lution led to a substantial increase in wheat and rice yields it benefi ted both the large and the small farmers and led to more employment in the agricultural sector Both poor and rich consumers gained The introduction of hybrid seeds led to an increase in yields of cotton maize millets benefi ting farmers and the consumers alike The biotech revolu-tion improved yields reduced pesticide use and also resulted in health benefi ts Though the private sector has emerged as a major player the authors suggest a larger role for the public sector to promote RampD and innovations in the seed industry
Software Industry
The unprecedented growth of software industry particularly in the era of liber-alisation has given a unique identity to the Indian economy in the global arena In Chapter 5 Nagesh Kumar deals with the outstanding achievements of the Indian software industry and its contri-bution to the Indian economy in the fi rst decade of economic liberalisation 1989ndash2000 Kumar also examines tech-nology upgrading and innovative acti-vities of the industry and analyses NSIrsquos role in it
But the pertinent question ismdashhow has India achieved this growth The bulk of the software activity of Indian enterprises comprised ldquobody shoppingrdquo or on-site exports primarily due to rela-tively low labour costs However with technological upgradation and move-ment up the value chain the share of on-site exports declined duly compen-sated by a rise in the share of ldquooffshorerdquo development An important feature of Indian software industryrsquos maturity is the shift towards high-end consulting with the development of diversifi ed domain expertise and export packaged software particularly proprietary soft-ware products This enabled an increas-ing number of Indian companies to penetrate the international market both
in terms of investments and exports As a result the subsequent entry of MNCs did not make any dent either on the domestic software industry or on its exports However analyses in terms of (i) foreign exchange utilisation per unit of exports (ii) labour productivity (iii) unit cost of production and (iv) profi t margins for a sample of 66 software companies comprising small medium and large fi rms do not refl ect a clear improvement in the effi ciency and com-petitiveness of Indian software indus-try The author though appears reluc-tant to conclude in this manner
The development and achievements of Indian software industry have been attributed to the NSI comprising the vast educational and institutional network developed over the years SampT infra-structure supply of trained manpower infrastructure for technology develop-ment RampD capability building automa-tion of public sector services and support for software exports These have enabled India to be a successful participant in the international division of labour in software development
However this chapter is dated at least by a decade The size and structure of the industry and the challenges it faces have undergone considerable changes since 2000 Moreover by confi ning the analysis to only secondary data the au-thor has missed an opportunity to dwell on the contributions made by this indus-try towards inclusive growth in the country since 1991 I have learnt from conversations in different parts of the country that kids of unorganised sector workers (such as maid servants landless labourers small and marginal farmers auto and taxi drivers cooks carpenters) have joined unknownlesser-known en-gineering institutions obtained bache-lor of engineering degrees and joined the software industry It is signifi cant that such developments in different parts of the country have given ldquowingsrdquo to the aspirations of ldquonew generation in the bottom of the pyramidrdquo
Pharmaceutical Sector
In Chapter 6 Ramani and Samira Guennif trace the evolution of Indian pharma-ceutical industry from virtually a cipher
at the time of independence to a lead-ing industrial power by the turn of the century At the time of independence MNCs supplied more than 80 of Indiarsquos pharmaceutical needs During 1947ndash70 to reduce the dependence on imports and MNCs the government set up two public sector undertakings and adopted an import substitution policy This involved price controls high import duties along with export subsi-dies and the introduction of industrial licensing But this did not alter the ownership structure and Indian fi rms could develop capabilities only in respect of formulations
The adoption of the Indian Patent Act of 1970 enabled domestic fi rms to develop copies of branded drugs inde-pendently through process innovations leading to ldquoduplicative imitationrdquo and ldquocreative imitationrdquo By the mid-1980s Indian fi rms were producing both bulk drugs and formulations resulting in a steady improvement in the access of basic drugs to the poor India also became an exporter The authors give credit to the role of government-promoted biotech-nology The considerable growth of bio-technology in India particularly after 2000 was characterised by the inter-nationalisation of fi rms both in terms of activities and earnings
It is important to note that all these developments took place when India moved to a regime compliant with The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) This indicates that such a movement has not hurt the industry
Nanotechnology
How did India respond to the challenge of promoting emerging nanotechnology in the country Manish Anand answers the question in Chapter 7 Since nano-technology promotion is considered benefi cial across sectors various gov-ernment departments public laborato-ries universities industrial enterprises start-ups industry associations and even private research institutes and not-for-profi t foundations are involved in the endeavour
The state responded to the challenge by adopting a four-pronged strategy
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(i) setting up centres of excellence in premier science and engineering institu-tions across the country (ii) sponsoring RampD projects (iii) promoting interna-tional collaborations and (iv) strengthen-ing industryndashinstitute interactions through publicndashprivate partnerships (PPP) Incen-tives are provided to scientists to encour-age the development and commerciali-sation of innovations by permitting them to hold equity in spin-offs and ena-bling them to move between academic institutions and industry The outcomes of these efforts are yet to be seen but there is some progress in terms of scien-tifi c publications and patents
Nano-manufacturing is at its infancy covering nano materials nano-bio nano-electronics and nanotechnology instru-mentation Nanotechnology can address the needs of the poor in areas such as sanitation healthcare nutrition and en-ergy The author cites the use of Tata Swach a radically new water purifi er sys-tem which uses rice-husk ash and silver nano particles to fi lter out bacteria and other germs At Rs 749 a unit it is rela-tively inexpensive as well
Energy Policy
Ambuj Sagar and Anksuh Choudhary deal with the complex energy innova-tion system in India in Chapter 8 They do so by examining four case studies (i) wind power (ii) coal power genera-tion both of which are energy generat-ing technologies (iii) automobiles and (iv) improved cook stoves both of which are end-user technologies
The authors discuss how the market-stimulating policies of the government enabled the entry and growth of Suzlon the third-largest wind turbine manufac-turer in the world In the coal power in-dustry Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) could achieve little in terms of innovations due to its limited RampD capa-bility as it relied solely on technology im-ports The authors note that the absence of coordination between academia research institutes and the industry prevented the emergence of a strong technological capability
The authors have also analysed the introduction promotion and perfor-mance of the National Programme on
Improved Chulha (NPIC) and highlighted the factors responsible for its limited success Indiarsquos automobile industry presented a different picture It experi-enced a dynamic transformation and emerged as a competitive industry char-acterised by the entry of an increasing number of global players and signifi cant infl ow of technology and technical know-how The RampD expenditure of Indian fi rms has increased
However the authors conclude that the overall performance of Indiarsquos energy sector is far from satisfactory
Research in Medicine
The Traditional Medicine System (TMS) comprising Ayurveda Yoga and Natur-opathy Unani Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) plays an important role par-ticularly in meeting the primary health-care needs of people in rural India In chapter 9 Arijit Dutta traces the history and the growth of TMS Dutta throws light on the innovation capability build-ing facilitated by the state
Within TMS ayurveda has attracted more private investment and innova-tion However TMS has contributed con-siderably to inclusive development in terms of making medicines available accessible and affordable
Pro-poor Innovations
In Chapter 10 Shyama V Ramani and Shuan Sadre Ghazi talk about address-ing sanitation challenges The provision of a product such as a toilet to the poor-est segment of the population which has never used this amenity is a social inno-vation of sorts But its diffusion poses different kinds of challenges Through a case study in a Tamil Nadu village Kameshwaram the authors argue that the successful introduction of a social inno-vation such as a toilet depends on its sus-tainability in the local environment and its acceptance by the user population
In Chapter 11 Dinesh Abrol analyses the development of rural technologies and rural industries to improve rural livelihoods since independence Abrol show that pro-poor innovation and the diffusion of such innovation has not been successful in India Abrol believes the recent PPP initiatives and the move
to bring in the corporate sector as the partner of the state are unlikely to succeed in achieving pro-poor innova-tions He argues that the rural poor must be guided to organise themselves into cooperatives and collectives and given opportunities to improve their bargaining power
Socio-economic Awareness Is Key
In the fi nal chapter Ramani reviews the key fi ndings of each of the earlier chap-ters and makes fi ve important observa-tions with respect to Indiarsquos NSI The primary lesson of the book is that the success of innovation generation and diffusion hinges not only on an effective and pragmatic policy but also on its implementation through dynamic insti-tutional reforms that suit the socio-eco-nomic contexts of local environments
The book is the fi rst attempt to throw light on the NSI of India covering the pre-liberalisation and the liberali-sation periods and sectors as diverse as rural industries traditional medicine software industry and nanotechnology It also analyses the building up of inno-vation capability in terms of infrastruc-ture and personnel and examines the outcomes and achievements of this endeavourmdash particularly with a focus on inclusive development Policymak-ers and researchers will fi nd this book valuable Its length and the unevenvarying time scales of the chapters however detract from the bookrsquos readability
M H Bala Subrahmanya (balamgmtiiscernetin) is Chairman Department of Management Studies Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
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STANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie forschen zu Innovationen inEntwicklungslaumlndern ndash wie unterscheiden die sich vonInnovationen in reichen LaumlndernShyamaShyamaShyamaShyama RamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniDie Effizienz mit der Wissenschaft zuTechnologie transformiert wird ist in denEntwicklungslaumlndern viel niedriger als in den reichenLaumlndern ndash das zeigt sich in den Publikationsstatistiken und
bei den Patentanmeldungen Ein groszliges Problem ist dasses einen klaren Technologiegap zwischen armen undreichen Laumlndern bei Innovationstechnologien gibt etwa imBiotech-Sektor Das fuumlhrt dazu dass die risikoreichenAspekte von Innovationen von den reichen in arme Laumlnderausgelagert und auf dem Ruumlcken armer Menschenausgetragen werden Westliche Pharmaunternehmenfuumlhren in groszligem Ausmaszlig Medikamententests mit derarmen Bevoumllkerung in Indien durch Gleichzeitig wirddiese spaumlter aber nie Zugang zu den fertigen Produktenhaben Auszligerdem investieren Pharmaunternehmen vorallem in Forschung uumlber Krankheiten von denen derWesten betroffen ist Die Forschung die den Armendienen wuumlrde wird vernachlaumlssigtSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie kommt es dass Forschung nichtunabhaumlngig von der Industrie agiertRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniWissenschafter die gegen den Mainstreamforschen haben Schwierigkeiten zu publizieren EinBeispiel Ein Paper in dem ich mich kritisch mit demAgrarkonzern Monsanto auseinandersetzte wurdeneunmal zuruumlckgewiesen bis ich es publizieren konnteMonsanto hat wie auch groszlige Pharmakonzerne einemaumlchtige Lobby Da ist es schwierig dagegenzuhaltenUnter Sozialwissenschaftern kommt hinzu dass es zwarviele gibt die theoretische Modelle aufstellen undBerechnungen machen sie sprechen allerdings nicht mitden Menschen um sie zu fragen welchen Nutzen oderSchaden Technologie und Innovationen fuumlr sie habenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sprechen nicht nur mit den Menschensondern haben 2004 auch eine NGO gegruumlndet umarmen Menschen in Indien zu helfen ndash wie kam es dazuRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniWaumlre nichts passiert waumlre ich eine theoretischeOumlkonomin wie viele andere geblieben Doch dannereignete sich der asiatische Tsunami Meine Familie war
damals am Strand bei einer Hochzeit Ich dachte daherdass ich meine ganze Familie in nur wenigen Minutenverloren habe Doch die Welle stoppte einen Kilometer vorder Hochzeitsgesellschaft So hatte ich das Gefuumlhl dassich etwas tun mussSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie hatten zuvor nur theoretisch zuEntwicklungsarbeit geforscht ndash wie sind Sie in der Praxiskonkret vorgegangenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniZunaumlchst machte ich mich auf die Suche nacheinem Dorf in dem es moumlglich ist uumlber einen laumlngerenZeitraum zu arbeiten Dann habe ich meine Familie undBekannte gebeten mir fuumlr drei Jahre je zehn Euro zugeben Das haben sehr viele gemacht und so begann dasProjekt In dem Dorf stellte sich heraus dass eines derwichtigsten Beduumlrfnisse Toiletten waren Das Dorf war vonWald umgeben doch der Tsunami hatte die Baumlumemitgerissen und so mussten die Frauen auf die Muumlllbergerund um das Dorf gehen Am Abend wurden sie dort vonRatten gebissen und Maumlnner fingen an Fotos von ihnenzu machen Das Beduumlrfnis nach Toiletten war alsodringend ndash aber ich hatte natuumlrlich keine Ahnung wie manToiletten baut In einer Lehrveranstaltung fanden meineStudierenden heraus dass es oumlkologische Toiletten gibt ndashdiese haben wir dann in dem Dorf gebautSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDAuch Jahre nach dem Toilettenbau habenSie das Dorf weiterhin besucht welche Veraumlnderungensind Ihnen aufgefallenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniViele NGOs und Firmen bauten aumlhnlicheToiletten doch niemand uumlberpruumlfte deren Qualitaumlt undden Umstand ob sie uumlberhaupt von den Menschenverwendet wurden Zweieinhalb Jahre nach dem Bau derToiletten fanden wir heraus dass nur noch die Haumllfte imEinsatz war ndash die Qualitaumlt war einfach nicht gut Dasbrachte mich zum Nachdenken Wir sind nun dabei lokale
Menschen einzusetzen die sich vor Ort fuumlr die sanitaumlreInfrastruktur und das Muumlllmanagement verantwortlichfuumlhlenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWarum sind Toiletten fuumlr Sie auch weiterhinein zentraler Ansatzpunkt gebliebenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniDie Krankheit die in Indien die meistenTodesfaumllle verursacht ist nicht Aids oder Krebs Es istDurchfall Die Ursachen dafuumlr sind verunreinigtes Wasserund mangelhafte Sanitaumlrinfrastruktur Es gibt zwarWasserleitungen aber sie werden durch Faumlkalienkontaminiert 50 Prozent der Inder haben keinen Zugangzu Toiletten weltweit sind es 25 Milliarden MenschenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie sehr hat sich Ihr persoumlnlichesEngagement auf Ihr akademisches Denken ausgewirktRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniSehr stark doch die Beziehung zwischenAktivismus und Denken war von Angst gepraumlgt Ich hatteAngst hinausgeworfen zu werden wenn ich mich nunsozial engagiere Deswegen habe ich sehr viel gearbeitetund meine Produktivitaumlt hat sich dadurch noch gesteigertDass ich ploumltzlich die Nuumltzlichkeit der Theorie sehenkonnte hat mein Denken stark beeinflusstSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWorin liegen die Vorteile und dieHerausforderungen Wissenschaft und Aktivismus zukombinierenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniUniversitaumlten sind oumlffentliche Einrichtungendaher ist es sehr schwer Professoren ohne weitereshinauszuschmeiszligen In der Theorie wird von allenakademischen Institutionen erwartet dass dieWissenschafter einen positiven Beitrag fuumlr dieGesellschaft leisten ndash sie sind ja hauptsaumlchlich durchoumlffentliche Gelder finanziert Doch in der Praxis wird dasoft als Widerspruch gesehen ndash und auch gelebt Es kannpassieren dass man als Professor nicht mehr unterstuumltztwird wenn man sich sozial engagiert Es gibt Tendenzen
zu glauben dass alles was keinen oumlkonomischen Nutzenhat wertlos istSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sind indische Staatsbuumlrgerin habenaber seit dem Studium nicht mehr in Indien gelebt dochviel uumlber das Land gearbeitet Was fasziniert Sie an IndienRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniEs ist das Land mit der groumlszligten demokratischenGesellschaft doch es ist auch ein Land mit groszligenUngleichheiten Mein Leben war nicht viel anders alsjenes von Menschen im Westen auszliger dass ich keinesexuelle Freiheit hatte ndash was ich aber nicht vermisst habeDoch es gibt einen groszligen Unterschied zwischen meinerFreiheit und der Freiheit die ein Dorfbewohner in Indienhat Die Gesellschaft ist sehr polarisiertSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWelche Rolle spielen Forschung undEntwicklung in dieser polarisierten GesellschaftRamaniRamaniRamaniRamani In den letzten 60 Jahren haben Forschung undTechnologie in Indien definitiv zu Wirtschaftswachstumgefuumlhrt allerdings nicht zu einer inklusiven EntwicklungWirtschaftswachstum und oumlkonomische Entwicklung sindnicht dasselbe Oumlkonomische Entwicklung heiszligt dassjeder die Chance auf Entwicklung hat In Indien haben wirdie groumlszligte Armutslast weltweit und diese ist sehr ungleichverteilt Es gibt eine groszlige Bevoumllkerung und vieleverschiedene Ethnien Einige davon sind nie in derMittelschicht angekommen und leiden besonders unterArmut Es gibt so viele nebeneinander existierendeLebensweisen in Indien ndash das macht das Land sofaszinierend aber auch so herausfordernd (Tanja Traxler1792015)ShyamaShyamaShyamaShyama RamaniRamaniRamaniRamani (55) ist Oumlkonomieprofessorin an der UnitedNations University Maastricht in den Niederlanden Die gebuumlrtigeInderin hat uumlber spieltheoretische Ansaumltze in denWirtschaftswissenschaften an der Cornell University in Ithaca NewYork promoviert Zu ihren Forschungsschwerpunkten zaumlhlen die
Rolle von Technologie und Innovation in EntwicklungsprozessenSie ist verheiratet und hat zwei erwachsene Kinder Letzte Wochewar sie im Rahmen des vom Verkehrsministeriums finanziertenForschungsschwerpunktes Wissenschafts- undTechnologieauszligenpolitik am Oumlsterreichischen Institut fuumlrInternationale Politik in Wien
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raquo TODAYS PAPER raquo BOOK REVIEW
Published July 29 2014 0000 IST | Updated July 29 2014 0540 IST July 29 2014
Innovating for economic growthR Devarajan
INNOVATION IN INDIA Edited by Shyam V Ramani Cambridge University Press India Pvt Ltd 43814 Ansari Road Daryaganj NewDelhishy110002 Rs 795
R Devarajan
Fourteen years ago at the watershed of the two centuries the world witnessed the ushering in of a new era a new environment which was afar cry from what had been experienced earlier Although by then people had become alive to the imperative and inevitability of change theprocess of actual and physical changeover was not easy and simple
Moving from the known to the unknown was a different ball game altogether Looking at the reality behind the rhetoric and in order to derivethe optimum advantage it was essential to embrace and espouse the evolving norms wholly and willingly
Innovation is a critical component in improving individual and institutional performance Real innovation is not easy to come by More oftenestablishments tweak compensation systems tinker with organisational structures or make marginal improvements in some functionsInnovation is more radical and transformational than an improvement Innovation is contentshyoriented whereas improvement is processshyoriented
It is not possible to countenance a high and increasing standard of living merely by longshyinshytheshytooth tools of development Every now andthen organisations confront situations that warrant radical changes which call for outshyofshytheshybox thinking It is only through innovation thatwe can bring about such avantshygarde transformation
Inspiration for innovation usually stems from a combination of three factors an urgent and nagging necessity to bring about a change howpeople perceive and pursue that change to the ultimate and a congenial environment to accomplish that change
Innovation is always driven by selfshyinduced passion pressure of compelling circumstances and undying perseverance for achievement Theassiduous application of technological improvement in transport and communication worldwide has created an unprecedented growth inglobal connectivity and transmission of information Globalisation itself is a product of innovation
Current and contemporary economies are more influenced by ideas and concepts than they are governed by capital and labour Empiricalevidence across nations suggests the existence of a definite link between technological innovation and inclusive economic growth Inclusiveeconomic growth implies that the advantages of development are equitably distributed to all sections of the society It ensures that theeconomic gains generated by growth are not monopolised only by the high and mighty but the marginalised sections in the society also derivethe benefits
Innovation reformulates conventional economic theory in such a way that knowledge technology entrepreneurship and innovation arepositioned at the centre of this emerging model As the developed countries have already achieved inclusive economic growth byimplementing the above model the still developing countries have the advantage of being the beneficiary of diffusion mdash a process of adoptionand absorption It is a kind of ldquofree riderdquo for the developing countries who have no need to reinvent the wheel Innovations in India havesubstantially contributed to income and employment generation in the country The corporate sector as well as the National Laboratoriesfunctioning under the aegis of the CSIR has been operating under severe resource constraints This has however not hampered thedevelopment of costshyeffective products and new technologies
During the preshyliberalisation period in India mdash from 1950s to 1990s mdash the main thrust of economic development was on alleviating poverty
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and crating a better standard of living This development agenda was carried out in four stages It commenced with land reforms thatabolished skewed land ownership and brought in the philosophy of lsquoLand for the Tillerrsquo Then a series of public sector undertakings werestarted in the semishyurban areas besides providing encouragement and support to the small scale industries
The third phase introduced a public distribution system to provide essential commodities to the people Simultaneously primary health carewas also brought in as a common community service The fourth and final stage saw the implementation of a deliberate and purposivereservation policy in respect of education and employment opportunities to the deprived and the downtrodden
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in our country for building frontshyrunners in international trade and commerce It is thesure thing for progress and prosperity Innovation has also bred and brought about an abiding collaboration between the academic portal andthe factory shop floor Indeed this avenue has become a much sought after space where the future is invented
There is a strong correlation between language and innovation The way leaders make use of language to encapsulate an idea among theirpeople determines its success rate mdash whether it will be a flash in the pan or an enduring phenomenon
The fear of failure often forbids people from attempting innovation Nothing ventured nothing gained People must be counselled thatfailures are stepping stones for success
Willyshynilly there is always an element of ldquoluckrdquo and chance in innovation But aggressively positive persons create their own ldquoluckrdquo whichfollows exemplary planning preparation perseverance Louis Pasteur famously wrote ldquoFortune favours the prepared mindrdquo
This book is a compendium of 12 wellshyresearched articles some authored by individual writers and some by teams of two While all thesearticles deal with different themes in effect they address a common cause viz how ldquoInnovation in India [is] combining economic growth andinclusive developmentrdquo
The editor of the volume Shyama V Ramani has coshyauthored three pieces besides writing the prologue and the concluding remarks Theremaining eight chapters describe the impact of innovation on different sectors of the national economy such as universityshyindustrycollaboration seed and biotech industry software technology pharmaceutical industry Nanoscience and technology energypowergeneration indigenous medical systems and innovation in lowshycost toilets in rural India
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in India for building frontshyrunners in international trade andcommerce
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ARTICLE IN lsquoTHE NEW INDIAN EXPRESSrsquo
NGOs plan one million toilets in India Express News Service First Published 02 Nov 2009 030100 AM IST
CHENNAI Aiming at building one million toilets in India some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have jointly launched a programme FINISH (Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation and Health)
To start a dialogue on this process the NGOs led by FIN (Friends-in-Need) organised a capacity building workshop on Sunday for all stakeholders like architects NGOs researches and corporates
According to the available data 26 billion people in the world do not have access to toilets and about 42000 people die every week after drinking water polluted by faecal matter and in India two out of three people do not have access to a toilet At the same time 40 to 60 per cent of existing toilets are not being used
V Ganapathy adivsor FIN said ldquo60 per cent of the Indian homes do not have toilets UNICEF study points out more children die due to diarrhoea than from malaria measles and AIDS Seepage from septic tanks open defecation etc cause drinking water pollution which causes diarrhoea This brings us to focus why it is important to have a toiletrdquo
The plans are to arrive at solutions on the lack of sanitation coverage and to focus on effective usage of available toilets
The strategy is to build one million toilets largely by mobilising funds from the end-users themselves instead of providing sanitation as a ldquocharity commodityrdquo free of charge he said
The government so far has given only subsidies or incentives for constructing toilets This FINISH initiative plans to bring SNS-REAAL a Netherlands-based financial institution to micro-finance this project
Shyama Ramani director of FIN said ldquo So far we donrsquot have a technology for less water or water-free toilets we call upon the research community to come up with newer cost-effective environment-friendly modelsrdquo
The NGOs plan to build these one million toilets in three years in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Comments
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenplease extend your program in north-karnataka india I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN Regards AWWA ngo North karnatka indian Email awwa2kgmailcom
By f khan 1122009 114900 PM
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenThere is a workable solution to this I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN
By Anthony Gonsalves 1122009 82800 PM
I appreciate the NGOs initiative and wish them sucess These basic amenities should you be provided by the Central and State Governments but they lack funds since all such funds
have been wasted on erecting statues or building arches or are simply swindled by civil servants and politicians As much as this initiative is welcome I would like to know their plans to maintain these toilets since our countrys record in maintaining any facility - public or private - is very abysmal
By Bharath 1122009 105900 AM
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo
Staff Reporter
mdash Photo SSKumar
Promoting hygiene Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India) addressing a workshop on sanitation in Chennai on
Sunday
CHENNAI Institutes of technology have to come up with low-cost technology for toilets which use less water in order to achieve effective sanitation coverage and reduce environmental contamination said Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India)
Speaking at the first lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo workshop organised at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) here on Sunday she said the financial technological and social challenges faced by the lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo had to be tackled by the collective effort of international organisations firms researchers non-governmental organisations and citizens ldquoWe also want more volunteers to work with usrdquo she said
lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo has a goal of building one million toilets largely mobilising funds from the end users in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
The programme works towards financial inclusion to improve sanitation and health in various parts of the country Dr Ramani said
Two-thirds of the people in the country do not have access to a toilet and more than 40 per cent of the existing toilets are not being used said S Janakarajan professor of MIDS There is lack of sanitation coverage and 42000 people die every week owing to drinking water polluted with faecal matter he said
NGOs such as BISWA in Orissa IIRD in Rajasthan ESAF in Maharashtra SAMBHAV in Madhya Pradesh and BHARATHI in Tamil Nadu and WASTE a Dutch NGO are joining hands with insurance organisations like TATA-AIG and
For effective sanitation coverage expert
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Stories in this Section Business contest held MedIndia launches pre-screening cancer clinic For some they are a reassuring sight Features on website Appeal to partymen Results on website Date extended ldquoRegularise TASMAC workersrdquo Migration of web-based services to IPv6 on First monthly grievance redressal day conducted at University of Madras Corporation dental clinics from this month Crucial link lost Festival to celebrate spirit of womanhood Free spoken English training Bridge near Tidel Park collapses Fishermen held Teenager on motorcycle knocks down girl Found dead Focus on heritage building conservation city pulse TNEB bill payment The vanishing of old houses Procedures to protect antiques ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo Chain snatched RPF constable injured Fire accidents Dies of burns Awareness campaign to curb crossing of rail tracks Amendment to registration procedure sought SIPCOT sets up Fodder Development Committee HCL BIM sign memorandum for new elective as part of MBA Grant for mentally ill children
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financial institutions like SNS-REAAL NHB and NABARD to mobilise funds from end-users to build the sanitation systems
People in rural areas of Tamil Nadu are reluctant to spend money for building a toilet They want it free said S Paranjothi field officer Friend in Need Trust
There is a need for more awareness of sanitation in the State said Jordan Trombetta a volunteer
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo
Staff Reporter
NAGAPATTINAM Voluntary organisations should play a crucial role in moulding mindsets towards sanitation and solid waste management said Collector C Munianathan at the Triple Ecosan Toilet festival at Kameshwaram village in Nagapattinam
According to him over 60 per cent of the houses in coastal areas practise open defecation causing environmental contamination He lauded the efforts of FIN Trust a France-based NGO working in Kameshwaram for organising a toilet beauty contest to highlight the importance of toilets ensuring a healthy and hygienic living
Ecosan technology as a toilet model prevented pollution conserved water and converted urine and human waste as an ideal farming manure
The Collector also opened the compost chamber in an ecosan toilet in the tsunami fisherman colony in Kameshwaram G Kanakasundaram Panchayat President said that Kameshwaram had the highest number of 350 ecosan toilets
Shyama Ramani Director FIN Trust said that 77 families participated in the toilet beauty contest Eighteen masons of nearby Achakarai village who had constructed ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their houses were given Rs10000 each for the construction of ecosan toilets in their homes The best among the toilets were given prizes
A scientific study under the auspices of the United Nations University to create a database to find out the impact of Ecosan toilet on health and hygiene and environment will be undertaken by FIN Trust said V Ganapathyadvisor FIN Trust
R Subramanian Panchayat Union Councillor A Thanikachalam- Lead Bank Manager Indian Overseas Bank and Shanthi Mathikumar- Vice President Kameshwaram Panchayat spoke SParanjothi proposed a vote of thanks N Dandayudhapani won the masonrsquos contest and Anjammal and Nagavalli won the toilet beauty contest a release said
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
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Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
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Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Friday December 5 2008
Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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to foster innovation disseminate techno-logy and enhance entrepreneurial capa-bilities Over a period of time India has made considerable progress in terms of the diversity and capability of its SampT infrastructure The country has made signifi cant achievements in the fi eld But there is a fl ip side to this story Surie shows that science education has suffered
She makes no reference to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) This is a major omission ISRO by any standards is an outstanding example of Indiarsquos innovation capability building programme and has contributed immen-sely to the communication revolution in the country
Demand for Innovation
In Chapter 3 Smita Srinivas makes a case for understanding the nature and complexity of the demand for innovation in India Srinivas separates demands into four broad categories (i) effective demand (ii) need that is not recognised as one (iii) a need that is recognised but not as a demand and (iv) a demand that is recognised but is unfulfi lled She
cites the example of Jaipur Foot developed by a non-profi t organisation Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) Today BMVSS generates a glob-al market and its products cater to am-putees from across the world
Srinivas contends that with the involvement of states fi rms and non-governmental organisations more such needs can be converted into demand She argues that there are unrecognised needs in areas such as paediatric health and womenrsquos reproductive health in India
Seed and Biotechnology
The growth of seedbiotechnology in-dustry has important implications for the Indian economy where agriculture plays a prominent role In Chapter 4 Carl Pray and Latha Nagarajan deal with the evolution current structure and innova-tions in the seed and biotech industry in India They trace the evolution of seed sector innovation during four periods (i) colonial period (ii) the period of Green Revolution (started in the mid-1960s) (iii) the period starting from the mid-1980s when hybrids were developed
and (iv) the period of biotechno logy that started in the 21st century India has developed one of the largest and most complex agricultural research systems in the world and there has been a considerable increase in public investments in agricultural research and education
Public sector innovations led to the development of high-yielding open pol-linating varieties of wheat rice and pulses The protective policies followed by the country till the 1980s facilitated the public sectorrsquos growth The policy of liberalisation introduced thereafter opened the fi eld for private sector enter-prises including multinational corpora-tions (MNC) As a result the size and structure of the Indian seed market industry changed substantially between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s While industry size more than tripled the share of the private sector almost dou-bled An increasing number of foreign seed and biotech companies entered the Indian market At the same time Indian fi rms acquired an inter national character through acquisitions of fi rms in the US Europe and South America and research
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alliances with American European and Chinese institutions
The authors throw light on a pertinent question who benefi ted from the pro-gress in RampD and innovations of the seed and biotech industry The Green Revo-lution led to a substantial increase in wheat and rice yields it benefi ted both the large and the small farmers and led to more employment in the agricultural sector Both poor and rich consumers gained The introduction of hybrid seeds led to an increase in yields of cotton maize millets benefi ting farmers and the consumers alike The biotech revolu-tion improved yields reduced pesticide use and also resulted in health benefi ts Though the private sector has emerged as a major player the authors suggest a larger role for the public sector to promote RampD and innovations in the seed industry
Software Industry
The unprecedented growth of software industry particularly in the era of liber-alisation has given a unique identity to the Indian economy in the global arena In Chapter 5 Nagesh Kumar deals with the outstanding achievements of the Indian software industry and its contri-bution to the Indian economy in the fi rst decade of economic liberalisation 1989ndash2000 Kumar also examines tech-nology upgrading and innovative acti-vities of the industry and analyses NSIrsquos role in it
But the pertinent question ismdashhow has India achieved this growth The bulk of the software activity of Indian enterprises comprised ldquobody shoppingrdquo or on-site exports primarily due to rela-tively low labour costs However with technological upgradation and move-ment up the value chain the share of on-site exports declined duly compen-sated by a rise in the share of ldquooffshorerdquo development An important feature of Indian software industryrsquos maturity is the shift towards high-end consulting with the development of diversifi ed domain expertise and export packaged software particularly proprietary soft-ware products This enabled an increas-ing number of Indian companies to penetrate the international market both
in terms of investments and exports As a result the subsequent entry of MNCs did not make any dent either on the domestic software industry or on its exports However analyses in terms of (i) foreign exchange utilisation per unit of exports (ii) labour productivity (iii) unit cost of production and (iv) profi t margins for a sample of 66 software companies comprising small medium and large fi rms do not refl ect a clear improvement in the effi ciency and com-petitiveness of Indian software indus-try The author though appears reluc-tant to conclude in this manner
The development and achievements of Indian software industry have been attributed to the NSI comprising the vast educational and institutional network developed over the years SampT infra-structure supply of trained manpower infrastructure for technology develop-ment RampD capability building automa-tion of public sector services and support for software exports These have enabled India to be a successful participant in the international division of labour in software development
However this chapter is dated at least by a decade The size and structure of the industry and the challenges it faces have undergone considerable changes since 2000 Moreover by confi ning the analysis to only secondary data the au-thor has missed an opportunity to dwell on the contributions made by this indus-try towards inclusive growth in the country since 1991 I have learnt from conversations in different parts of the country that kids of unorganised sector workers (such as maid servants landless labourers small and marginal farmers auto and taxi drivers cooks carpenters) have joined unknownlesser-known en-gineering institutions obtained bache-lor of engineering degrees and joined the software industry It is signifi cant that such developments in different parts of the country have given ldquowingsrdquo to the aspirations of ldquonew generation in the bottom of the pyramidrdquo
Pharmaceutical Sector
In Chapter 6 Ramani and Samira Guennif trace the evolution of Indian pharma-ceutical industry from virtually a cipher
at the time of independence to a lead-ing industrial power by the turn of the century At the time of independence MNCs supplied more than 80 of Indiarsquos pharmaceutical needs During 1947ndash70 to reduce the dependence on imports and MNCs the government set up two public sector undertakings and adopted an import substitution policy This involved price controls high import duties along with export subsi-dies and the introduction of industrial licensing But this did not alter the ownership structure and Indian fi rms could develop capabilities only in respect of formulations
The adoption of the Indian Patent Act of 1970 enabled domestic fi rms to develop copies of branded drugs inde-pendently through process innovations leading to ldquoduplicative imitationrdquo and ldquocreative imitationrdquo By the mid-1980s Indian fi rms were producing both bulk drugs and formulations resulting in a steady improvement in the access of basic drugs to the poor India also became an exporter The authors give credit to the role of government-promoted biotech-nology The considerable growth of bio-technology in India particularly after 2000 was characterised by the inter-nationalisation of fi rms both in terms of activities and earnings
It is important to note that all these developments took place when India moved to a regime compliant with The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) This indicates that such a movement has not hurt the industry
Nanotechnology
How did India respond to the challenge of promoting emerging nanotechnology in the country Manish Anand answers the question in Chapter 7 Since nano-technology promotion is considered benefi cial across sectors various gov-ernment departments public laborato-ries universities industrial enterprises start-ups industry associations and even private research institutes and not-for-profi t foundations are involved in the endeavour
The state responded to the challenge by adopting a four-pronged strategy
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(i) setting up centres of excellence in premier science and engineering institu-tions across the country (ii) sponsoring RampD projects (iii) promoting interna-tional collaborations and (iv) strengthen-ing industryndashinstitute interactions through publicndashprivate partnerships (PPP) Incen-tives are provided to scientists to encour-age the development and commerciali-sation of innovations by permitting them to hold equity in spin-offs and ena-bling them to move between academic institutions and industry The outcomes of these efforts are yet to be seen but there is some progress in terms of scien-tifi c publications and patents
Nano-manufacturing is at its infancy covering nano materials nano-bio nano-electronics and nanotechnology instru-mentation Nanotechnology can address the needs of the poor in areas such as sanitation healthcare nutrition and en-ergy The author cites the use of Tata Swach a radically new water purifi er sys-tem which uses rice-husk ash and silver nano particles to fi lter out bacteria and other germs At Rs 749 a unit it is rela-tively inexpensive as well
Energy Policy
Ambuj Sagar and Anksuh Choudhary deal with the complex energy innova-tion system in India in Chapter 8 They do so by examining four case studies (i) wind power (ii) coal power genera-tion both of which are energy generat-ing technologies (iii) automobiles and (iv) improved cook stoves both of which are end-user technologies
The authors discuss how the market-stimulating policies of the government enabled the entry and growth of Suzlon the third-largest wind turbine manufac-turer in the world In the coal power in-dustry Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) could achieve little in terms of innovations due to its limited RampD capa-bility as it relied solely on technology im-ports The authors note that the absence of coordination between academia research institutes and the industry prevented the emergence of a strong technological capability
The authors have also analysed the introduction promotion and perfor-mance of the National Programme on
Improved Chulha (NPIC) and highlighted the factors responsible for its limited success Indiarsquos automobile industry presented a different picture It experi-enced a dynamic transformation and emerged as a competitive industry char-acterised by the entry of an increasing number of global players and signifi cant infl ow of technology and technical know-how The RampD expenditure of Indian fi rms has increased
However the authors conclude that the overall performance of Indiarsquos energy sector is far from satisfactory
Research in Medicine
The Traditional Medicine System (TMS) comprising Ayurveda Yoga and Natur-opathy Unani Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) plays an important role par-ticularly in meeting the primary health-care needs of people in rural India In chapter 9 Arijit Dutta traces the history and the growth of TMS Dutta throws light on the innovation capability build-ing facilitated by the state
Within TMS ayurveda has attracted more private investment and innova-tion However TMS has contributed con-siderably to inclusive development in terms of making medicines available accessible and affordable
Pro-poor Innovations
In Chapter 10 Shyama V Ramani and Shuan Sadre Ghazi talk about address-ing sanitation challenges The provision of a product such as a toilet to the poor-est segment of the population which has never used this amenity is a social inno-vation of sorts But its diffusion poses different kinds of challenges Through a case study in a Tamil Nadu village Kameshwaram the authors argue that the successful introduction of a social inno-vation such as a toilet depends on its sus-tainability in the local environment and its acceptance by the user population
In Chapter 11 Dinesh Abrol analyses the development of rural technologies and rural industries to improve rural livelihoods since independence Abrol show that pro-poor innovation and the diffusion of such innovation has not been successful in India Abrol believes the recent PPP initiatives and the move
to bring in the corporate sector as the partner of the state are unlikely to succeed in achieving pro-poor innova-tions He argues that the rural poor must be guided to organise themselves into cooperatives and collectives and given opportunities to improve their bargaining power
Socio-economic Awareness Is Key
In the fi nal chapter Ramani reviews the key fi ndings of each of the earlier chap-ters and makes fi ve important observa-tions with respect to Indiarsquos NSI The primary lesson of the book is that the success of innovation generation and diffusion hinges not only on an effective and pragmatic policy but also on its implementation through dynamic insti-tutional reforms that suit the socio-eco-nomic contexts of local environments
The book is the fi rst attempt to throw light on the NSI of India covering the pre-liberalisation and the liberali-sation periods and sectors as diverse as rural industries traditional medicine software industry and nanotechnology It also analyses the building up of inno-vation capability in terms of infrastruc-ture and personnel and examines the outcomes and achievements of this endeavourmdash particularly with a focus on inclusive development Policymak-ers and researchers will fi nd this book valuable Its length and the unevenvarying time scales of the chapters however detract from the bookrsquos readability
M H Bala Subrahmanya (balamgmtiiscernetin) is Chairman Department of Management Studies Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
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STANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie forschen zu Innovationen inEntwicklungslaumlndern ndash wie unterscheiden die sich vonInnovationen in reichen LaumlndernShyamaShyamaShyamaShyama RamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniDie Effizienz mit der Wissenschaft zuTechnologie transformiert wird ist in denEntwicklungslaumlndern viel niedriger als in den reichenLaumlndern ndash das zeigt sich in den Publikationsstatistiken und
bei den Patentanmeldungen Ein groszliges Problem ist dasses einen klaren Technologiegap zwischen armen undreichen Laumlndern bei Innovationstechnologien gibt etwa imBiotech-Sektor Das fuumlhrt dazu dass die risikoreichenAspekte von Innovationen von den reichen in arme Laumlnderausgelagert und auf dem Ruumlcken armer Menschenausgetragen werden Westliche Pharmaunternehmenfuumlhren in groszligem Ausmaszlig Medikamententests mit derarmen Bevoumllkerung in Indien durch Gleichzeitig wirddiese spaumlter aber nie Zugang zu den fertigen Produktenhaben Auszligerdem investieren Pharmaunternehmen vorallem in Forschung uumlber Krankheiten von denen derWesten betroffen ist Die Forschung die den Armendienen wuumlrde wird vernachlaumlssigtSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie kommt es dass Forschung nichtunabhaumlngig von der Industrie agiertRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniWissenschafter die gegen den Mainstreamforschen haben Schwierigkeiten zu publizieren EinBeispiel Ein Paper in dem ich mich kritisch mit demAgrarkonzern Monsanto auseinandersetzte wurdeneunmal zuruumlckgewiesen bis ich es publizieren konnteMonsanto hat wie auch groszlige Pharmakonzerne einemaumlchtige Lobby Da ist es schwierig dagegenzuhaltenUnter Sozialwissenschaftern kommt hinzu dass es zwarviele gibt die theoretische Modelle aufstellen undBerechnungen machen sie sprechen allerdings nicht mitden Menschen um sie zu fragen welchen Nutzen oderSchaden Technologie und Innovationen fuumlr sie habenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sprechen nicht nur mit den Menschensondern haben 2004 auch eine NGO gegruumlndet umarmen Menschen in Indien zu helfen ndash wie kam es dazuRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniWaumlre nichts passiert waumlre ich eine theoretischeOumlkonomin wie viele andere geblieben Doch dannereignete sich der asiatische Tsunami Meine Familie war
damals am Strand bei einer Hochzeit Ich dachte daherdass ich meine ganze Familie in nur wenigen Minutenverloren habe Doch die Welle stoppte einen Kilometer vorder Hochzeitsgesellschaft So hatte ich das Gefuumlhl dassich etwas tun mussSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie hatten zuvor nur theoretisch zuEntwicklungsarbeit geforscht ndash wie sind Sie in der Praxiskonkret vorgegangenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniZunaumlchst machte ich mich auf die Suche nacheinem Dorf in dem es moumlglich ist uumlber einen laumlngerenZeitraum zu arbeiten Dann habe ich meine Familie undBekannte gebeten mir fuumlr drei Jahre je zehn Euro zugeben Das haben sehr viele gemacht und so begann dasProjekt In dem Dorf stellte sich heraus dass eines derwichtigsten Beduumlrfnisse Toiletten waren Das Dorf war vonWald umgeben doch der Tsunami hatte die Baumlumemitgerissen und so mussten die Frauen auf die Muumlllbergerund um das Dorf gehen Am Abend wurden sie dort vonRatten gebissen und Maumlnner fingen an Fotos von ihnenzu machen Das Beduumlrfnis nach Toiletten war alsodringend ndash aber ich hatte natuumlrlich keine Ahnung wie manToiletten baut In einer Lehrveranstaltung fanden meineStudierenden heraus dass es oumlkologische Toiletten gibt ndashdiese haben wir dann in dem Dorf gebautSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDAuch Jahre nach dem Toilettenbau habenSie das Dorf weiterhin besucht welche Veraumlnderungensind Ihnen aufgefallenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniViele NGOs und Firmen bauten aumlhnlicheToiletten doch niemand uumlberpruumlfte deren Qualitaumlt undden Umstand ob sie uumlberhaupt von den Menschenverwendet wurden Zweieinhalb Jahre nach dem Bau derToiletten fanden wir heraus dass nur noch die Haumllfte imEinsatz war ndash die Qualitaumlt war einfach nicht gut Dasbrachte mich zum Nachdenken Wir sind nun dabei lokale
Menschen einzusetzen die sich vor Ort fuumlr die sanitaumlreInfrastruktur und das Muumlllmanagement verantwortlichfuumlhlenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWarum sind Toiletten fuumlr Sie auch weiterhinein zentraler Ansatzpunkt gebliebenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniDie Krankheit die in Indien die meistenTodesfaumllle verursacht ist nicht Aids oder Krebs Es istDurchfall Die Ursachen dafuumlr sind verunreinigtes Wasserund mangelhafte Sanitaumlrinfrastruktur Es gibt zwarWasserleitungen aber sie werden durch Faumlkalienkontaminiert 50 Prozent der Inder haben keinen Zugangzu Toiletten weltweit sind es 25 Milliarden MenschenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie sehr hat sich Ihr persoumlnlichesEngagement auf Ihr akademisches Denken ausgewirktRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniSehr stark doch die Beziehung zwischenAktivismus und Denken war von Angst gepraumlgt Ich hatteAngst hinausgeworfen zu werden wenn ich mich nunsozial engagiere Deswegen habe ich sehr viel gearbeitetund meine Produktivitaumlt hat sich dadurch noch gesteigertDass ich ploumltzlich die Nuumltzlichkeit der Theorie sehenkonnte hat mein Denken stark beeinflusstSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWorin liegen die Vorteile und dieHerausforderungen Wissenschaft und Aktivismus zukombinierenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniUniversitaumlten sind oumlffentliche Einrichtungendaher ist es sehr schwer Professoren ohne weitereshinauszuschmeiszligen In der Theorie wird von allenakademischen Institutionen erwartet dass dieWissenschafter einen positiven Beitrag fuumlr dieGesellschaft leisten ndash sie sind ja hauptsaumlchlich durchoumlffentliche Gelder finanziert Doch in der Praxis wird dasoft als Widerspruch gesehen ndash und auch gelebt Es kannpassieren dass man als Professor nicht mehr unterstuumltztwird wenn man sich sozial engagiert Es gibt Tendenzen
zu glauben dass alles was keinen oumlkonomischen Nutzenhat wertlos istSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sind indische Staatsbuumlrgerin habenaber seit dem Studium nicht mehr in Indien gelebt dochviel uumlber das Land gearbeitet Was fasziniert Sie an IndienRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniEs ist das Land mit der groumlszligten demokratischenGesellschaft doch es ist auch ein Land mit groszligenUngleichheiten Mein Leben war nicht viel anders alsjenes von Menschen im Westen auszliger dass ich keinesexuelle Freiheit hatte ndash was ich aber nicht vermisst habeDoch es gibt einen groszligen Unterschied zwischen meinerFreiheit und der Freiheit die ein Dorfbewohner in Indienhat Die Gesellschaft ist sehr polarisiertSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWelche Rolle spielen Forschung undEntwicklung in dieser polarisierten GesellschaftRamaniRamaniRamaniRamani In den letzten 60 Jahren haben Forschung undTechnologie in Indien definitiv zu Wirtschaftswachstumgefuumlhrt allerdings nicht zu einer inklusiven EntwicklungWirtschaftswachstum und oumlkonomische Entwicklung sindnicht dasselbe Oumlkonomische Entwicklung heiszligt dassjeder die Chance auf Entwicklung hat In Indien haben wirdie groumlszligte Armutslast weltweit und diese ist sehr ungleichverteilt Es gibt eine groszlige Bevoumllkerung und vieleverschiedene Ethnien Einige davon sind nie in derMittelschicht angekommen und leiden besonders unterArmut Es gibt so viele nebeneinander existierendeLebensweisen in Indien ndash das macht das Land sofaszinierend aber auch so herausfordernd (Tanja Traxler1792015)ShyamaShyamaShyamaShyama RamaniRamaniRamaniRamani (55) ist Oumlkonomieprofessorin an der UnitedNations University Maastricht in den Niederlanden Die gebuumlrtigeInderin hat uumlber spieltheoretische Ansaumltze in denWirtschaftswissenschaften an der Cornell University in Ithaca NewYork promoviert Zu ihren Forschungsschwerpunkten zaumlhlen die
Rolle von Technologie und Innovation in EntwicklungsprozessenSie ist verheiratet und hat zwei erwachsene Kinder Letzte Wochewar sie im Rahmen des vom Verkehrsministeriums finanziertenForschungsschwerpunktes Wissenschafts- undTechnologieauszligenpolitik am Oumlsterreichischen Institut fuumlrInternationale Politik in Wien
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raquo TODAYS PAPER raquo BOOK REVIEW
Published July 29 2014 0000 IST | Updated July 29 2014 0540 IST July 29 2014
Innovating for economic growthR Devarajan
INNOVATION IN INDIA Edited by Shyam V Ramani Cambridge University Press India Pvt Ltd 43814 Ansari Road Daryaganj NewDelhishy110002 Rs 795
R Devarajan
Fourteen years ago at the watershed of the two centuries the world witnessed the ushering in of a new era a new environment which was afar cry from what had been experienced earlier Although by then people had become alive to the imperative and inevitability of change theprocess of actual and physical changeover was not easy and simple
Moving from the known to the unknown was a different ball game altogether Looking at the reality behind the rhetoric and in order to derivethe optimum advantage it was essential to embrace and espouse the evolving norms wholly and willingly
Innovation is a critical component in improving individual and institutional performance Real innovation is not easy to come by More oftenestablishments tweak compensation systems tinker with organisational structures or make marginal improvements in some functionsInnovation is more radical and transformational than an improvement Innovation is contentshyoriented whereas improvement is processshyoriented
It is not possible to countenance a high and increasing standard of living merely by longshyinshytheshytooth tools of development Every now andthen organisations confront situations that warrant radical changes which call for outshyofshytheshybox thinking It is only through innovation thatwe can bring about such avantshygarde transformation
Inspiration for innovation usually stems from a combination of three factors an urgent and nagging necessity to bring about a change howpeople perceive and pursue that change to the ultimate and a congenial environment to accomplish that change
Innovation is always driven by selfshyinduced passion pressure of compelling circumstances and undying perseverance for achievement Theassiduous application of technological improvement in transport and communication worldwide has created an unprecedented growth inglobal connectivity and transmission of information Globalisation itself is a product of innovation
Current and contemporary economies are more influenced by ideas and concepts than they are governed by capital and labour Empiricalevidence across nations suggests the existence of a definite link between technological innovation and inclusive economic growth Inclusiveeconomic growth implies that the advantages of development are equitably distributed to all sections of the society It ensures that theeconomic gains generated by growth are not monopolised only by the high and mighty but the marginalised sections in the society also derivethe benefits
Innovation reformulates conventional economic theory in such a way that knowledge technology entrepreneurship and innovation arepositioned at the centre of this emerging model As the developed countries have already achieved inclusive economic growth byimplementing the above model the still developing countries have the advantage of being the beneficiary of diffusion mdash a process of adoptionand absorption It is a kind of ldquofree riderdquo for the developing countries who have no need to reinvent the wheel Innovations in India havesubstantially contributed to income and employment generation in the country The corporate sector as well as the National Laboratoriesfunctioning under the aegis of the CSIR has been operating under severe resource constraints This has however not hampered thedevelopment of costshyeffective products and new technologies
During the preshyliberalisation period in India mdash from 1950s to 1990s mdash the main thrust of economic development was on alleviating poverty
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and crating a better standard of living This development agenda was carried out in four stages It commenced with land reforms thatabolished skewed land ownership and brought in the philosophy of lsquoLand for the Tillerrsquo Then a series of public sector undertakings werestarted in the semishyurban areas besides providing encouragement and support to the small scale industries
The third phase introduced a public distribution system to provide essential commodities to the people Simultaneously primary health carewas also brought in as a common community service The fourth and final stage saw the implementation of a deliberate and purposivereservation policy in respect of education and employment opportunities to the deprived and the downtrodden
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in our country for building frontshyrunners in international trade and commerce It is thesure thing for progress and prosperity Innovation has also bred and brought about an abiding collaboration between the academic portal andthe factory shop floor Indeed this avenue has become a much sought after space where the future is invented
There is a strong correlation between language and innovation The way leaders make use of language to encapsulate an idea among theirpeople determines its success rate mdash whether it will be a flash in the pan or an enduring phenomenon
The fear of failure often forbids people from attempting innovation Nothing ventured nothing gained People must be counselled thatfailures are stepping stones for success
Willyshynilly there is always an element of ldquoluckrdquo and chance in innovation But aggressively positive persons create their own ldquoluckrdquo whichfollows exemplary planning preparation perseverance Louis Pasteur famously wrote ldquoFortune favours the prepared mindrdquo
This book is a compendium of 12 wellshyresearched articles some authored by individual writers and some by teams of two While all thesearticles deal with different themes in effect they address a common cause viz how ldquoInnovation in India [is] combining economic growth andinclusive developmentrdquo
The editor of the volume Shyama V Ramani has coshyauthored three pieces besides writing the prologue and the concluding remarks Theremaining eight chapters describe the impact of innovation on different sectors of the national economy such as universityshyindustrycollaboration seed and biotech industry software technology pharmaceutical industry Nanoscience and technology energypowergeneration indigenous medical systems and innovation in lowshycost toilets in rural India
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in India for building frontshyrunners in international trade andcommerce
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ARTICLE IN lsquoTHE NEW INDIAN EXPRESSrsquo
NGOs plan one million toilets in India Express News Service First Published 02 Nov 2009 030100 AM IST
CHENNAI Aiming at building one million toilets in India some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have jointly launched a programme FINISH (Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation and Health)
To start a dialogue on this process the NGOs led by FIN (Friends-in-Need) organised a capacity building workshop on Sunday for all stakeholders like architects NGOs researches and corporates
According to the available data 26 billion people in the world do not have access to toilets and about 42000 people die every week after drinking water polluted by faecal matter and in India two out of three people do not have access to a toilet At the same time 40 to 60 per cent of existing toilets are not being used
V Ganapathy adivsor FIN said ldquo60 per cent of the Indian homes do not have toilets UNICEF study points out more children die due to diarrhoea than from malaria measles and AIDS Seepage from septic tanks open defecation etc cause drinking water pollution which causes diarrhoea This brings us to focus why it is important to have a toiletrdquo
The plans are to arrive at solutions on the lack of sanitation coverage and to focus on effective usage of available toilets
The strategy is to build one million toilets largely by mobilising funds from the end-users themselves instead of providing sanitation as a ldquocharity commodityrdquo free of charge he said
The government so far has given only subsidies or incentives for constructing toilets This FINISH initiative plans to bring SNS-REAAL a Netherlands-based financial institution to micro-finance this project
Shyama Ramani director of FIN said ldquo So far we donrsquot have a technology for less water or water-free toilets we call upon the research community to come up with newer cost-effective environment-friendly modelsrdquo
The NGOs plan to build these one million toilets in three years in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Comments
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenplease extend your program in north-karnataka india I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN Regards AWWA ngo North karnatka indian Email awwa2kgmailcom
By f khan 1122009 114900 PM
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenThere is a workable solution to this I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN
By Anthony Gonsalves 1122009 82800 PM
I appreciate the NGOs initiative and wish them sucess These basic amenities should you be provided by the Central and State Governments but they lack funds since all such funds
have been wasted on erecting statues or building arches or are simply swindled by civil servants and politicians As much as this initiative is welcome I would like to know their plans to maintain these toilets since our countrys record in maintaining any facility - public or private - is very abysmal
By Bharath 1122009 105900 AM
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo
Staff Reporter
mdash Photo SSKumar
Promoting hygiene Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India) addressing a workshop on sanitation in Chennai on
Sunday
CHENNAI Institutes of technology have to come up with low-cost technology for toilets which use less water in order to achieve effective sanitation coverage and reduce environmental contamination said Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India)
Speaking at the first lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo workshop organised at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) here on Sunday she said the financial technological and social challenges faced by the lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo had to be tackled by the collective effort of international organisations firms researchers non-governmental organisations and citizens ldquoWe also want more volunteers to work with usrdquo she said
lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo has a goal of building one million toilets largely mobilising funds from the end users in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
The programme works towards financial inclusion to improve sanitation and health in various parts of the country Dr Ramani said
Two-thirds of the people in the country do not have access to a toilet and more than 40 per cent of the existing toilets are not being used said S Janakarajan professor of MIDS There is lack of sanitation coverage and 42000 people die every week owing to drinking water polluted with faecal matter he said
NGOs such as BISWA in Orissa IIRD in Rajasthan ESAF in Maharashtra SAMBHAV in Madhya Pradesh and BHARATHI in Tamil Nadu and WASTE a Dutch NGO are joining hands with insurance organisations like TATA-AIG and
For effective sanitation coverage expert
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Stories in this Section Business contest held MedIndia launches pre-screening cancer clinic For some they are a reassuring sight Features on website Appeal to partymen Results on website Date extended ldquoRegularise TASMAC workersrdquo Migration of web-based services to IPv6 on First monthly grievance redressal day conducted at University of Madras Corporation dental clinics from this month Crucial link lost Festival to celebrate spirit of womanhood Free spoken English training Bridge near Tidel Park collapses Fishermen held Teenager on motorcycle knocks down girl Found dead Focus on heritage building conservation city pulse TNEB bill payment The vanishing of old houses Procedures to protect antiques ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo Chain snatched RPF constable injured Fire accidents Dies of burns Awareness campaign to curb crossing of rail tracks Amendment to registration procedure sought SIPCOT sets up Fodder Development Committee HCL BIM sign memorandum for new elective as part of MBA Grant for mentally ill children
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financial institutions like SNS-REAAL NHB and NABARD to mobilise funds from end-users to build the sanitation systems
People in rural areas of Tamil Nadu are reluctant to spend money for building a toilet They want it free said S Paranjothi field officer Friend in Need Trust
There is a need for more awareness of sanitation in the State said Jordan Trombetta a volunteer
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo
Staff Reporter
NAGAPATTINAM Voluntary organisations should play a crucial role in moulding mindsets towards sanitation and solid waste management said Collector C Munianathan at the Triple Ecosan Toilet festival at Kameshwaram village in Nagapattinam
According to him over 60 per cent of the houses in coastal areas practise open defecation causing environmental contamination He lauded the efforts of FIN Trust a France-based NGO working in Kameshwaram for organising a toilet beauty contest to highlight the importance of toilets ensuring a healthy and hygienic living
Ecosan technology as a toilet model prevented pollution conserved water and converted urine and human waste as an ideal farming manure
The Collector also opened the compost chamber in an ecosan toilet in the tsunami fisherman colony in Kameshwaram G Kanakasundaram Panchayat President said that Kameshwaram had the highest number of 350 ecosan toilets
Shyama Ramani Director FIN Trust said that 77 families participated in the toilet beauty contest Eighteen masons of nearby Achakarai village who had constructed ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their houses were given Rs10000 each for the construction of ecosan toilets in their homes The best among the toilets were given prizes
A scientific study under the auspices of the United Nations University to create a database to find out the impact of Ecosan toilet on health and hygiene and environment will be undertaken by FIN Trust said V Ganapathyadvisor FIN Trust
R Subramanian Panchayat Union Councillor A Thanikachalam- Lead Bank Manager Indian Overseas Bank and Shanthi Mathikumar- Vice President Kameshwaram Panchayat spoke SParanjothi proposed a vote of thanks N Dandayudhapani won the masonrsquos contest and Anjammal and Nagavalli won the toilet beauty contest a release said
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
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Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
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Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Friday December 5 2008
Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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alliances with American European and Chinese institutions
The authors throw light on a pertinent question who benefi ted from the pro-gress in RampD and innovations of the seed and biotech industry The Green Revo-lution led to a substantial increase in wheat and rice yields it benefi ted both the large and the small farmers and led to more employment in the agricultural sector Both poor and rich consumers gained The introduction of hybrid seeds led to an increase in yields of cotton maize millets benefi ting farmers and the consumers alike The biotech revolu-tion improved yields reduced pesticide use and also resulted in health benefi ts Though the private sector has emerged as a major player the authors suggest a larger role for the public sector to promote RampD and innovations in the seed industry
Software Industry
The unprecedented growth of software industry particularly in the era of liber-alisation has given a unique identity to the Indian economy in the global arena In Chapter 5 Nagesh Kumar deals with the outstanding achievements of the Indian software industry and its contri-bution to the Indian economy in the fi rst decade of economic liberalisation 1989ndash2000 Kumar also examines tech-nology upgrading and innovative acti-vities of the industry and analyses NSIrsquos role in it
But the pertinent question ismdashhow has India achieved this growth The bulk of the software activity of Indian enterprises comprised ldquobody shoppingrdquo or on-site exports primarily due to rela-tively low labour costs However with technological upgradation and move-ment up the value chain the share of on-site exports declined duly compen-sated by a rise in the share of ldquooffshorerdquo development An important feature of Indian software industryrsquos maturity is the shift towards high-end consulting with the development of diversifi ed domain expertise and export packaged software particularly proprietary soft-ware products This enabled an increas-ing number of Indian companies to penetrate the international market both
in terms of investments and exports As a result the subsequent entry of MNCs did not make any dent either on the domestic software industry or on its exports However analyses in terms of (i) foreign exchange utilisation per unit of exports (ii) labour productivity (iii) unit cost of production and (iv) profi t margins for a sample of 66 software companies comprising small medium and large fi rms do not refl ect a clear improvement in the effi ciency and com-petitiveness of Indian software indus-try The author though appears reluc-tant to conclude in this manner
The development and achievements of Indian software industry have been attributed to the NSI comprising the vast educational and institutional network developed over the years SampT infra-structure supply of trained manpower infrastructure for technology develop-ment RampD capability building automa-tion of public sector services and support for software exports These have enabled India to be a successful participant in the international division of labour in software development
However this chapter is dated at least by a decade The size and structure of the industry and the challenges it faces have undergone considerable changes since 2000 Moreover by confi ning the analysis to only secondary data the au-thor has missed an opportunity to dwell on the contributions made by this indus-try towards inclusive growth in the country since 1991 I have learnt from conversations in different parts of the country that kids of unorganised sector workers (such as maid servants landless labourers small and marginal farmers auto and taxi drivers cooks carpenters) have joined unknownlesser-known en-gineering institutions obtained bache-lor of engineering degrees and joined the software industry It is signifi cant that such developments in different parts of the country have given ldquowingsrdquo to the aspirations of ldquonew generation in the bottom of the pyramidrdquo
Pharmaceutical Sector
In Chapter 6 Ramani and Samira Guennif trace the evolution of Indian pharma-ceutical industry from virtually a cipher
at the time of independence to a lead-ing industrial power by the turn of the century At the time of independence MNCs supplied more than 80 of Indiarsquos pharmaceutical needs During 1947ndash70 to reduce the dependence on imports and MNCs the government set up two public sector undertakings and adopted an import substitution policy This involved price controls high import duties along with export subsi-dies and the introduction of industrial licensing But this did not alter the ownership structure and Indian fi rms could develop capabilities only in respect of formulations
The adoption of the Indian Patent Act of 1970 enabled domestic fi rms to develop copies of branded drugs inde-pendently through process innovations leading to ldquoduplicative imitationrdquo and ldquocreative imitationrdquo By the mid-1980s Indian fi rms were producing both bulk drugs and formulations resulting in a steady improvement in the access of basic drugs to the poor India also became an exporter The authors give credit to the role of government-promoted biotech-nology The considerable growth of bio-technology in India particularly after 2000 was characterised by the inter-nationalisation of fi rms both in terms of activities and earnings
It is important to note that all these developments took place when India moved to a regime compliant with The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) This indicates that such a movement has not hurt the industry
Nanotechnology
How did India respond to the challenge of promoting emerging nanotechnology in the country Manish Anand answers the question in Chapter 7 Since nano-technology promotion is considered benefi cial across sectors various gov-ernment departments public laborato-ries universities industrial enterprises start-ups industry associations and even private research institutes and not-for-profi t foundations are involved in the endeavour
The state responded to the challenge by adopting a four-pronged strategy
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(i) setting up centres of excellence in premier science and engineering institu-tions across the country (ii) sponsoring RampD projects (iii) promoting interna-tional collaborations and (iv) strengthen-ing industryndashinstitute interactions through publicndashprivate partnerships (PPP) Incen-tives are provided to scientists to encour-age the development and commerciali-sation of innovations by permitting them to hold equity in spin-offs and ena-bling them to move between academic institutions and industry The outcomes of these efforts are yet to be seen but there is some progress in terms of scien-tifi c publications and patents
Nano-manufacturing is at its infancy covering nano materials nano-bio nano-electronics and nanotechnology instru-mentation Nanotechnology can address the needs of the poor in areas such as sanitation healthcare nutrition and en-ergy The author cites the use of Tata Swach a radically new water purifi er sys-tem which uses rice-husk ash and silver nano particles to fi lter out bacteria and other germs At Rs 749 a unit it is rela-tively inexpensive as well
Energy Policy
Ambuj Sagar and Anksuh Choudhary deal with the complex energy innova-tion system in India in Chapter 8 They do so by examining four case studies (i) wind power (ii) coal power genera-tion both of which are energy generat-ing technologies (iii) automobiles and (iv) improved cook stoves both of which are end-user technologies
The authors discuss how the market-stimulating policies of the government enabled the entry and growth of Suzlon the third-largest wind turbine manufac-turer in the world In the coal power in-dustry Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) could achieve little in terms of innovations due to its limited RampD capa-bility as it relied solely on technology im-ports The authors note that the absence of coordination between academia research institutes and the industry prevented the emergence of a strong technological capability
The authors have also analysed the introduction promotion and perfor-mance of the National Programme on
Improved Chulha (NPIC) and highlighted the factors responsible for its limited success Indiarsquos automobile industry presented a different picture It experi-enced a dynamic transformation and emerged as a competitive industry char-acterised by the entry of an increasing number of global players and signifi cant infl ow of technology and technical know-how The RampD expenditure of Indian fi rms has increased
However the authors conclude that the overall performance of Indiarsquos energy sector is far from satisfactory
Research in Medicine
The Traditional Medicine System (TMS) comprising Ayurveda Yoga and Natur-opathy Unani Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) plays an important role par-ticularly in meeting the primary health-care needs of people in rural India In chapter 9 Arijit Dutta traces the history and the growth of TMS Dutta throws light on the innovation capability build-ing facilitated by the state
Within TMS ayurveda has attracted more private investment and innova-tion However TMS has contributed con-siderably to inclusive development in terms of making medicines available accessible and affordable
Pro-poor Innovations
In Chapter 10 Shyama V Ramani and Shuan Sadre Ghazi talk about address-ing sanitation challenges The provision of a product such as a toilet to the poor-est segment of the population which has never used this amenity is a social inno-vation of sorts But its diffusion poses different kinds of challenges Through a case study in a Tamil Nadu village Kameshwaram the authors argue that the successful introduction of a social inno-vation such as a toilet depends on its sus-tainability in the local environment and its acceptance by the user population
In Chapter 11 Dinesh Abrol analyses the development of rural technologies and rural industries to improve rural livelihoods since independence Abrol show that pro-poor innovation and the diffusion of such innovation has not been successful in India Abrol believes the recent PPP initiatives and the move
to bring in the corporate sector as the partner of the state are unlikely to succeed in achieving pro-poor innova-tions He argues that the rural poor must be guided to organise themselves into cooperatives and collectives and given opportunities to improve their bargaining power
Socio-economic Awareness Is Key
In the fi nal chapter Ramani reviews the key fi ndings of each of the earlier chap-ters and makes fi ve important observa-tions with respect to Indiarsquos NSI The primary lesson of the book is that the success of innovation generation and diffusion hinges not only on an effective and pragmatic policy but also on its implementation through dynamic insti-tutional reforms that suit the socio-eco-nomic contexts of local environments
The book is the fi rst attempt to throw light on the NSI of India covering the pre-liberalisation and the liberali-sation periods and sectors as diverse as rural industries traditional medicine software industry and nanotechnology It also analyses the building up of inno-vation capability in terms of infrastruc-ture and personnel and examines the outcomes and achievements of this endeavourmdash particularly with a focus on inclusive development Policymak-ers and researchers will fi nd this book valuable Its length and the unevenvarying time scales of the chapters however detract from the bookrsquos readability
M H Bala Subrahmanya (balamgmtiiscernetin) is Chairman Department of Management Studies Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
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damals am Strand bei einer Hochzeit Ich dachte daherdass ich meine ganze Familie in nur wenigen Minutenverloren habe Doch die Welle stoppte einen Kilometer vorder Hochzeitsgesellschaft So hatte ich das Gefuumlhl dassich etwas tun mussSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie hatten zuvor nur theoretisch zuEntwicklungsarbeit geforscht ndash wie sind Sie in der Praxiskonkret vorgegangenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniZunaumlchst machte ich mich auf die Suche nacheinem Dorf in dem es moumlglich ist uumlber einen laumlngerenZeitraum zu arbeiten Dann habe ich meine Familie undBekannte gebeten mir fuumlr drei Jahre je zehn Euro zugeben Das haben sehr viele gemacht und so begann dasProjekt In dem Dorf stellte sich heraus dass eines derwichtigsten Beduumlrfnisse Toiletten waren Das Dorf war vonWald umgeben doch der Tsunami hatte die Baumlumemitgerissen und so mussten die Frauen auf die Muumlllbergerund um das Dorf gehen Am Abend wurden sie dort vonRatten gebissen und Maumlnner fingen an Fotos von ihnenzu machen Das Beduumlrfnis nach Toiletten war alsodringend ndash aber ich hatte natuumlrlich keine Ahnung wie manToiletten baut In einer Lehrveranstaltung fanden meineStudierenden heraus dass es oumlkologische Toiletten gibt ndashdiese haben wir dann in dem Dorf gebautSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDAuch Jahre nach dem Toilettenbau habenSie das Dorf weiterhin besucht welche Veraumlnderungensind Ihnen aufgefallenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniViele NGOs und Firmen bauten aumlhnlicheToiletten doch niemand uumlberpruumlfte deren Qualitaumlt undden Umstand ob sie uumlberhaupt von den Menschenverwendet wurden Zweieinhalb Jahre nach dem Bau derToiletten fanden wir heraus dass nur noch die Haumllfte imEinsatz war ndash die Qualitaumlt war einfach nicht gut Dasbrachte mich zum Nachdenken Wir sind nun dabei lokale
Menschen einzusetzen die sich vor Ort fuumlr die sanitaumlreInfrastruktur und das Muumlllmanagement verantwortlichfuumlhlenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWarum sind Toiletten fuumlr Sie auch weiterhinein zentraler Ansatzpunkt gebliebenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniDie Krankheit die in Indien die meistenTodesfaumllle verursacht ist nicht Aids oder Krebs Es istDurchfall Die Ursachen dafuumlr sind verunreinigtes Wasserund mangelhafte Sanitaumlrinfrastruktur Es gibt zwarWasserleitungen aber sie werden durch Faumlkalienkontaminiert 50 Prozent der Inder haben keinen Zugangzu Toiletten weltweit sind es 25 Milliarden MenschenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie sehr hat sich Ihr persoumlnlichesEngagement auf Ihr akademisches Denken ausgewirktRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniSehr stark doch die Beziehung zwischenAktivismus und Denken war von Angst gepraumlgt Ich hatteAngst hinausgeworfen zu werden wenn ich mich nunsozial engagiere Deswegen habe ich sehr viel gearbeitetund meine Produktivitaumlt hat sich dadurch noch gesteigertDass ich ploumltzlich die Nuumltzlichkeit der Theorie sehenkonnte hat mein Denken stark beeinflusstSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWorin liegen die Vorteile und dieHerausforderungen Wissenschaft und Aktivismus zukombinierenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniUniversitaumlten sind oumlffentliche Einrichtungendaher ist es sehr schwer Professoren ohne weitereshinauszuschmeiszligen In der Theorie wird von allenakademischen Institutionen erwartet dass dieWissenschafter einen positiven Beitrag fuumlr dieGesellschaft leisten ndash sie sind ja hauptsaumlchlich durchoumlffentliche Gelder finanziert Doch in der Praxis wird dasoft als Widerspruch gesehen ndash und auch gelebt Es kannpassieren dass man als Professor nicht mehr unterstuumltztwird wenn man sich sozial engagiert Es gibt Tendenzen
zu glauben dass alles was keinen oumlkonomischen Nutzenhat wertlos istSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sind indische Staatsbuumlrgerin habenaber seit dem Studium nicht mehr in Indien gelebt dochviel uumlber das Land gearbeitet Was fasziniert Sie an IndienRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniEs ist das Land mit der groumlszligten demokratischenGesellschaft doch es ist auch ein Land mit groszligenUngleichheiten Mein Leben war nicht viel anders alsjenes von Menschen im Westen auszliger dass ich keinesexuelle Freiheit hatte ndash was ich aber nicht vermisst habeDoch es gibt einen groszligen Unterschied zwischen meinerFreiheit und der Freiheit die ein Dorfbewohner in Indienhat Die Gesellschaft ist sehr polarisiertSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWelche Rolle spielen Forschung undEntwicklung in dieser polarisierten GesellschaftRamaniRamaniRamaniRamani In den letzten 60 Jahren haben Forschung undTechnologie in Indien definitiv zu Wirtschaftswachstumgefuumlhrt allerdings nicht zu einer inklusiven EntwicklungWirtschaftswachstum und oumlkonomische Entwicklung sindnicht dasselbe Oumlkonomische Entwicklung heiszligt dassjeder die Chance auf Entwicklung hat In Indien haben wirdie groumlszligte Armutslast weltweit und diese ist sehr ungleichverteilt Es gibt eine groszlige Bevoumllkerung und vieleverschiedene Ethnien Einige davon sind nie in derMittelschicht angekommen und leiden besonders unterArmut Es gibt so viele nebeneinander existierendeLebensweisen in Indien ndash das macht das Land sofaszinierend aber auch so herausfordernd (Tanja Traxler1792015)ShyamaShyamaShyamaShyama RamaniRamaniRamaniRamani (55) ist Oumlkonomieprofessorin an der UnitedNations University Maastricht in den Niederlanden Die gebuumlrtigeInderin hat uumlber spieltheoretische Ansaumltze in denWirtschaftswissenschaften an der Cornell University in Ithaca NewYork promoviert Zu ihren Forschungsschwerpunkten zaumlhlen die
Rolle von Technologie und Innovation in EntwicklungsprozessenSie ist verheiratet und hat zwei erwachsene Kinder Letzte Wochewar sie im Rahmen des vom Verkehrsministeriums finanziertenForschungsschwerpunktes Wissenschafts- undTechnologieauszligenpolitik am Oumlsterreichischen Institut fuumlrInternationale Politik in Wien
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Published July 29 2014 0000 IST | Updated July 29 2014 0540 IST July 29 2014
Innovating for economic growthR Devarajan
INNOVATION IN INDIA Edited by Shyam V Ramani Cambridge University Press India Pvt Ltd 43814 Ansari Road Daryaganj NewDelhishy110002 Rs 795
R Devarajan
Fourteen years ago at the watershed of the two centuries the world witnessed the ushering in of a new era a new environment which was afar cry from what had been experienced earlier Although by then people had become alive to the imperative and inevitability of change theprocess of actual and physical changeover was not easy and simple
Moving from the known to the unknown was a different ball game altogether Looking at the reality behind the rhetoric and in order to derivethe optimum advantage it was essential to embrace and espouse the evolving norms wholly and willingly
Innovation is a critical component in improving individual and institutional performance Real innovation is not easy to come by More oftenestablishments tweak compensation systems tinker with organisational structures or make marginal improvements in some functionsInnovation is more radical and transformational than an improvement Innovation is contentshyoriented whereas improvement is processshyoriented
It is not possible to countenance a high and increasing standard of living merely by longshyinshytheshytooth tools of development Every now andthen organisations confront situations that warrant radical changes which call for outshyofshytheshybox thinking It is only through innovation thatwe can bring about such avantshygarde transformation
Inspiration for innovation usually stems from a combination of three factors an urgent and nagging necessity to bring about a change howpeople perceive and pursue that change to the ultimate and a congenial environment to accomplish that change
Innovation is always driven by selfshyinduced passion pressure of compelling circumstances and undying perseverance for achievement Theassiduous application of technological improvement in transport and communication worldwide has created an unprecedented growth inglobal connectivity and transmission of information Globalisation itself is a product of innovation
Current and contemporary economies are more influenced by ideas and concepts than they are governed by capital and labour Empiricalevidence across nations suggests the existence of a definite link between technological innovation and inclusive economic growth Inclusiveeconomic growth implies that the advantages of development are equitably distributed to all sections of the society It ensures that theeconomic gains generated by growth are not monopolised only by the high and mighty but the marginalised sections in the society also derivethe benefits
Innovation reformulates conventional economic theory in such a way that knowledge technology entrepreneurship and innovation arepositioned at the centre of this emerging model As the developed countries have already achieved inclusive economic growth byimplementing the above model the still developing countries have the advantage of being the beneficiary of diffusion mdash a process of adoptionand absorption It is a kind of ldquofree riderdquo for the developing countries who have no need to reinvent the wheel Innovations in India havesubstantially contributed to income and employment generation in the country The corporate sector as well as the National Laboratoriesfunctioning under the aegis of the CSIR has been operating under severe resource constraints This has however not hampered thedevelopment of costshyeffective products and new technologies
During the preshyliberalisation period in India mdash from 1950s to 1990s mdash the main thrust of economic development was on alleviating poverty
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and crating a better standard of living This development agenda was carried out in four stages It commenced with land reforms thatabolished skewed land ownership and brought in the philosophy of lsquoLand for the Tillerrsquo Then a series of public sector undertakings werestarted in the semishyurban areas besides providing encouragement and support to the small scale industries
The third phase introduced a public distribution system to provide essential commodities to the people Simultaneously primary health carewas also brought in as a common community service The fourth and final stage saw the implementation of a deliberate and purposivereservation policy in respect of education and employment opportunities to the deprived and the downtrodden
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in our country for building frontshyrunners in international trade and commerce It is thesure thing for progress and prosperity Innovation has also bred and brought about an abiding collaboration between the academic portal andthe factory shop floor Indeed this avenue has become a much sought after space where the future is invented
There is a strong correlation between language and innovation The way leaders make use of language to encapsulate an idea among theirpeople determines its success rate mdash whether it will be a flash in the pan or an enduring phenomenon
The fear of failure often forbids people from attempting innovation Nothing ventured nothing gained People must be counselled thatfailures are stepping stones for success
Willyshynilly there is always an element of ldquoluckrdquo and chance in innovation But aggressively positive persons create their own ldquoluckrdquo whichfollows exemplary planning preparation perseverance Louis Pasteur famously wrote ldquoFortune favours the prepared mindrdquo
This book is a compendium of 12 wellshyresearched articles some authored by individual writers and some by teams of two While all thesearticles deal with different themes in effect they address a common cause viz how ldquoInnovation in India [is] combining economic growth andinclusive developmentrdquo
The editor of the volume Shyama V Ramani has coshyauthored three pieces besides writing the prologue and the concluding remarks Theremaining eight chapters describe the impact of innovation on different sectors of the national economy such as universityshyindustrycollaboration seed and biotech industry software technology pharmaceutical industry Nanoscience and technology energypowergeneration indigenous medical systems and innovation in lowshycost toilets in rural India
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in India for building frontshyrunners in international trade andcommerce
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ARTICLE IN lsquoTHE NEW INDIAN EXPRESSrsquo
NGOs plan one million toilets in India Express News Service First Published 02 Nov 2009 030100 AM IST
CHENNAI Aiming at building one million toilets in India some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have jointly launched a programme FINISH (Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation and Health)
To start a dialogue on this process the NGOs led by FIN (Friends-in-Need) organised a capacity building workshop on Sunday for all stakeholders like architects NGOs researches and corporates
According to the available data 26 billion people in the world do not have access to toilets and about 42000 people die every week after drinking water polluted by faecal matter and in India two out of three people do not have access to a toilet At the same time 40 to 60 per cent of existing toilets are not being used
V Ganapathy adivsor FIN said ldquo60 per cent of the Indian homes do not have toilets UNICEF study points out more children die due to diarrhoea than from malaria measles and AIDS Seepage from septic tanks open defecation etc cause drinking water pollution which causes diarrhoea This brings us to focus why it is important to have a toiletrdquo
The plans are to arrive at solutions on the lack of sanitation coverage and to focus on effective usage of available toilets
The strategy is to build one million toilets largely by mobilising funds from the end-users themselves instead of providing sanitation as a ldquocharity commodityrdquo free of charge he said
The government so far has given only subsidies or incentives for constructing toilets This FINISH initiative plans to bring SNS-REAAL a Netherlands-based financial institution to micro-finance this project
Shyama Ramani director of FIN said ldquo So far we donrsquot have a technology for less water or water-free toilets we call upon the research community to come up with newer cost-effective environment-friendly modelsrdquo
The NGOs plan to build these one million toilets in three years in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Comments
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenplease extend your program in north-karnataka india I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN Regards AWWA ngo North karnatka indian Email awwa2kgmailcom
By f khan 1122009 114900 PM
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenThere is a workable solution to this I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN
By Anthony Gonsalves 1122009 82800 PM
I appreciate the NGOs initiative and wish them sucess These basic amenities should you be provided by the Central and State Governments but they lack funds since all such funds
have been wasted on erecting statues or building arches or are simply swindled by civil servants and politicians As much as this initiative is welcome I would like to know their plans to maintain these toilets since our countrys record in maintaining any facility - public or private - is very abysmal
By Bharath 1122009 105900 AM
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo
Staff Reporter
mdash Photo SSKumar
Promoting hygiene Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India) addressing a workshop on sanitation in Chennai on
Sunday
CHENNAI Institutes of technology have to come up with low-cost technology for toilets which use less water in order to achieve effective sanitation coverage and reduce environmental contamination said Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India)
Speaking at the first lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo workshop organised at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) here on Sunday she said the financial technological and social challenges faced by the lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo had to be tackled by the collective effort of international organisations firms researchers non-governmental organisations and citizens ldquoWe also want more volunteers to work with usrdquo she said
lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo has a goal of building one million toilets largely mobilising funds from the end users in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
The programme works towards financial inclusion to improve sanitation and health in various parts of the country Dr Ramani said
Two-thirds of the people in the country do not have access to a toilet and more than 40 per cent of the existing toilets are not being used said S Janakarajan professor of MIDS There is lack of sanitation coverage and 42000 people die every week owing to drinking water polluted with faecal matter he said
NGOs such as BISWA in Orissa IIRD in Rajasthan ESAF in Maharashtra SAMBHAV in Madhya Pradesh and BHARATHI in Tamil Nadu and WASTE a Dutch NGO are joining hands with insurance organisations like TATA-AIG and
For effective sanitation coverage expert
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Stories in this Section Business contest held MedIndia launches pre-screening cancer clinic For some they are a reassuring sight Features on website Appeal to partymen Results on website Date extended ldquoRegularise TASMAC workersrdquo Migration of web-based services to IPv6 on First monthly grievance redressal day conducted at University of Madras Corporation dental clinics from this month Crucial link lost Festival to celebrate spirit of womanhood Free spoken English training Bridge near Tidel Park collapses Fishermen held Teenager on motorcycle knocks down girl Found dead Focus on heritage building conservation city pulse TNEB bill payment The vanishing of old houses Procedures to protect antiques ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo Chain snatched RPF constable injured Fire accidents Dies of burns Awareness campaign to curb crossing of rail tracks Amendment to registration procedure sought SIPCOT sets up Fodder Development Committee HCL BIM sign memorandum for new elective as part of MBA Grant for mentally ill children
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financial institutions like SNS-REAAL NHB and NABARD to mobilise funds from end-users to build the sanitation systems
People in rural areas of Tamil Nadu are reluctant to spend money for building a toilet They want it free said S Paranjothi field officer Friend in Need Trust
There is a need for more awareness of sanitation in the State said Jordan Trombetta a volunteer
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo
Staff Reporter
NAGAPATTINAM Voluntary organisations should play a crucial role in moulding mindsets towards sanitation and solid waste management said Collector C Munianathan at the Triple Ecosan Toilet festival at Kameshwaram village in Nagapattinam
According to him over 60 per cent of the houses in coastal areas practise open defecation causing environmental contamination He lauded the efforts of FIN Trust a France-based NGO working in Kameshwaram for organising a toilet beauty contest to highlight the importance of toilets ensuring a healthy and hygienic living
Ecosan technology as a toilet model prevented pollution conserved water and converted urine and human waste as an ideal farming manure
The Collector also opened the compost chamber in an ecosan toilet in the tsunami fisherman colony in Kameshwaram G Kanakasundaram Panchayat President said that Kameshwaram had the highest number of 350 ecosan toilets
Shyama Ramani Director FIN Trust said that 77 families participated in the toilet beauty contest Eighteen masons of nearby Achakarai village who had constructed ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their houses were given Rs10000 each for the construction of ecosan toilets in their homes The best among the toilets were given prizes
A scientific study under the auspices of the United Nations University to create a database to find out the impact of Ecosan toilet on health and hygiene and environment will be undertaken by FIN Trust said V Ganapathyadvisor FIN Trust
R Subramanian Panchayat Union Councillor A Thanikachalam- Lead Bank Manager Indian Overseas Bank and Shanthi Mathikumar- Vice President Kameshwaram Panchayat spoke SParanjothi proposed a vote of thanks N Dandayudhapani won the masonrsquos contest and Anjammal and Nagavalli won the toilet beauty contest a release said
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Stories in this Section ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo Plus Two topper gets scholarships NGO celebrates silver jubilee
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
Linkswwwfriend-in-needorg
Shyama Ramanishyama_ramaniyahoocomFriend-in-Need (FIN) Trust India
Promoting the use of sanitation facilities in India
A beauty contest for toilets
Providing sufficient toilet access is key to meeting health and sanitation targets But it is difficult to ensure the proper use and maintenance of facilities
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
News Update
Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
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Press targeting practitioners
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
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Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Friday December 5 2008
Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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(i) setting up centres of excellence in premier science and engineering institu-tions across the country (ii) sponsoring RampD projects (iii) promoting interna-tional collaborations and (iv) strengthen-ing industryndashinstitute interactions through publicndashprivate partnerships (PPP) Incen-tives are provided to scientists to encour-age the development and commerciali-sation of innovations by permitting them to hold equity in spin-offs and ena-bling them to move between academic institutions and industry The outcomes of these efforts are yet to be seen but there is some progress in terms of scien-tifi c publications and patents
Nano-manufacturing is at its infancy covering nano materials nano-bio nano-electronics and nanotechnology instru-mentation Nanotechnology can address the needs of the poor in areas such as sanitation healthcare nutrition and en-ergy The author cites the use of Tata Swach a radically new water purifi er sys-tem which uses rice-husk ash and silver nano particles to fi lter out bacteria and other germs At Rs 749 a unit it is rela-tively inexpensive as well
Energy Policy
Ambuj Sagar and Anksuh Choudhary deal with the complex energy innova-tion system in India in Chapter 8 They do so by examining four case studies (i) wind power (ii) coal power genera-tion both of which are energy generat-ing technologies (iii) automobiles and (iv) improved cook stoves both of which are end-user technologies
The authors discuss how the market-stimulating policies of the government enabled the entry and growth of Suzlon the third-largest wind turbine manufac-turer in the world In the coal power in-dustry Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) could achieve little in terms of innovations due to its limited RampD capa-bility as it relied solely on technology im-ports The authors note that the absence of coordination between academia research institutes and the industry prevented the emergence of a strong technological capability
The authors have also analysed the introduction promotion and perfor-mance of the National Programme on
Improved Chulha (NPIC) and highlighted the factors responsible for its limited success Indiarsquos automobile industry presented a different picture It experi-enced a dynamic transformation and emerged as a competitive industry char-acterised by the entry of an increasing number of global players and signifi cant infl ow of technology and technical know-how The RampD expenditure of Indian fi rms has increased
However the authors conclude that the overall performance of Indiarsquos energy sector is far from satisfactory
Research in Medicine
The Traditional Medicine System (TMS) comprising Ayurveda Yoga and Natur-opathy Unani Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) plays an important role par-ticularly in meeting the primary health-care needs of people in rural India In chapter 9 Arijit Dutta traces the history and the growth of TMS Dutta throws light on the innovation capability build-ing facilitated by the state
Within TMS ayurveda has attracted more private investment and innova-tion However TMS has contributed con-siderably to inclusive development in terms of making medicines available accessible and affordable
Pro-poor Innovations
In Chapter 10 Shyama V Ramani and Shuan Sadre Ghazi talk about address-ing sanitation challenges The provision of a product such as a toilet to the poor-est segment of the population which has never used this amenity is a social inno-vation of sorts But its diffusion poses different kinds of challenges Through a case study in a Tamil Nadu village Kameshwaram the authors argue that the successful introduction of a social inno-vation such as a toilet depends on its sus-tainability in the local environment and its acceptance by the user population
In Chapter 11 Dinesh Abrol analyses the development of rural technologies and rural industries to improve rural livelihoods since independence Abrol show that pro-poor innovation and the diffusion of such innovation has not been successful in India Abrol believes the recent PPP initiatives and the move
to bring in the corporate sector as the partner of the state are unlikely to succeed in achieving pro-poor innova-tions He argues that the rural poor must be guided to organise themselves into cooperatives and collectives and given opportunities to improve their bargaining power
Socio-economic Awareness Is Key
In the fi nal chapter Ramani reviews the key fi ndings of each of the earlier chap-ters and makes fi ve important observa-tions with respect to Indiarsquos NSI The primary lesson of the book is that the success of innovation generation and diffusion hinges not only on an effective and pragmatic policy but also on its implementation through dynamic insti-tutional reforms that suit the socio-eco-nomic contexts of local environments
The book is the fi rst attempt to throw light on the NSI of India covering the pre-liberalisation and the liberali-sation periods and sectors as diverse as rural industries traditional medicine software industry and nanotechnology It also analyses the building up of inno-vation capability in terms of infrastruc-ture and personnel and examines the outcomes and achievements of this endeavourmdash particularly with a focus on inclusive development Policymak-ers and researchers will fi nd this book valuable Its length and the unevenvarying time scales of the chapters however detract from the bookrsquos readability
M H Bala Subrahmanya (balamgmtiiscernetin) is Chairman Department of Management Studies Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
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STANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie forschen zu Innovationen inEntwicklungslaumlndern ndash wie unterscheiden die sich vonInnovationen in reichen LaumlndernShyamaShyamaShyamaShyama RamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniDie Effizienz mit der Wissenschaft zuTechnologie transformiert wird ist in denEntwicklungslaumlndern viel niedriger als in den reichenLaumlndern ndash das zeigt sich in den Publikationsstatistiken und
bei den Patentanmeldungen Ein groszliges Problem ist dasses einen klaren Technologiegap zwischen armen undreichen Laumlndern bei Innovationstechnologien gibt etwa imBiotech-Sektor Das fuumlhrt dazu dass die risikoreichenAspekte von Innovationen von den reichen in arme Laumlnderausgelagert und auf dem Ruumlcken armer Menschenausgetragen werden Westliche Pharmaunternehmenfuumlhren in groszligem Ausmaszlig Medikamententests mit derarmen Bevoumllkerung in Indien durch Gleichzeitig wirddiese spaumlter aber nie Zugang zu den fertigen Produktenhaben Auszligerdem investieren Pharmaunternehmen vorallem in Forschung uumlber Krankheiten von denen derWesten betroffen ist Die Forschung die den Armendienen wuumlrde wird vernachlaumlssigtSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie kommt es dass Forschung nichtunabhaumlngig von der Industrie agiertRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniWissenschafter die gegen den Mainstreamforschen haben Schwierigkeiten zu publizieren EinBeispiel Ein Paper in dem ich mich kritisch mit demAgrarkonzern Monsanto auseinandersetzte wurdeneunmal zuruumlckgewiesen bis ich es publizieren konnteMonsanto hat wie auch groszlige Pharmakonzerne einemaumlchtige Lobby Da ist es schwierig dagegenzuhaltenUnter Sozialwissenschaftern kommt hinzu dass es zwarviele gibt die theoretische Modelle aufstellen undBerechnungen machen sie sprechen allerdings nicht mitden Menschen um sie zu fragen welchen Nutzen oderSchaden Technologie und Innovationen fuumlr sie habenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sprechen nicht nur mit den Menschensondern haben 2004 auch eine NGO gegruumlndet umarmen Menschen in Indien zu helfen ndash wie kam es dazuRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniWaumlre nichts passiert waumlre ich eine theoretischeOumlkonomin wie viele andere geblieben Doch dannereignete sich der asiatische Tsunami Meine Familie war
damals am Strand bei einer Hochzeit Ich dachte daherdass ich meine ganze Familie in nur wenigen Minutenverloren habe Doch die Welle stoppte einen Kilometer vorder Hochzeitsgesellschaft So hatte ich das Gefuumlhl dassich etwas tun mussSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie hatten zuvor nur theoretisch zuEntwicklungsarbeit geforscht ndash wie sind Sie in der Praxiskonkret vorgegangenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniZunaumlchst machte ich mich auf die Suche nacheinem Dorf in dem es moumlglich ist uumlber einen laumlngerenZeitraum zu arbeiten Dann habe ich meine Familie undBekannte gebeten mir fuumlr drei Jahre je zehn Euro zugeben Das haben sehr viele gemacht und so begann dasProjekt In dem Dorf stellte sich heraus dass eines derwichtigsten Beduumlrfnisse Toiletten waren Das Dorf war vonWald umgeben doch der Tsunami hatte die Baumlumemitgerissen und so mussten die Frauen auf die Muumlllbergerund um das Dorf gehen Am Abend wurden sie dort vonRatten gebissen und Maumlnner fingen an Fotos von ihnenzu machen Das Beduumlrfnis nach Toiletten war alsodringend ndash aber ich hatte natuumlrlich keine Ahnung wie manToiletten baut In einer Lehrveranstaltung fanden meineStudierenden heraus dass es oumlkologische Toiletten gibt ndashdiese haben wir dann in dem Dorf gebautSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDAuch Jahre nach dem Toilettenbau habenSie das Dorf weiterhin besucht welche Veraumlnderungensind Ihnen aufgefallenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniViele NGOs und Firmen bauten aumlhnlicheToiletten doch niemand uumlberpruumlfte deren Qualitaumlt undden Umstand ob sie uumlberhaupt von den Menschenverwendet wurden Zweieinhalb Jahre nach dem Bau derToiletten fanden wir heraus dass nur noch die Haumllfte imEinsatz war ndash die Qualitaumlt war einfach nicht gut Dasbrachte mich zum Nachdenken Wir sind nun dabei lokale
Menschen einzusetzen die sich vor Ort fuumlr die sanitaumlreInfrastruktur und das Muumlllmanagement verantwortlichfuumlhlenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWarum sind Toiletten fuumlr Sie auch weiterhinein zentraler Ansatzpunkt gebliebenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniDie Krankheit die in Indien die meistenTodesfaumllle verursacht ist nicht Aids oder Krebs Es istDurchfall Die Ursachen dafuumlr sind verunreinigtes Wasserund mangelhafte Sanitaumlrinfrastruktur Es gibt zwarWasserleitungen aber sie werden durch Faumlkalienkontaminiert 50 Prozent der Inder haben keinen Zugangzu Toiletten weltweit sind es 25 Milliarden MenschenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie sehr hat sich Ihr persoumlnlichesEngagement auf Ihr akademisches Denken ausgewirktRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniSehr stark doch die Beziehung zwischenAktivismus und Denken war von Angst gepraumlgt Ich hatteAngst hinausgeworfen zu werden wenn ich mich nunsozial engagiere Deswegen habe ich sehr viel gearbeitetund meine Produktivitaumlt hat sich dadurch noch gesteigertDass ich ploumltzlich die Nuumltzlichkeit der Theorie sehenkonnte hat mein Denken stark beeinflusstSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWorin liegen die Vorteile und dieHerausforderungen Wissenschaft und Aktivismus zukombinierenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniUniversitaumlten sind oumlffentliche Einrichtungendaher ist es sehr schwer Professoren ohne weitereshinauszuschmeiszligen In der Theorie wird von allenakademischen Institutionen erwartet dass dieWissenschafter einen positiven Beitrag fuumlr dieGesellschaft leisten ndash sie sind ja hauptsaumlchlich durchoumlffentliche Gelder finanziert Doch in der Praxis wird dasoft als Widerspruch gesehen ndash und auch gelebt Es kannpassieren dass man als Professor nicht mehr unterstuumltztwird wenn man sich sozial engagiert Es gibt Tendenzen
zu glauben dass alles was keinen oumlkonomischen Nutzenhat wertlos istSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sind indische Staatsbuumlrgerin habenaber seit dem Studium nicht mehr in Indien gelebt dochviel uumlber das Land gearbeitet Was fasziniert Sie an IndienRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniEs ist das Land mit der groumlszligten demokratischenGesellschaft doch es ist auch ein Land mit groszligenUngleichheiten Mein Leben war nicht viel anders alsjenes von Menschen im Westen auszliger dass ich keinesexuelle Freiheit hatte ndash was ich aber nicht vermisst habeDoch es gibt einen groszligen Unterschied zwischen meinerFreiheit und der Freiheit die ein Dorfbewohner in Indienhat Die Gesellschaft ist sehr polarisiertSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWelche Rolle spielen Forschung undEntwicklung in dieser polarisierten GesellschaftRamaniRamaniRamaniRamani In den letzten 60 Jahren haben Forschung undTechnologie in Indien definitiv zu Wirtschaftswachstumgefuumlhrt allerdings nicht zu einer inklusiven EntwicklungWirtschaftswachstum und oumlkonomische Entwicklung sindnicht dasselbe Oumlkonomische Entwicklung heiszligt dassjeder die Chance auf Entwicklung hat In Indien haben wirdie groumlszligte Armutslast weltweit und diese ist sehr ungleichverteilt Es gibt eine groszlige Bevoumllkerung und vieleverschiedene Ethnien Einige davon sind nie in derMittelschicht angekommen und leiden besonders unterArmut Es gibt so viele nebeneinander existierendeLebensweisen in Indien ndash das macht das Land sofaszinierend aber auch so herausfordernd (Tanja Traxler1792015)ShyamaShyamaShyamaShyama RamaniRamaniRamaniRamani (55) ist Oumlkonomieprofessorin an der UnitedNations University Maastricht in den Niederlanden Die gebuumlrtigeInderin hat uumlber spieltheoretische Ansaumltze in denWirtschaftswissenschaften an der Cornell University in Ithaca NewYork promoviert Zu ihren Forschungsschwerpunkten zaumlhlen die
Rolle von Technologie und Innovation in EntwicklungsprozessenSie ist verheiratet und hat zwei erwachsene Kinder Letzte Wochewar sie im Rahmen des vom Verkehrsministeriums finanziertenForschungsschwerpunktes Wissenschafts- undTechnologieauszligenpolitik am Oumlsterreichischen Institut fuumlrInternationale Politik in Wien
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Published July 29 2014 0000 IST | Updated July 29 2014 0540 IST July 29 2014
Innovating for economic growthR Devarajan
INNOVATION IN INDIA Edited by Shyam V Ramani Cambridge University Press India Pvt Ltd 43814 Ansari Road Daryaganj NewDelhishy110002 Rs 795
R Devarajan
Fourteen years ago at the watershed of the two centuries the world witnessed the ushering in of a new era a new environment which was afar cry from what had been experienced earlier Although by then people had become alive to the imperative and inevitability of change theprocess of actual and physical changeover was not easy and simple
Moving from the known to the unknown was a different ball game altogether Looking at the reality behind the rhetoric and in order to derivethe optimum advantage it was essential to embrace and espouse the evolving norms wholly and willingly
Innovation is a critical component in improving individual and institutional performance Real innovation is not easy to come by More oftenestablishments tweak compensation systems tinker with organisational structures or make marginal improvements in some functionsInnovation is more radical and transformational than an improvement Innovation is contentshyoriented whereas improvement is processshyoriented
It is not possible to countenance a high and increasing standard of living merely by longshyinshytheshytooth tools of development Every now andthen organisations confront situations that warrant radical changes which call for outshyofshytheshybox thinking It is only through innovation thatwe can bring about such avantshygarde transformation
Inspiration for innovation usually stems from a combination of three factors an urgent and nagging necessity to bring about a change howpeople perceive and pursue that change to the ultimate and a congenial environment to accomplish that change
Innovation is always driven by selfshyinduced passion pressure of compelling circumstances and undying perseverance for achievement Theassiduous application of technological improvement in transport and communication worldwide has created an unprecedented growth inglobal connectivity and transmission of information Globalisation itself is a product of innovation
Current and contemporary economies are more influenced by ideas and concepts than they are governed by capital and labour Empiricalevidence across nations suggests the existence of a definite link between technological innovation and inclusive economic growth Inclusiveeconomic growth implies that the advantages of development are equitably distributed to all sections of the society It ensures that theeconomic gains generated by growth are not monopolised only by the high and mighty but the marginalised sections in the society also derivethe benefits
Innovation reformulates conventional economic theory in such a way that knowledge technology entrepreneurship and innovation arepositioned at the centre of this emerging model As the developed countries have already achieved inclusive economic growth byimplementing the above model the still developing countries have the advantage of being the beneficiary of diffusion mdash a process of adoptionand absorption It is a kind of ldquofree riderdquo for the developing countries who have no need to reinvent the wheel Innovations in India havesubstantially contributed to income and employment generation in the country The corporate sector as well as the National Laboratoriesfunctioning under the aegis of the CSIR has been operating under severe resource constraints This has however not hampered thedevelopment of costshyeffective products and new technologies
During the preshyliberalisation period in India mdash from 1950s to 1990s mdash the main thrust of economic development was on alleviating poverty
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and crating a better standard of living This development agenda was carried out in four stages It commenced with land reforms thatabolished skewed land ownership and brought in the philosophy of lsquoLand for the Tillerrsquo Then a series of public sector undertakings werestarted in the semishyurban areas besides providing encouragement and support to the small scale industries
The third phase introduced a public distribution system to provide essential commodities to the people Simultaneously primary health carewas also brought in as a common community service The fourth and final stage saw the implementation of a deliberate and purposivereservation policy in respect of education and employment opportunities to the deprived and the downtrodden
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in our country for building frontshyrunners in international trade and commerce It is thesure thing for progress and prosperity Innovation has also bred and brought about an abiding collaboration between the academic portal andthe factory shop floor Indeed this avenue has become a much sought after space where the future is invented
There is a strong correlation between language and innovation The way leaders make use of language to encapsulate an idea among theirpeople determines its success rate mdash whether it will be a flash in the pan or an enduring phenomenon
The fear of failure often forbids people from attempting innovation Nothing ventured nothing gained People must be counselled thatfailures are stepping stones for success
Willyshynilly there is always an element of ldquoluckrdquo and chance in innovation But aggressively positive persons create their own ldquoluckrdquo whichfollows exemplary planning preparation perseverance Louis Pasteur famously wrote ldquoFortune favours the prepared mindrdquo
This book is a compendium of 12 wellshyresearched articles some authored by individual writers and some by teams of two While all thesearticles deal with different themes in effect they address a common cause viz how ldquoInnovation in India [is] combining economic growth andinclusive developmentrdquo
The editor of the volume Shyama V Ramani has coshyauthored three pieces besides writing the prologue and the concluding remarks Theremaining eight chapters describe the impact of innovation on different sectors of the national economy such as universityshyindustrycollaboration seed and biotech industry software technology pharmaceutical industry Nanoscience and technology energypowergeneration indigenous medical systems and innovation in lowshycost toilets in rural India
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in India for building frontshyrunners in international trade andcommerce
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NGOs plan one million toilets in India Express News Service First Published 02 Nov 2009 030100 AM IST
CHENNAI Aiming at building one million toilets in India some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have jointly launched a programme FINISH (Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation and Health)
To start a dialogue on this process the NGOs led by FIN (Friends-in-Need) organised a capacity building workshop on Sunday for all stakeholders like architects NGOs researches and corporates
According to the available data 26 billion people in the world do not have access to toilets and about 42000 people die every week after drinking water polluted by faecal matter and in India two out of three people do not have access to a toilet At the same time 40 to 60 per cent of existing toilets are not being used
V Ganapathy adivsor FIN said ldquo60 per cent of the Indian homes do not have toilets UNICEF study points out more children die due to diarrhoea than from malaria measles and AIDS Seepage from septic tanks open defecation etc cause drinking water pollution which causes diarrhoea This brings us to focus why it is important to have a toiletrdquo
The plans are to arrive at solutions on the lack of sanitation coverage and to focus on effective usage of available toilets
The strategy is to build one million toilets largely by mobilising funds from the end-users themselves instead of providing sanitation as a ldquocharity commodityrdquo free of charge he said
The government so far has given only subsidies or incentives for constructing toilets This FINISH initiative plans to bring SNS-REAAL a Netherlands-based financial institution to micro-finance this project
Shyama Ramani director of FIN said ldquo So far we donrsquot have a technology for less water or water-free toilets we call upon the research community to come up with newer cost-effective environment-friendly modelsrdquo
The NGOs plan to build these one million toilets in three years in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Comments
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenplease extend your program in north-karnataka india I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN Regards AWWA ngo North karnatka indian Email awwa2kgmailcom
By f khan 1122009 114900 PM
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenThere is a workable solution to this I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN
By Anthony Gonsalves 1122009 82800 PM
I appreciate the NGOs initiative and wish them sucess These basic amenities should you be provided by the Central and State Governments but they lack funds since all such funds
have been wasted on erecting statues or building arches or are simply swindled by civil servants and politicians As much as this initiative is welcome I would like to know their plans to maintain these toilets since our countrys record in maintaining any facility - public or private - is very abysmal
By Bharath 1122009 105900 AM
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo
Staff Reporter
mdash Photo SSKumar
Promoting hygiene Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India) addressing a workshop on sanitation in Chennai on
Sunday
CHENNAI Institutes of technology have to come up with low-cost technology for toilets which use less water in order to achieve effective sanitation coverage and reduce environmental contamination said Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India)
Speaking at the first lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo workshop organised at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) here on Sunday she said the financial technological and social challenges faced by the lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo had to be tackled by the collective effort of international organisations firms researchers non-governmental organisations and citizens ldquoWe also want more volunteers to work with usrdquo she said
lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo has a goal of building one million toilets largely mobilising funds from the end users in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
The programme works towards financial inclusion to improve sanitation and health in various parts of the country Dr Ramani said
Two-thirds of the people in the country do not have access to a toilet and more than 40 per cent of the existing toilets are not being used said S Janakarajan professor of MIDS There is lack of sanitation coverage and 42000 people die every week owing to drinking water polluted with faecal matter he said
NGOs such as BISWA in Orissa IIRD in Rajasthan ESAF in Maharashtra SAMBHAV in Madhya Pradesh and BHARATHI in Tamil Nadu and WASTE a Dutch NGO are joining hands with insurance organisations like TATA-AIG and
For effective sanitation coverage expert
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financial institutions like SNS-REAAL NHB and NABARD to mobilise funds from end-users to build the sanitation systems
People in rural areas of Tamil Nadu are reluctant to spend money for building a toilet They want it free said S Paranjothi field officer Friend in Need Trust
There is a need for more awareness of sanitation in the State said Jordan Trombetta a volunteer
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo
Staff Reporter
NAGAPATTINAM Voluntary organisations should play a crucial role in moulding mindsets towards sanitation and solid waste management said Collector C Munianathan at the Triple Ecosan Toilet festival at Kameshwaram village in Nagapattinam
According to him over 60 per cent of the houses in coastal areas practise open defecation causing environmental contamination He lauded the efforts of FIN Trust a France-based NGO working in Kameshwaram for organising a toilet beauty contest to highlight the importance of toilets ensuring a healthy and hygienic living
Ecosan technology as a toilet model prevented pollution conserved water and converted urine and human waste as an ideal farming manure
The Collector also opened the compost chamber in an ecosan toilet in the tsunami fisherman colony in Kameshwaram G Kanakasundaram Panchayat President said that Kameshwaram had the highest number of 350 ecosan toilets
Shyama Ramani Director FIN Trust said that 77 families participated in the toilet beauty contest Eighteen masons of nearby Achakarai village who had constructed ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their houses were given Rs10000 each for the construction of ecosan toilets in their homes The best among the toilets were given prizes
A scientific study under the auspices of the United Nations University to create a database to find out the impact of Ecosan toilet on health and hygiene and environment will be undertaken by FIN Trust said V Ganapathyadvisor FIN Trust
R Subramanian Panchayat Union Councillor A Thanikachalam- Lead Bank Manager Indian Overseas Bank and Shanthi Mathikumar- Vice President Kameshwaram Panchayat spoke SParanjothi proposed a vote of thanks N Dandayudhapani won the masonrsquos contest and Anjammal and Nagavalli won the toilet beauty contest a release said
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
Linkswwwfriend-in-needorg
Shyama Ramanishyama_ramaniyahoocomFriend-in-Need (FIN) Trust India
Promoting the use of sanitation facilities in India
A beauty contest for toilets
Providing sufficient toilet access is key to meeting health and sanitation targets But it is difficult to ensure the proper use and maintenance of facilities
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ani
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
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Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
++Press targeting academics
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
News Update
Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Friday December 5 2008
Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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bei den Patentanmeldungen Ein groszliges Problem ist dasses einen klaren Technologiegap zwischen armen undreichen Laumlndern bei Innovationstechnologien gibt etwa imBiotech-Sektor Das fuumlhrt dazu dass die risikoreichenAspekte von Innovationen von den reichen in arme Laumlnderausgelagert und auf dem Ruumlcken armer Menschenausgetragen werden Westliche Pharmaunternehmenfuumlhren in groszligem Ausmaszlig Medikamententests mit derarmen Bevoumllkerung in Indien durch Gleichzeitig wirddiese spaumlter aber nie Zugang zu den fertigen Produktenhaben Auszligerdem investieren Pharmaunternehmen vorallem in Forschung uumlber Krankheiten von denen derWesten betroffen ist Die Forschung die den Armendienen wuumlrde wird vernachlaumlssigtSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie kommt es dass Forschung nichtunabhaumlngig von der Industrie agiertRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniWissenschafter die gegen den Mainstreamforschen haben Schwierigkeiten zu publizieren EinBeispiel Ein Paper in dem ich mich kritisch mit demAgrarkonzern Monsanto auseinandersetzte wurdeneunmal zuruumlckgewiesen bis ich es publizieren konnteMonsanto hat wie auch groszlige Pharmakonzerne einemaumlchtige Lobby Da ist es schwierig dagegenzuhaltenUnter Sozialwissenschaftern kommt hinzu dass es zwarviele gibt die theoretische Modelle aufstellen undBerechnungen machen sie sprechen allerdings nicht mitden Menschen um sie zu fragen welchen Nutzen oderSchaden Technologie und Innovationen fuumlr sie habenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sprechen nicht nur mit den Menschensondern haben 2004 auch eine NGO gegruumlndet umarmen Menschen in Indien zu helfen ndash wie kam es dazuRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniWaumlre nichts passiert waumlre ich eine theoretischeOumlkonomin wie viele andere geblieben Doch dannereignete sich der asiatische Tsunami Meine Familie war
damals am Strand bei einer Hochzeit Ich dachte daherdass ich meine ganze Familie in nur wenigen Minutenverloren habe Doch die Welle stoppte einen Kilometer vorder Hochzeitsgesellschaft So hatte ich das Gefuumlhl dassich etwas tun mussSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie hatten zuvor nur theoretisch zuEntwicklungsarbeit geforscht ndash wie sind Sie in der Praxiskonkret vorgegangenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniZunaumlchst machte ich mich auf die Suche nacheinem Dorf in dem es moumlglich ist uumlber einen laumlngerenZeitraum zu arbeiten Dann habe ich meine Familie undBekannte gebeten mir fuumlr drei Jahre je zehn Euro zugeben Das haben sehr viele gemacht und so begann dasProjekt In dem Dorf stellte sich heraus dass eines derwichtigsten Beduumlrfnisse Toiletten waren Das Dorf war vonWald umgeben doch der Tsunami hatte die Baumlumemitgerissen und so mussten die Frauen auf die Muumlllbergerund um das Dorf gehen Am Abend wurden sie dort vonRatten gebissen und Maumlnner fingen an Fotos von ihnenzu machen Das Beduumlrfnis nach Toiletten war alsodringend ndash aber ich hatte natuumlrlich keine Ahnung wie manToiletten baut In einer Lehrveranstaltung fanden meineStudierenden heraus dass es oumlkologische Toiletten gibt ndashdiese haben wir dann in dem Dorf gebautSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDAuch Jahre nach dem Toilettenbau habenSie das Dorf weiterhin besucht welche Veraumlnderungensind Ihnen aufgefallenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniViele NGOs und Firmen bauten aumlhnlicheToiletten doch niemand uumlberpruumlfte deren Qualitaumlt undden Umstand ob sie uumlberhaupt von den Menschenverwendet wurden Zweieinhalb Jahre nach dem Bau derToiletten fanden wir heraus dass nur noch die Haumllfte imEinsatz war ndash die Qualitaumlt war einfach nicht gut Dasbrachte mich zum Nachdenken Wir sind nun dabei lokale
Menschen einzusetzen die sich vor Ort fuumlr die sanitaumlreInfrastruktur und das Muumlllmanagement verantwortlichfuumlhlenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWarum sind Toiletten fuumlr Sie auch weiterhinein zentraler Ansatzpunkt gebliebenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniDie Krankheit die in Indien die meistenTodesfaumllle verursacht ist nicht Aids oder Krebs Es istDurchfall Die Ursachen dafuumlr sind verunreinigtes Wasserund mangelhafte Sanitaumlrinfrastruktur Es gibt zwarWasserleitungen aber sie werden durch Faumlkalienkontaminiert 50 Prozent der Inder haben keinen Zugangzu Toiletten weltweit sind es 25 Milliarden MenschenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie sehr hat sich Ihr persoumlnlichesEngagement auf Ihr akademisches Denken ausgewirktRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniSehr stark doch die Beziehung zwischenAktivismus und Denken war von Angst gepraumlgt Ich hatteAngst hinausgeworfen zu werden wenn ich mich nunsozial engagiere Deswegen habe ich sehr viel gearbeitetund meine Produktivitaumlt hat sich dadurch noch gesteigertDass ich ploumltzlich die Nuumltzlichkeit der Theorie sehenkonnte hat mein Denken stark beeinflusstSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWorin liegen die Vorteile und dieHerausforderungen Wissenschaft und Aktivismus zukombinierenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniUniversitaumlten sind oumlffentliche Einrichtungendaher ist es sehr schwer Professoren ohne weitereshinauszuschmeiszligen In der Theorie wird von allenakademischen Institutionen erwartet dass dieWissenschafter einen positiven Beitrag fuumlr dieGesellschaft leisten ndash sie sind ja hauptsaumlchlich durchoumlffentliche Gelder finanziert Doch in der Praxis wird dasoft als Widerspruch gesehen ndash und auch gelebt Es kannpassieren dass man als Professor nicht mehr unterstuumltztwird wenn man sich sozial engagiert Es gibt Tendenzen
zu glauben dass alles was keinen oumlkonomischen Nutzenhat wertlos istSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sind indische Staatsbuumlrgerin habenaber seit dem Studium nicht mehr in Indien gelebt dochviel uumlber das Land gearbeitet Was fasziniert Sie an IndienRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniEs ist das Land mit der groumlszligten demokratischenGesellschaft doch es ist auch ein Land mit groszligenUngleichheiten Mein Leben war nicht viel anders alsjenes von Menschen im Westen auszliger dass ich keinesexuelle Freiheit hatte ndash was ich aber nicht vermisst habeDoch es gibt einen groszligen Unterschied zwischen meinerFreiheit und der Freiheit die ein Dorfbewohner in Indienhat Die Gesellschaft ist sehr polarisiertSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWelche Rolle spielen Forschung undEntwicklung in dieser polarisierten GesellschaftRamaniRamaniRamaniRamani In den letzten 60 Jahren haben Forschung undTechnologie in Indien definitiv zu Wirtschaftswachstumgefuumlhrt allerdings nicht zu einer inklusiven EntwicklungWirtschaftswachstum und oumlkonomische Entwicklung sindnicht dasselbe Oumlkonomische Entwicklung heiszligt dassjeder die Chance auf Entwicklung hat In Indien haben wirdie groumlszligte Armutslast weltweit und diese ist sehr ungleichverteilt Es gibt eine groszlige Bevoumllkerung und vieleverschiedene Ethnien Einige davon sind nie in derMittelschicht angekommen und leiden besonders unterArmut Es gibt so viele nebeneinander existierendeLebensweisen in Indien ndash das macht das Land sofaszinierend aber auch so herausfordernd (Tanja Traxler1792015)ShyamaShyamaShyamaShyama RamaniRamaniRamaniRamani (55) ist Oumlkonomieprofessorin an der UnitedNations University Maastricht in den Niederlanden Die gebuumlrtigeInderin hat uumlber spieltheoretische Ansaumltze in denWirtschaftswissenschaften an der Cornell University in Ithaca NewYork promoviert Zu ihren Forschungsschwerpunkten zaumlhlen die
Rolle von Technologie und Innovation in EntwicklungsprozessenSie ist verheiratet und hat zwei erwachsene Kinder Letzte Wochewar sie im Rahmen des vom Verkehrsministeriums finanziertenForschungsschwerpunktes Wissenschafts- undTechnologieauszligenpolitik am Oumlsterreichischen Institut fuumlrInternationale Politik in Wien
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raquo TODAYS PAPER raquo BOOK REVIEW
Published July 29 2014 0000 IST | Updated July 29 2014 0540 IST July 29 2014
Innovating for economic growthR Devarajan
INNOVATION IN INDIA Edited by Shyam V Ramani Cambridge University Press India Pvt Ltd 43814 Ansari Road Daryaganj NewDelhishy110002 Rs 795
R Devarajan
Fourteen years ago at the watershed of the two centuries the world witnessed the ushering in of a new era a new environment which was afar cry from what had been experienced earlier Although by then people had become alive to the imperative and inevitability of change theprocess of actual and physical changeover was not easy and simple
Moving from the known to the unknown was a different ball game altogether Looking at the reality behind the rhetoric and in order to derivethe optimum advantage it was essential to embrace and espouse the evolving norms wholly and willingly
Innovation is a critical component in improving individual and institutional performance Real innovation is not easy to come by More oftenestablishments tweak compensation systems tinker with organisational structures or make marginal improvements in some functionsInnovation is more radical and transformational than an improvement Innovation is contentshyoriented whereas improvement is processshyoriented
It is not possible to countenance a high and increasing standard of living merely by longshyinshytheshytooth tools of development Every now andthen organisations confront situations that warrant radical changes which call for outshyofshytheshybox thinking It is only through innovation thatwe can bring about such avantshygarde transformation
Inspiration for innovation usually stems from a combination of three factors an urgent and nagging necessity to bring about a change howpeople perceive and pursue that change to the ultimate and a congenial environment to accomplish that change
Innovation is always driven by selfshyinduced passion pressure of compelling circumstances and undying perseverance for achievement Theassiduous application of technological improvement in transport and communication worldwide has created an unprecedented growth inglobal connectivity and transmission of information Globalisation itself is a product of innovation
Current and contemporary economies are more influenced by ideas and concepts than they are governed by capital and labour Empiricalevidence across nations suggests the existence of a definite link between technological innovation and inclusive economic growth Inclusiveeconomic growth implies that the advantages of development are equitably distributed to all sections of the society It ensures that theeconomic gains generated by growth are not monopolised only by the high and mighty but the marginalised sections in the society also derivethe benefits
Innovation reformulates conventional economic theory in such a way that knowledge technology entrepreneurship and innovation arepositioned at the centre of this emerging model As the developed countries have already achieved inclusive economic growth byimplementing the above model the still developing countries have the advantage of being the beneficiary of diffusion mdash a process of adoptionand absorption It is a kind of ldquofree riderdquo for the developing countries who have no need to reinvent the wheel Innovations in India havesubstantially contributed to income and employment generation in the country The corporate sector as well as the National Laboratoriesfunctioning under the aegis of the CSIR has been operating under severe resource constraints This has however not hampered thedevelopment of costshyeffective products and new technologies
During the preshyliberalisation period in India mdash from 1950s to 1990s mdash the main thrust of economic development was on alleviating poverty
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and crating a better standard of living This development agenda was carried out in four stages It commenced with land reforms thatabolished skewed land ownership and brought in the philosophy of lsquoLand for the Tillerrsquo Then a series of public sector undertakings werestarted in the semishyurban areas besides providing encouragement and support to the small scale industries
The third phase introduced a public distribution system to provide essential commodities to the people Simultaneously primary health carewas also brought in as a common community service The fourth and final stage saw the implementation of a deliberate and purposivereservation policy in respect of education and employment opportunities to the deprived and the downtrodden
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in our country for building frontshyrunners in international trade and commerce It is thesure thing for progress and prosperity Innovation has also bred and brought about an abiding collaboration between the academic portal andthe factory shop floor Indeed this avenue has become a much sought after space where the future is invented
There is a strong correlation between language and innovation The way leaders make use of language to encapsulate an idea among theirpeople determines its success rate mdash whether it will be a flash in the pan or an enduring phenomenon
The fear of failure often forbids people from attempting innovation Nothing ventured nothing gained People must be counselled thatfailures are stepping stones for success
Willyshynilly there is always an element of ldquoluckrdquo and chance in innovation But aggressively positive persons create their own ldquoluckrdquo whichfollows exemplary planning preparation perseverance Louis Pasteur famously wrote ldquoFortune favours the prepared mindrdquo
This book is a compendium of 12 wellshyresearched articles some authored by individual writers and some by teams of two While all thesearticles deal with different themes in effect they address a common cause viz how ldquoInnovation in India [is] combining economic growth andinclusive developmentrdquo
The editor of the volume Shyama V Ramani has coshyauthored three pieces besides writing the prologue and the concluding remarks Theremaining eight chapters describe the impact of innovation on different sectors of the national economy such as universityshyindustrycollaboration seed and biotech industry software technology pharmaceutical industry Nanoscience and technology energypowergeneration indigenous medical systems and innovation in lowshycost toilets in rural India
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in India for building frontshyrunners in international trade andcommerce
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ARTICLE IN lsquoTHE NEW INDIAN EXPRESSrsquo
NGOs plan one million toilets in India Express News Service First Published 02 Nov 2009 030100 AM IST
CHENNAI Aiming at building one million toilets in India some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have jointly launched a programme FINISH (Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation and Health)
To start a dialogue on this process the NGOs led by FIN (Friends-in-Need) organised a capacity building workshop on Sunday for all stakeholders like architects NGOs researches and corporates
According to the available data 26 billion people in the world do not have access to toilets and about 42000 people die every week after drinking water polluted by faecal matter and in India two out of three people do not have access to a toilet At the same time 40 to 60 per cent of existing toilets are not being used
V Ganapathy adivsor FIN said ldquo60 per cent of the Indian homes do not have toilets UNICEF study points out more children die due to diarrhoea than from malaria measles and AIDS Seepage from septic tanks open defecation etc cause drinking water pollution which causes diarrhoea This brings us to focus why it is important to have a toiletrdquo
The plans are to arrive at solutions on the lack of sanitation coverage and to focus on effective usage of available toilets
The strategy is to build one million toilets largely by mobilising funds from the end-users themselves instead of providing sanitation as a ldquocharity commodityrdquo free of charge he said
The government so far has given only subsidies or incentives for constructing toilets This FINISH initiative plans to bring SNS-REAAL a Netherlands-based financial institution to micro-finance this project
Shyama Ramani director of FIN said ldquo So far we donrsquot have a technology for less water or water-free toilets we call upon the research community to come up with newer cost-effective environment-friendly modelsrdquo
The NGOs plan to build these one million toilets in three years in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Comments
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenplease extend your program in north-karnataka india I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN Regards AWWA ngo North karnatka indian Email awwa2kgmailcom
By f khan 1122009 114900 PM
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenThere is a workable solution to this I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN
By Anthony Gonsalves 1122009 82800 PM
I appreciate the NGOs initiative and wish them sucess These basic amenities should you be provided by the Central and State Governments but they lack funds since all such funds
have been wasted on erecting statues or building arches or are simply swindled by civil servants and politicians As much as this initiative is welcome I would like to know their plans to maintain these toilets since our countrys record in maintaining any facility - public or private - is very abysmal
By Bharath 1122009 105900 AM
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo
Staff Reporter
mdash Photo SSKumar
Promoting hygiene Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India) addressing a workshop on sanitation in Chennai on
Sunday
CHENNAI Institutes of technology have to come up with low-cost technology for toilets which use less water in order to achieve effective sanitation coverage and reduce environmental contamination said Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India)
Speaking at the first lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo workshop organised at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) here on Sunday she said the financial technological and social challenges faced by the lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo had to be tackled by the collective effort of international organisations firms researchers non-governmental organisations and citizens ldquoWe also want more volunteers to work with usrdquo she said
lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo has a goal of building one million toilets largely mobilising funds from the end users in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
The programme works towards financial inclusion to improve sanitation and health in various parts of the country Dr Ramani said
Two-thirds of the people in the country do not have access to a toilet and more than 40 per cent of the existing toilets are not being used said S Janakarajan professor of MIDS There is lack of sanitation coverage and 42000 people die every week owing to drinking water polluted with faecal matter he said
NGOs such as BISWA in Orissa IIRD in Rajasthan ESAF in Maharashtra SAMBHAV in Madhya Pradesh and BHARATHI in Tamil Nadu and WASTE a Dutch NGO are joining hands with insurance organisations like TATA-AIG and
For effective sanitation coverage expert
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Stories in this Section Business contest held MedIndia launches pre-screening cancer clinic For some they are a reassuring sight Features on website Appeal to partymen Results on website Date extended ldquoRegularise TASMAC workersrdquo Migration of web-based services to IPv6 on First monthly grievance redressal day conducted at University of Madras Corporation dental clinics from this month Crucial link lost Festival to celebrate spirit of womanhood Free spoken English training Bridge near Tidel Park collapses Fishermen held Teenager on motorcycle knocks down girl Found dead Focus on heritage building conservation city pulse TNEB bill payment The vanishing of old houses Procedures to protect antiques ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo Chain snatched RPF constable injured Fire accidents Dies of burns Awareness campaign to curb crossing of rail tracks Amendment to registration procedure sought SIPCOT sets up Fodder Development Committee HCL BIM sign memorandum for new elective as part of MBA Grant for mentally ill children
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financial institutions like SNS-REAAL NHB and NABARD to mobilise funds from end-users to build the sanitation systems
People in rural areas of Tamil Nadu are reluctant to spend money for building a toilet They want it free said S Paranjothi field officer Friend in Need Trust
There is a need for more awareness of sanitation in the State said Jordan Trombetta a volunteer
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo
Staff Reporter
NAGAPATTINAM Voluntary organisations should play a crucial role in moulding mindsets towards sanitation and solid waste management said Collector C Munianathan at the Triple Ecosan Toilet festival at Kameshwaram village in Nagapattinam
According to him over 60 per cent of the houses in coastal areas practise open defecation causing environmental contamination He lauded the efforts of FIN Trust a France-based NGO working in Kameshwaram for organising a toilet beauty contest to highlight the importance of toilets ensuring a healthy and hygienic living
Ecosan technology as a toilet model prevented pollution conserved water and converted urine and human waste as an ideal farming manure
The Collector also opened the compost chamber in an ecosan toilet in the tsunami fisherman colony in Kameshwaram G Kanakasundaram Panchayat President said that Kameshwaram had the highest number of 350 ecosan toilets
Shyama Ramani Director FIN Trust said that 77 families participated in the toilet beauty contest Eighteen masons of nearby Achakarai village who had constructed ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their houses were given Rs10000 each for the construction of ecosan toilets in their homes The best among the toilets were given prizes
A scientific study under the auspices of the United Nations University to create a database to find out the impact of Ecosan toilet on health and hygiene and environment will be undertaken by FIN Trust said V Ganapathyadvisor FIN Trust
R Subramanian Panchayat Union Councillor A Thanikachalam- Lead Bank Manager Indian Overseas Bank and Shanthi Mathikumar- Vice President Kameshwaram Panchayat spoke SParanjothi proposed a vote of thanks N Dandayudhapani won the masonrsquos contest and Anjammal and Nagavalli won the toilet beauty contest a release said
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
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Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
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Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Friday December 5 2008
Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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bei den Patentanmeldungen Ein groszliges Problem ist dasses einen klaren Technologiegap zwischen armen undreichen Laumlndern bei Innovationstechnologien gibt etwa imBiotech-Sektor Das fuumlhrt dazu dass die risikoreichenAspekte von Innovationen von den reichen in arme Laumlnderausgelagert und auf dem Ruumlcken armer Menschenausgetragen werden Westliche Pharmaunternehmenfuumlhren in groszligem Ausmaszlig Medikamententests mit derarmen Bevoumllkerung in Indien durch Gleichzeitig wirddiese spaumlter aber nie Zugang zu den fertigen Produktenhaben Auszligerdem investieren Pharmaunternehmen vorallem in Forschung uumlber Krankheiten von denen derWesten betroffen ist Die Forschung die den Armendienen wuumlrde wird vernachlaumlssigtSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie kommt es dass Forschung nichtunabhaumlngig von der Industrie agiertRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniWissenschafter die gegen den Mainstreamforschen haben Schwierigkeiten zu publizieren EinBeispiel Ein Paper in dem ich mich kritisch mit demAgrarkonzern Monsanto auseinandersetzte wurdeneunmal zuruumlckgewiesen bis ich es publizieren konnteMonsanto hat wie auch groszlige Pharmakonzerne einemaumlchtige Lobby Da ist es schwierig dagegenzuhaltenUnter Sozialwissenschaftern kommt hinzu dass es zwarviele gibt die theoretische Modelle aufstellen undBerechnungen machen sie sprechen allerdings nicht mitden Menschen um sie zu fragen welchen Nutzen oderSchaden Technologie und Innovationen fuumlr sie habenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sprechen nicht nur mit den Menschensondern haben 2004 auch eine NGO gegruumlndet umarmen Menschen in Indien zu helfen ndash wie kam es dazuRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniWaumlre nichts passiert waumlre ich eine theoretischeOumlkonomin wie viele andere geblieben Doch dannereignete sich der asiatische Tsunami Meine Familie war
damals am Strand bei einer Hochzeit Ich dachte daherdass ich meine ganze Familie in nur wenigen Minutenverloren habe Doch die Welle stoppte einen Kilometer vorder Hochzeitsgesellschaft So hatte ich das Gefuumlhl dassich etwas tun mussSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie hatten zuvor nur theoretisch zuEntwicklungsarbeit geforscht ndash wie sind Sie in der Praxiskonkret vorgegangenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniZunaumlchst machte ich mich auf die Suche nacheinem Dorf in dem es moumlglich ist uumlber einen laumlngerenZeitraum zu arbeiten Dann habe ich meine Familie undBekannte gebeten mir fuumlr drei Jahre je zehn Euro zugeben Das haben sehr viele gemacht und so begann dasProjekt In dem Dorf stellte sich heraus dass eines derwichtigsten Beduumlrfnisse Toiletten waren Das Dorf war vonWald umgeben doch der Tsunami hatte die Baumlumemitgerissen und so mussten die Frauen auf die Muumlllbergerund um das Dorf gehen Am Abend wurden sie dort vonRatten gebissen und Maumlnner fingen an Fotos von ihnenzu machen Das Beduumlrfnis nach Toiletten war alsodringend ndash aber ich hatte natuumlrlich keine Ahnung wie manToiletten baut In einer Lehrveranstaltung fanden meineStudierenden heraus dass es oumlkologische Toiletten gibt ndashdiese haben wir dann in dem Dorf gebautSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDAuch Jahre nach dem Toilettenbau habenSie das Dorf weiterhin besucht welche Veraumlnderungensind Ihnen aufgefallenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniViele NGOs und Firmen bauten aumlhnlicheToiletten doch niemand uumlberpruumlfte deren Qualitaumlt undden Umstand ob sie uumlberhaupt von den Menschenverwendet wurden Zweieinhalb Jahre nach dem Bau derToiletten fanden wir heraus dass nur noch die Haumllfte imEinsatz war ndash die Qualitaumlt war einfach nicht gut Dasbrachte mich zum Nachdenken Wir sind nun dabei lokale
Menschen einzusetzen die sich vor Ort fuumlr die sanitaumlreInfrastruktur und das Muumlllmanagement verantwortlichfuumlhlenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWarum sind Toiletten fuumlr Sie auch weiterhinein zentraler Ansatzpunkt gebliebenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniDie Krankheit die in Indien die meistenTodesfaumllle verursacht ist nicht Aids oder Krebs Es istDurchfall Die Ursachen dafuumlr sind verunreinigtes Wasserund mangelhafte Sanitaumlrinfrastruktur Es gibt zwarWasserleitungen aber sie werden durch Faumlkalienkontaminiert 50 Prozent der Inder haben keinen Zugangzu Toiletten weltweit sind es 25 Milliarden MenschenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie sehr hat sich Ihr persoumlnlichesEngagement auf Ihr akademisches Denken ausgewirktRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniSehr stark doch die Beziehung zwischenAktivismus und Denken war von Angst gepraumlgt Ich hatteAngst hinausgeworfen zu werden wenn ich mich nunsozial engagiere Deswegen habe ich sehr viel gearbeitetund meine Produktivitaumlt hat sich dadurch noch gesteigertDass ich ploumltzlich die Nuumltzlichkeit der Theorie sehenkonnte hat mein Denken stark beeinflusstSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWorin liegen die Vorteile und dieHerausforderungen Wissenschaft und Aktivismus zukombinierenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniUniversitaumlten sind oumlffentliche Einrichtungendaher ist es sehr schwer Professoren ohne weitereshinauszuschmeiszligen In der Theorie wird von allenakademischen Institutionen erwartet dass dieWissenschafter einen positiven Beitrag fuumlr dieGesellschaft leisten ndash sie sind ja hauptsaumlchlich durchoumlffentliche Gelder finanziert Doch in der Praxis wird dasoft als Widerspruch gesehen ndash und auch gelebt Es kannpassieren dass man als Professor nicht mehr unterstuumltztwird wenn man sich sozial engagiert Es gibt Tendenzen
zu glauben dass alles was keinen oumlkonomischen Nutzenhat wertlos istSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sind indische Staatsbuumlrgerin habenaber seit dem Studium nicht mehr in Indien gelebt dochviel uumlber das Land gearbeitet Was fasziniert Sie an IndienRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniEs ist das Land mit der groumlszligten demokratischenGesellschaft doch es ist auch ein Land mit groszligenUngleichheiten Mein Leben war nicht viel anders alsjenes von Menschen im Westen auszliger dass ich keinesexuelle Freiheit hatte ndash was ich aber nicht vermisst habeDoch es gibt einen groszligen Unterschied zwischen meinerFreiheit und der Freiheit die ein Dorfbewohner in Indienhat Die Gesellschaft ist sehr polarisiertSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWelche Rolle spielen Forschung undEntwicklung in dieser polarisierten GesellschaftRamaniRamaniRamaniRamani In den letzten 60 Jahren haben Forschung undTechnologie in Indien definitiv zu Wirtschaftswachstumgefuumlhrt allerdings nicht zu einer inklusiven EntwicklungWirtschaftswachstum und oumlkonomische Entwicklung sindnicht dasselbe Oumlkonomische Entwicklung heiszligt dassjeder die Chance auf Entwicklung hat In Indien haben wirdie groumlszligte Armutslast weltweit und diese ist sehr ungleichverteilt Es gibt eine groszlige Bevoumllkerung und vieleverschiedene Ethnien Einige davon sind nie in derMittelschicht angekommen und leiden besonders unterArmut Es gibt so viele nebeneinander existierendeLebensweisen in Indien ndash das macht das Land sofaszinierend aber auch so herausfordernd (Tanja Traxler1792015)ShyamaShyamaShyamaShyama RamaniRamaniRamaniRamani (55) ist Oumlkonomieprofessorin an der UnitedNations University Maastricht in den Niederlanden Die gebuumlrtigeInderin hat uumlber spieltheoretische Ansaumltze in denWirtschaftswissenschaften an der Cornell University in Ithaca NewYork promoviert Zu ihren Forschungsschwerpunkten zaumlhlen die
Rolle von Technologie und Innovation in EntwicklungsprozessenSie ist verheiratet und hat zwei erwachsene Kinder Letzte Wochewar sie im Rahmen des vom Verkehrsministeriums finanziertenForschungsschwerpunktes Wissenschafts- undTechnologieauszligenpolitik am Oumlsterreichischen Institut fuumlrInternationale Politik in Wien
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Published July 29 2014 0000 IST | Updated July 29 2014 0540 IST July 29 2014
Innovating for economic growthR Devarajan
INNOVATION IN INDIA Edited by Shyam V Ramani Cambridge University Press India Pvt Ltd 43814 Ansari Road Daryaganj NewDelhishy110002 Rs 795
R Devarajan
Fourteen years ago at the watershed of the two centuries the world witnessed the ushering in of a new era a new environment which was afar cry from what had been experienced earlier Although by then people had become alive to the imperative and inevitability of change theprocess of actual and physical changeover was not easy and simple
Moving from the known to the unknown was a different ball game altogether Looking at the reality behind the rhetoric and in order to derivethe optimum advantage it was essential to embrace and espouse the evolving norms wholly and willingly
Innovation is a critical component in improving individual and institutional performance Real innovation is not easy to come by More oftenestablishments tweak compensation systems tinker with organisational structures or make marginal improvements in some functionsInnovation is more radical and transformational than an improvement Innovation is contentshyoriented whereas improvement is processshyoriented
It is not possible to countenance a high and increasing standard of living merely by longshyinshytheshytooth tools of development Every now andthen organisations confront situations that warrant radical changes which call for outshyofshytheshybox thinking It is only through innovation thatwe can bring about such avantshygarde transformation
Inspiration for innovation usually stems from a combination of three factors an urgent and nagging necessity to bring about a change howpeople perceive and pursue that change to the ultimate and a congenial environment to accomplish that change
Innovation is always driven by selfshyinduced passion pressure of compelling circumstances and undying perseverance for achievement Theassiduous application of technological improvement in transport and communication worldwide has created an unprecedented growth inglobal connectivity and transmission of information Globalisation itself is a product of innovation
Current and contemporary economies are more influenced by ideas and concepts than they are governed by capital and labour Empiricalevidence across nations suggests the existence of a definite link between technological innovation and inclusive economic growth Inclusiveeconomic growth implies that the advantages of development are equitably distributed to all sections of the society It ensures that theeconomic gains generated by growth are not monopolised only by the high and mighty but the marginalised sections in the society also derivethe benefits
Innovation reformulates conventional economic theory in such a way that knowledge technology entrepreneurship and innovation arepositioned at the centre of this emerging model As the developed countries have already achieved inclusive economic growth byimplementing the above model the still developing countries have the advantage of being the beneficiary of diffusion mdash a process of adoptionand absorption It is a kind of ldquofree riderdquo for the developing countries who have no need to reinvent the wheel Innovations in India havesubstantially contributed to income and employment generation in the country The corporate sector as well as the National Laboratoriesfunctioning under the aegis of the CSIR has been operating under severe resource constraints This has however not hampered thedevelopment of costshyeffective products and new technologies
During the preshyliberalisation period in India mdash from 1950s to 1990s mdash the main thrust of economic development was on alleviating poverty
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and crating a better standard of living This development agenda was carried out in four stages It commenced with land reforms thatabolished skewed land ownership and brought in the philosophy of lsquoLand for the Tillerrsquo Then a series of public sector undertakings werestarted in the semishyurban areas besides providing encouragement and support to the small scale industries
The third phase introduced a public distribution system to provide essential commodities to the people Simultaneously primary health carewas also brought in as a common community service The fourth and final stage saw the implementation of a deliberate and purposivereservation policy in respect of education and employment opportunities to the deprived and the downtrodden
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in our country for building frontshyrunners in international trade and commerce It is thesure thing for progress and prosperity Innovation has also bred and brought about an abiding collaboration between the academic portal andthe factory shop floor Indeed this avenue has become a much sought after space where the future is invented
There is a strong correlation between language and innovation The way leaders make use of language to encapsulate an idea among theirpeople determines its success rate mdash whether it will be a flash in the pan or an enduring phenomenon
The fear of failure often forbids people from attempting innovation Nothing ventured nothing gained People must be counselled thatfailures are stepping stones for success
Willyshynilly there is always an element of ldquoluckrdquo and chance in innovation But aggressively positive persons create their own ldquoluckrdquo whichfollows exemplary planning preparation perseverance Louis Pasteur famously wrote ldquoFortune favours the prepared mindrdquo
This book is a compendium of 12 wellshyresearched articles some authored by individual writers and some by teams of two While all thesearticles deal with different themes in effect they address a common cause viz how ldquoInnovation in India [is] combining economic growth andinclusive developmentrdquo
The editor of the volume Shyama V Ramani has coshyauthored three pieces besides writing the prologue and the concluding remarks Theremaining eight chapters describe the impact of innovation on different sectors of the national economy such as universityshyindustrycollaboration seed and biotech industry software technology pharmaceutical industry Nanoscience and technology energypowergeneration indigenous medical systems and innovation in lowshycost toilets in rural India
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in India for building frontshyrunners in international trade andcommerce
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NGOs plan one million toilets in India Express News Service First Published 02 Nov 2009 030100 AM IST
CHENNAI Aiming at building one million toilets in India some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have jointly launched a programme FINISH (Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation and Health)
To start a dialogue on this process the NGOs led by FIN (Friends-in-Need) organised a capacity building workshop on Sunday for all stakeholders like architects NGOs researches and corporates
According to the available data 26 billion people in the world do not have access to toilets and about 42000 people die every week after drinking water polluted by faecal matter and in India two out of three people do not have access to a toilet At the same time 40 to 60 per cent of existing toilets are not being used
V Ganapathy adivsor FIN said ldquo60 per cent of the Indian homes do not have toilets UNICEF study points out more children die due to diarrhoea than from malaria measles and AIDS Seepage from septic tanks open defecation etc cause drinking water pollution which causes diarrhoea This brings us to focus why it is important to have a toiletrdquo
The plans are to arrive at solutions on the lack of sanitation coverage and to focus on effective usage of available toilets
The strategy is to build one million toilets largely by mobilising funds from the end-users themselves instead of providing sanitation as a ldquocharity commodityrdquo free of charge he said
The government so far has given only subsidies or incentives for constructing toilets This FINISH initiative plans to bring SNS-REAAL a Netherlands-based financial institution to micro-finance this project
Shyama Ramani director of FIN said ldquo So far we donrsquot have a technology for less water or water-free toilets we call upon the research community to come up with newer cost-effective environment-friendly modelsrdquo
The NGOs plan to build these one million toilets in three years in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Comments
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenplease extend your program in north-karnataka india I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN Regards AWWA ngo North karnatka indian Email awwa2kgmailcom
By f khan 1122009 114900 PM
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenThere is a workable solution to this I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN
By Anthony Gonsalves 1122009 82800 PM
I appreciate the NGOs initiative and wish them sucess These basic amenities should you be provided by the Central and State Governments but they lack funds since all such funds
have been wasted on erecting statues or building arches or are simply swindled by civil servants and politicians As much as this initiative is welcome I would like to know their plans to maintain these toilets since our countrys record in maintaining any facility - public or private - is very abysmal
By Bharath 1122009 105900 AM
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo
Staff Reporter
mdash Photo SSKumar
Promoting hygiene Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India) addressing a workshop on sanitation in Chennai on
Sunday
CHENNAI Institutes of technology have to come up with low-cost technology for toilets which use less water in order to achieve effective sanitation coverage and reduce environmental contamination said Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India)
Speaking at the first lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo workshop organised at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) here on Sunday she said the financial technological and social challenges faced by the lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo had to be tackled by the collective effort of international organisations firms researchers non-governmental organisations and citizens ldquoWe also want more volunteers to work with usrdquo she said
lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo has a goal of building one million toilets largely mobilising funds from the end users in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
The programme works towards financial inclusion to improve sanitation and health in various parts of the country Dr Ramani said
Two-thirds of the people in the country do not have access to a toilet and more than 40 per cent of the existing toilets are not being used said S Janakarajan professor of MIDS There is lack of sanitation coverage and 42000 people die every week owing to drinking water polluted with faecal matter he said
NGOs such as BISWA in Orissa IIRD in Rajasthan ESAF in Maharashtra SAMBHAV in Madhya Pradesh and BHARATHI in Tamil Nadu and WASTE a Dutch NGO are joining hands with insurance organisations like TATA-AIG and
For effective sanitation coverage expert
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Stories in this Section Business contest held MedIndia launches pre-screening cancer clinic For some they are a reassuring sight Features on website Appeal to partymen Results on website Date extended ldquoRegularise TASMAC workersrdquo Migration of web-based services to IPv6 on First monthly grievance redressal day conducted at University of Madras Corporation dental clinics from this month Crucial link lost Festival to celebrate spirit of womanhood Free spoken English training Bridge near Tidel Park collapses Fishermen held Teenager on motorcycle knocks down girl Found dead Focus on heritage building conservation city pulse TNEB bill payment The vanishing of old houses Procedures to protect antiques ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo Chain snatched RPF constable injured Fire accidents Dies of burns Awareness campaign to curb crossing of rail tracks Amendment to registration procedure sought SIPCOT sets up Fodder Development Committee HCL BIM sign memorandum for new elective as part of MBA Grant for mentally ill children
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financial institutions like SNS-REAAL NHB and NABARD to mobilise funds from end-users to build the sanitation systems
People in rural areas of Tamil Nadu are reluctant to spend money for building a toilet They want it free said S Paranjothi field officer Friend in Need Trust
There is a need for more awareness of sanitation in the State said Jordan Trombetta a volunteer
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo
Staff Reporter
NAGAPATTINAM Voluntary organisations should play a crucial role in moulding mindsets towards sanitation and solid waste management said Collector C Munianathan at the Triple Ecosan Toilet festival at Kameshwaram village in Nagapattinam
According to him over 60 per cent of the houses in coastal areas practise open defecation causing environmental contamination He lauded the efforts of FIN Trust a France-based NGO working in Kameshwaram for organising a toilet beauty contest to highlight the importance of toilets ensuring a healthy and hygienic living
Ecosan technology as a toilet model prevented pollution conserved water and converted urine and human waste as an ideal farming manure
The Collector also opened the compost chamber in an ecosan toilet in the tsunami fisherman colony in Kameshwaram G Kanakasundaram Panchayat President said that Kameshwaram had the highest number of 350 ecosan toilets
Shyama Ramani Director FIN Trust said that 77 families participated in the toilet beauty contest Eighteen masons of nearby Achakarai village who had constructed ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their houses were given Rs10000 each for the construction of ecosan toilets in their homes The best among the toilets were given prizes
A scientific study under the auspices of the United Nations University to create a database to find out the impact of Ecosan toilet on health and hygiene and environment will be undertaken by FIN Trust said V Ganapathyadvisor FIN Trust
R Subramanian Panchayat Union Councillor A Thanikachalam- Lead Bank Manager Indian Overseas Bank and Shanthi Mathikumar- Vice President Kameshwaram Panchayat spoke SParanjothi proposed a vote of thanks N Dandayudhapani won the masonrsquos contest and Anjammal and Nagavalli won the toilet beauty contest a release said
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
Linkswwwfriend-in-needorg
Shyama Ramanishyama_ramaniyahoocomFriend-in-Need (FIN) Trust India
Promoting the use of sanitation facilities in India
A beauty contest for toilets
Providing sufficient toilet access is key to meeting health and sanitation targets But it is difficult to ensure the proper use and maintenance of facilities
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
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Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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PRESS CLIPPINGS
(From latest to oldest)
1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
++Press targeting academics
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
News Update
Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Friday December 5 2008
Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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damals am Strand bei einer Hochzeit Ich dachte daherdass ich meine ganze Familie in nur wenigen Minutenverloren habe Doch die Welle stoppte einen Kilometer vorder Hochzeitsgesellschaft So hatte ich das Gefuumlhl dassich etwas tun mussSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie hatten zuvor nur theoretisch zuEntwicklungsarbeit geforscht ndash wie sind Sie in der Praxiskonkret vorgegangenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniZunaumlchst machte ich mich auf die Suche nacheinem Dorf in dem es moumlglich ist uumlber einen laumlngerenZeitraum zu arbeiten Dann habe ich meine Familie undBekannte gebeten mir fuumlr drei Jahre je zehn Euro zugeben Das haben sehr viele gemacht und so begann dasProjekt In dem Dorf stellte sich heraus dass eines derwichtigsten Beduumlrfnisse Toiletten waren Das Dorf war vonWald umgeben doch der Tsunami hatte die Baumlumemitgerissen und so mussten die Frauen auf die Muumlllbergerund um das Dorf gehen Am Abend wurden sie dort vonRatten gebissen und Maumlnner fingen an Fotos von ihnenzu machen Das Beduumlrfnis nach Toiletten war alsodringend ndash aber ich hatte natuumlrlich keine Ahnung wie manToiletten baut In einer Lehrveranstaltung fanden meineStudierenden heraus dass es oumlkologische Toiletten gibt ndashdiese haben wir dann in dem Dorf gebautSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDAuch Jahre nach dem Toilettenbau habenSie das Dorf weiterhin besucht welche Veraumlnderungensind Ihnen aufgefallenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniViele NGOs und Firmen bauten aumlhnlicheToiletten doch niemand uumlberpruumlfte deren Qualitaumlt undden Umstand ob sie uumlberhaupt von den Menschenverwendet wurden Zweieinhalb Jahre nach dem Bau derToiletten fanden wir heraus dass nur noch die Haumllfte imEinsatz war ndash die Qualitaumlt war einfach nicht gut Dasbrachte mich zum Nachdenken Wir sind nun dabei lokale
Menschen einzusetzen die sich vor Ort fuumlr die sanitaumlreInfrastruktur und das Muumlllmanagement verantwortlichfuumlhlenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWarum sind Toiletten fuumlr Sie auch weiterhinein zentraler Ansatzpunkt gebliebenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniDie Krankheit die in Indien die meistenTodesfaumllle verursacht ist nicht Aids oder Krebs Es istDurchfall Die Ursachen dafuumlr sind verunreinigtes Wasserund mangelhafte Sanitaumlrinfrastruktur Es gibt zwarWasserleitungen aber sie werden durch Faumlkalienkontaminiert 50 Prozent der Inder haben keinen Zugangzu Toiletten weltweit sind es 25 Milliarden MenschenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie sehr hat sich Ihr persoumlnlichesEngagement auf Ihr akademisches Denken ausgewirktRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniSehr stark doch die Beziehung zwischenAktivismus und Denken war von Angst gepraumlgt Ich hatteAngst hinausgeworfen zu werden wenn ich mich nunsozial engagiere Deswegen habe ich sehr viel gearbeitetund meine Produktivitaumlt hat sich dadurch noch gesteigertDass ich ploumltzlich die Nuumltzlichkeit der Theorie sehenkonnte hat mein Denken stark beeinflusstSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWorin liegen die Vorteile und dieHerausforderungen Wissenschaft und Aktivismus zukombinierenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniUniversitaumlten sind oumlffentliche Einrichtungendaher ist es sehr schwer Professoren ohne weitereshinauszuschmeiszligen In der Theorie wird von allenakademischen Institutionen erwartet dass dieWissenschafter einen positiven Beitrag fuumlr dieGesellschaft leisten ndash sie sind ja hauptsaumlchlich durchoumlffentliche Gelder finanziert Doch in der Praxis wird dasoft als Widerspruch gesehen ndash und auch gelebt Es kannpassieren dass man als Professor nicht mehr unterstuumltztwird wenn man sich sozial engagiert Es gibt Tendenzen
zu glauben dass alles was keinen oumlkonomischen Nutzenhat wertlos istSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sind indische Staatsbuumlrgerin habenaber seit dem Studium nicht mehr in Indien gelebt dochviel uumlber das Land gearbeitet Was fasziniert Sie an IndienRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniEs ist das Land mit der groumlszligten demokratischenGesellschaft doch es ist auch ein Land mit groszligenUngleichheiten Mein Leben war nicht viel anders alsjenes von Menschen im Westen auszliger dass ich keinesexuelle Freiheit hatte ndash was ich aber nicht vermisst habeDoch es gibt einen groszligen Unterschied zwischen meinerFreiheit und der Freiheit die ein Dorfbewohner in Indienhat Die Gesellschaft ist sehr polarisiertSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWelche Rolle spielen Forschung undEntwicklung in dieser polarisierten GesellschaftRamaniRamaniRamaniRamani In den letzten 60 Jahren haben Forschung undTechnologie in Indien definitiv zu Wirtschaftswachstumgefuumlhrt allerdings nicht zu einer inklusiven EntwicklungWirtschaftswachstum und oumlkonomische Entwicklung sindnicht dasselbe Oumlkonomische Entwicklung heiszligt dassjeder die Chance auf Entwicklung hat In Indien haben wirdie groumlszligte Armutslast weltweit und diese ist sehr ungleichverteilt Es gibt eine groszlige Bevoumllkerung und vieleverschiedene Ethnien Einige davon sind nie in derMittelschicht angekommen und leiden besonders unterArmut Es gibt so viele nebeneinander existierendeLebensweisen in Indien ndash das macht das Land sofaszinierend aber auch so herausfordernd (Tanja Traxler1792015)ShyamaShyamaShyamaShyama RamaniRamaniRamaniRamani (55) ist Oumlkonomieprofessorin an der UnitedNations University Maastricht in den Niederlanden Die gebuumlrtigeInderin hat uumlber spieltheoretische Ansaumltze in denWirtschaftswissenschaften an der Cornell University in Ithaca NewYork promoviert Zu ihren Forschungsschwerpunkten zaumlhlen die
Rolle von Technologie und Innovation in EntwicklungsprozessenSie ist verheiratet und hat zwei erwachsene Kinder Letzte Wochewar sie im Rahmen des vom Verkehrsministeriums finanziertenForschungsschwerpunktes Wissenschafts- undTechnologieauszligenpolitik am Oumlsterreichischen Institut fuumlrInternationale Politik in Wien
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Published July 29 2014 0000 IST | Updated July 29 2014 0540 IST July 29 2014
Innovating for economic growthR Devarajan
INNOVATION IN INDIA Edited by Shyam V Ramani Cambridge University Press India Pvt Ltd 43814 Ansari Road Daryaganj NewDelhishy110002 Rs 795
R Devarajan
Fourteen years ago at the watershed of the two centuries the world witnessed the ushering in of a new era a new environment which was afar cry from what had been experienced earlier Although by then people had become alive to the imperative and inevitability of change theprocess of actual and physical changeover was not easy and simple
Moving from the known to the unknown was a different ball game altogether Looking at the reality behind the rhetoric and in order to derivethe optimum advantage it was essential to embrace and espouse the evolving norms wholly and willingly
Innovation is a critical component in improving individual and institutional performance Real innovation is not easy to come by More oftenestablishments tweak compensation systems tinker with organisational structures or make marginal improvements in some functionsInnovation is more radical and transformational than an improvement Innovation is contentshyoriented whereas improvement is processshyoriented
It is not possible to countenance a high and increasing standard of living merely by longshyinshytheshytooth tools of development Every now andthen organisations confront situations that warrant radical changes which call for outshyofshytheshybox thinking It is only through innovation thatwe can bring about such avantshygarde transformation
Inspiration for innovation usually stems from a combination of three factors an urgent and nagging necessity to bring about a change howpeople perceive and pursue that change to the ultimate and a congenial environment to accomplish that change
Innovation is always driven by selfshyinduced passion pressure of compelling circumstances and undying perseverance for achievement Theassiduous application of technological improvement in transport and communication worldwide has created an unprecedented growth inglobal connectivity and transmission of information Globalisation itself is a product of innovation
Current and contemporary economies are more influenced by ideas and concepts than they are governed by capital and labour Empiricalevidence across nations suggests the existence of a definite link between technological innovation and inclusive economic growth Inclusiveeconomic growth implies that the advantages of development are equitably distributed to all sections of the society It ensures that theeconomic gains generated by growth are not monopolised only by the high and mighty but the marginalised sections in the society also derivethe benefits
Innovation reformulates conventional economic theory in such a way that knowledge technology entrepreneurship and innovation arepositioned at the centre of this emerging model As the developed countries have already achieved inclusive economic growth byimplementing the above model the still developing countries have the advantage of being the beneficiary of diffusion mdash a process of adoptionand absorption It is a kind of ldquofree riderdquo for the developing countries who have no need to reinvent the wheel Innovations in India havesubstantially contributed to income and employment generation in the country The corporate sector as well as the National Laboratoriesfunctioning under the aegis of the CSIR has been operating under severe resource constraints This has however not hampered thedevelopment of costshyeffective products and new technologies
During the preshyliberalisation period in India mdash from 1950s to 1990s mdash the main thrust of economic development was on alleviating poverty
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and crating a better standard of living This development agenda was carried out in four stages It commenced with land reforms thatabolished skewed land ownership and brought in the philosophy of lsquoLand for the Tillerrsquo Then a series of public sector undertakings werestarted in the semishyurban areas besides providing encouragement and support to the small scale industries
The third phase introduced a public distribution system to provide essential commodities to the people Simultaneously primary health carewas also brought in as a common community service The fourth and final stage saw the implementation of a deliberate and purposivereservation policy in respect of education and employment opportunities to the deprived and the downtrodden
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in our country for building frontshyrunners in international trade and commerce It is thesure thing for progress and prosperity Innovation has also bred and brought about an abiding collaboration between the academic portal andthe factory shop floor Indeed this avenue has become a much sought after space where the future is invented
There is a strong correlation between language and innovation The way leaders make use of language to encapsulate an idea among theirpeople determines its success rate mdash whether it will be a flash in the pan or an enduring phenomenon
The fear of failure often forbids people from attempting innovation Nothing ventured nothing gained People must be counselled thatfailures are stepping stones for success
Willyshynilly there is always an element of ldquoluckrdquo and chance in innovation But aggressively positive persons create their own ldquoluckrdquo whichfollows exemplary planning preparation perseverance Louis Pasteur famously wrote ldquoFortune favours the prepared mindrdquo
This book is a compendium of 12 wellshyresearched articles some authored by individual writers and some by teams of two While all thesearticles deal with different themes in effect they address a common cause viz how ldquoInnovation in India [is] combining economic growth andinclusive developmentrdquo
The editor of the volume Shyama V Ramani has coshyauthored three pieces besides writing the prologue and the concluding remarks Theremaining eight chapters describe the impact of innovation on different sectors of the national economy such as universityshyindustrycollaboration seed and biotech industry software technology pharmaceutical industry Nanoscience and technology energypowergeneration indigenous medical systems and innovation in lowshycost toilets in rural India
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in India for building frontshyrunners in international trade andcommerce
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ARTICLE IN lsquoTHE NEW INDIAN EXPRESSrsquo
NGOs plan one million toilets in India Express News Service First Published 02 Nov 2009 030100 AM IST
CHENNAI Aiming at building one million toilets in India some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have jointly launched a programme FINISH (Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation and Health)
To start a dialogue on this process the NGOs led by FIN (Friends-in-Need) organised a capacity building workshop on Sunday for all stakeholders like architects NGOs researches and corporates
According to the available data 26 billion people in the world do not have access to toilets and about 42000 people die every week after drinking water polluted by faecal matter and in India two out of three people do not have access to a toilet At the same time 40 to 60 per cent of existing toilets are not being used
V Ganapathy adivsor FIN said ldquo60 per cent of the Indian homes do not have toilets UNICEF study points out more children die due to diarrhoea than from malaria measles and AIDS Seepage from septic tanks open defecation etc cause drinking water pollution which causes diarrhoea This brings us to focus why it is important to have a toiletrdquo
The plans are to arrive at solutions on the lack of sanitation coverage and to focus on effective usage of available toilets
The strategy is to build one million toilets largely by mobilising funds from the end-users themselves instead of providing sanitation as a ldquocharity commodityrdquo free of charge he said
The government so far has given only subsidies or incentives for constructing toilets This FINISH initiative plans to bring SNS-REAAL a Netherlands-based financial institution to micro-finance this project
Shyama Ramani director of FIN said ldquo So far we donrsquot have a technology for less water or water-free toilets we call upon the research community to come up with newer cost-effective environment-friendly modelsrdquo
The NGOs plan to build these one million toilets in three years in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Comments
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenplease extend your program in north-karnataka india I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN Regards AWWA ngo North karnatka indian Email awwa2kgmailcom
By f khan 1122009 114900 PM
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenThere is a workable solution to this I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN
By Anthony Gonsalves 1122009 82800 PM
I appreciate the NGOs initiative and wish them sucess These basic amenities should you be provided by the Central and State Governments but they lack funds since all such funds
have been wasted on erecting statues or building arches or are simply swindled by civil servants and politicians As much as this initiative is welcome I would like to know their plans to maintain these toilets since our countrys record in maintaining any facility - public or private - is very abysmal
By Bharath 1122009 105900 AM
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo
Staff Reporter
mdash Photo SSKumar
Promoting hygiene Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India) addressing a workshop on sanitation in Chennai on
Sunday
CHENNAI Institutes of technology have to come up with low-cost technology for toilets which use less water in order to achieve effective sanitation coverage and reduce environmental contamination said Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India)
Speaking at the first lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo workshop organised at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) here on Sunday she said the financial technological and social challenges faced by the lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo had to be tackled by the collective effort of international organisations firms researchers non-governmental organisations and citizens ldquoWe also want more volunteers to work with usrdquo she said
lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo has a goal of building one million toilets largely mobilising funds from the end users in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
The programme works towards financial inclusion to improve sanitation and health in various parts of the country Dr Ramani said
Two-thirds of the people in the country do not have access to a toilet and more than 40 per cent of the existing toilets are not being used said S Janakarajan professor of MIDS There is lack of sanitation coverage and 42000 people die every week owing to drinking water polluted with faecal matter he said
NGOs such as BISWA in Orissa IIRD in Rajasthan ESAF in Maharashtra SAMBHAV in Madhya Pradesh and BHARATHI in Tamil Nadu and WASTE a Dutch NGO are joining hands with insurance organisations like TATA-AIG and
For effective sanitation coverage expert
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Stories in this Section Business contest held MedIndia launches pre-screening cancer clinic For some they are a reassuring sight Features on website Appeal to partymen Results on website Date extended ldquoRegularise TASMAC workersrdquo Migration of web-based services to IPv6 on First monthly grievance redressal day conducted at University of Madras Corporation dental clinics from this month Crucial link lost Festival to celebrate spirit of womanhood Free spoken English training Bridge near Tidel Park collapses Fishermen held Teenager on motorcycle knocks down girl Found dead Focus on heritage building conservation city pulse TNEB bill payment The vanishing of old houses Procedures to protect antiques ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo Chain snatched RPF constable injured Fire accidents Dies of burns Awareness campaign to curb crossing of rail tracks Amendment to registration procedure sought SIPCOT sets up Fodder Development Committee HCL BIM sign memorandum for new elective as part of MBA Grant for mentally ill children
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financial institutions like SNS-REAAL NHB and NABARD to mobilise funds from end-users to build the sanitation systems
People in rural areas of Tamil Nadu are reluctant to spend money for building a toilet They want it free said S Paranjothi field officer Friend in Need Trust
There is a need for more awareness of sanitation in the State said Jordan Trombetta a volunteer
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo
Staff Reporter
NAGAPATTINAM Voluntary organisations should play a crucial role in moulding mindsets towards sanitation and solid waste management said Collector C Munianathan at the Triple Ecosan Toilet festival at Kameshwaram village in Nagapattinam
According to him over 60 per cent of the houses in coastal areas practise open defecation causing environmental contamination He lauded the efforts of FIN Trust a France-based NGO working in Kameshwaram for organising a toilet beauty contest to highlight the importance of toilets ensuring a healthy and hygienic living
Ecosan technology as a toilet model prevented pollution conserved water and converted urine and human waste as an ideal farming manure
The Collector also opened the compost chamber in an ecosan toilet in the tsunami fisherman colony in Kameshwaram G Kanakasundaram Panchayat President said that Kameshwaram had the highest number of 350 ecosan toilets
Shyama Ramani Director FIN Trust said that 77 families participated in the toilet beauty contest Eighteen masons of nearby Achakarai village who had constructed ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their houses were given Rs10000 each for the construction of ecosan toilets in their homes The best among the toilets were given prizes
A scientific study under the auspices of the United Nations University to create a database to find out the impact of Ecosan toilet on health and hygiene and environment will be undertaken by FIN Trust said V Ganapathyadvisor FIN Trust
R Subramanian Panchayat Union Councillor A Thanikachalam- Lead Bank Manager Indian Overseas Bank and Shanthi Mathikumar- Vice President Kameshwaram Panchayat spoke SParanjothi proposed a vote of thanks N Dandayudhapani won the masonrsquos contest and Anjammal and Nagavalli won the toilet beauty contest a release said
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Stories in this Section ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo Plus Two topper gets scholarships NGO celebrates silver jubilee
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
Linkswwwfriend-in-needorg
Shyama Ramanishyama_ramaniyahoocomFriend-in-Need (FIN) Trust India
Promoting the use of sanitation facilities in India
A beauty contest for toilets
Providing sufficient toilet access is key to meeting health and sanitation targets But it is difficult to ensure the proper use and maintenance of facilities
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
News Update
Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
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Press targeting practitioners
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
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Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Friday December 5 2008
Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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Menschen einzusetzen die sich vor Ort fuumlr die sanitaumlreInfrastruktur und das Muumlllmanagement verantwortlichfuumlhlenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWarum sind Toiletten fuumlr Sie auch weiterhinein zentraler Ansatzpunkt gebliebenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniDie Krankheit die in Indien die meistenTodesfaumllle verursacht ist nicht Aids oder Krebs Es istDurchfall Die Ursachen dafuumlr sind verunreinigtes Wasserund mangelhafte Sanitaumlrinfrastruktur Es gibt zwarWasserleitungen aber sie werden durch Faumlkalienkontaminiert 50 Prozent der Inder haben keinen Zugangzu Toiletten weltweit sind es 25 Milliarden MenschenSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWie sehr hat sich Ihr persoumlnlichesEngagement auf Ihr akademisches Denken ausgewirktRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniSehr stark doch die Beziehung zwischenAktivismus und Denken war von Angst gepraumlgt Ich hatteAngst hinausgeworfen zu werden wenn ich mich nunsozial engagiere Deswegen habe ich sehr viel gearbeitetund meine Produktivitaumlt hat sich dadurch noch gesteigertDass ich ploumltzlich die Nuumltzlichkeit der Theorie sehenkonnte hat mein Denken stark beeinflusstSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWorin liegen die Vorteile und dieHerausforderungen Wissenschaft und Aktivismus zukombinierenRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniUniversitaumlten sind oumlffentliche Einrichtungendaher ist es sehr schwer Professoren ohne weitereshinauszuschmeiszligen In der Theorie wird von allenakademischen Institutionen erwartet dass dieWissenschafter einen positiven Beitrag fuumlr dieGesellschaft leisten ndash sie sind ja hauptsaumlchlich durchoumlffentliche Gelder finanziert Doch in der Praxis wird dasoft als Widerspruch gesehen ndash und auch gelebt Es kannpassieren dass man als Professor nicht mehr unterstuumltztwird wenn man sich sozial engagiert Es gibt Tendenzen
zu glauben dass alles was keinen oumlkonomischen Nutzenhat wertlos istSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSie sind indische Staatsbuumlrgerin habenaber seit dem Studium nicht mehr in Indien gelebt dochviel uumlber das Land gearbeitet Was fasziniert Sie an IndienRamaniRamaniRamaniRamaniEs ist das Land mit der groumlszligten demokratischenGesellschaft doch es ist auch ein Land mit groszligenUngleichheiten Mein Leben war nicht viel anders alsjenes von Menschen im Westen auszliger dass ich keinesexuelle Freiheit hatte ndash was ich aber nicht vermisst habeDoch es gibt einen groszligen Unterschied zwischen meinerFreiheit und der Freiheit die ein Dorfbewohner in Indienhat Die Gesellschaft ist sehr polarisiertSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDSTANDARDWelche Rolle spielen Forschung undEntwicklung in dieser polarisierten GesellschaftRamaniRamaniRamaniRamani In den letzten 60 Jahren haben Forschung undTechnologie in Indien definitiv zu Wirtschaftswachstumgefuumlhrt allerdings nicht zu einer inklusiven EntwicklungWirtschaftswachstum und oumlkonomische Entwicklung sindnicht dasselbe Oumlkonomische Entwicklung heiszligt dassjeder die Chance auf Entwicklung hat In Indien haben wirdie groumlszligte Armutslast weltweit und diese ist sehr ungleichverteilt Es gibt eine groszlige Bevoumllkerung und vieleverschiedene Ethnien Einige davon sind nie in derMittelschicht angekommen und leiden besonders unterArmut Es gibt so viele nebeneinander existierendeLebensweisen in Indien ndash das macht das Land sofaszinierend aber auch so herausfordernd (Tanja Traxler1792015)ShyamaShyamaShyamaShyama RamaniRamaniRamaniRamani (55) ist Oumlkonomieprofessorin an der UnitedNations University Maastricht in den Niederlanden Die gebuumlrtigeInderin hat uumlber spieltheoretische Ansaumltze in denWirtschaftswissenschaften an der Cornell University in Ithaca NewYork promoviert Zu ihren Forschungsschwerpunkten zaumlhlen die
Rolle von Technologie und Innovation in EntwicklungsprozessenSie ist verheiratet und hat zwei erwachsene Kinder Letzte Wochewar sie im Rahmen des vom Verkehrsministeriums finanziertenForschungsschwerpunktes Wissenschafts- undTechnologieauszligenpolitik am Oumlsterreichischen Institut fuumlrInternationale Politik in Wien
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raquo TODAYS PAPER raquo BOOK REVIEW
Published July 29 2014 0000 IST | Updated July 29 2014 0540 IST July 29 2014
Innovating for economic growthR Devarajan
INNOVATION IN INDIA Edited by Shyam V Ramani Cambridge University Press India Pvt Ltd 43814 Ansari Road Daryaganj NewDelhishy110002 Rs 795
R Devarajan
Fourteen years ago at the watershed of the two centuries the world witnessed the ushering in of a new era a new environment which was afar cry from what had been experienced earlier Although by then people had become alive to the imperative and inevitability of change theprocess of actual and physical changeover was not easy and simple
Moving from the known to the unknown was a different ball game altogether Looking at the reality behind the rhetoric and in order to derivethe optimum advantage it was essential to embrace and espouse the evolving norms wholly and willingly
Innovation is a critical component in improving individual and institutional performance Real innovation is not easy to come by More oftenestablishments tweak compensation systems tinker with organisational structures or make marginal improvements in some functionsInnovation is more radical and transformational than an improvement Innovation is contentshyoriented whereas improvement is processshyoriented
It is not possible to countenance a high and increasing standard of living merely by longshyinshytheshytooth tools of development Every now andthen organisations confront situations that warrant radical changes which call for outshyofshytheshybox thinking It is only through innovation thatwe can bring about such avantshygarde transformation
Inspiration for innovation usually stems from a combination of three factors an urgent and nagging necessity to bring about a change howpeople perceive and pursue that change to the ultimate and a congenial environment to accomplish that change
Innovation is always driven by selfshyinduced passion pressure of compelling circumstances and undying perseverance for achievement Theassiduous application of technological improvement in transport and communication worldwide has created an unprecedented growth inglobal connectivity and transmission of information Globalisation itself is a product of innovation
Current and contemporary economies are more influenced by ideas and concepts than they are governed by capital and labour Empiricalevidence across nations suggests the existence of a definite link between technological innovation and inclusive economic growth Inclusiveeconomic growth implies that the advantages of development are equitably distributed to all sections of the society It ensures that theeconomic gains generated by growth are not monopolised only by the high and mighty but the marginalised sections in the society also derivethe benefits
Innovation reformulates conventional economic theory in such a way that knowledge technology entrepreneurship and innovation arepositioned at the centre of this emerging model As the developed countries have already achieved inclusive economic growth byimplementing the above model the still developing countries have the advantage of being the beneficiary of diffusion mdash a process of adoptionand absorption It is a kind of ldquofree riderdquo for the developing countries who have no need to reinvent the wheel Innovations in India havesubstantially contributed to income and employment generation in the country The corporate sector as well as the National Laboratoriesfunctioning under the aegis of the CSIR has been operating under severe resource constraints This has however not hampered thedevelopment of costshyeffective products and new technologies
During the preshyliberalisation period in India mdash from 1950s to 1990s mdash the main thrust of economic development was on alleviating poverty
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and crating a better standard of living This development agenda was carried out in four stages It commenced with land reforms thatabolished skewed land ownership and brought in the philosophy of lsquoLand for the Tillerrsquo Then a series of public sector undertakings werestarted in the semishyurban areas besides providing encouragement and support to the small scale industries
The third phase introduced a public distribution system to provide essential commodities to the people Simultaneously primary health carewas also brought in as a common community service The fourth and final stage saw the implementation of a deliberate and purposivereservation policy in respect of education and employment opportunities to the deprived and the downtrodden
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in our country for building frontshyrunners in international trade and commerce It is thesure thing for progress and prosperity Innovation has also bred and brought about an abiding collaboration between the academic portal andthe factory shop floor Indeed this avenue has become a much sought after space where the future is invented
There is a strong correlation between language and innovation The way leaders make use of language to encapsulate an idea among theirpeople determines its success rate mdash whether it will be a flash in the pan or an enduring phenomenon
The fear of failure often forbids people from attempting innovation Nothing ventured nothing gained People must be counselled thatfailures are stepping stones for success
Willyshynilly there is always an element of ldquoluckrdquo and chance in innovation But aggressively positive persons create their own ldquoluckrdquo whichfollows exemplary planning preparation perseverance Louis Pasteur famously wrote ldquoFortune favours the prepared mindrdquo
This book is a compendium of 12 wellshyresearched articles some authored by individual writers and some by teams of two While all thesearticles deal with different themes in effect they address a common cause viz how ldquoInnovation in India [is] combining economic growth andinclusive developmentrdquo
The editor of the volume Shyama V Ramani has coshyauthored three pieces besides writing the prologue and the concluding remarks Theremaining eight chapters describe the impact of innovation on different sectors of the national economy such as universityshyindustrycollaboration seed and biotech industry software technology pharmaceutical industry Nanoscience and technology energypowergeneration indigenous medical systems and innovation in lowshycost toilets in rural India
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in India for building frontshyrunners in international trade andcommerce
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NGOs plan one million toilets in India Express News Service First Published 02 Nov 2009 030100 AM IST
CHENNAI Aiming at building one million toilets in India some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have jointly launched a programme FINISH (Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation and Health)
To start a dialogue on this process the NGOs led by FIN (Friends-in-Need) organised a capacity building workshop on Sunday for all stakeholders like architects NGOs researches and corporates
According to the available data 26 billion people in the world do not have access to toilets and about 42000 people die every week after drinking water polluted by faecal matter and in India two out of three people do not have access to a toilet At the same time 40 to 60 per cent of existing toilets are not being used
V Ganapathy adivsor FIN said ldquo60 per cent of the Indian homes do not have toilets UNICEF study points out more children die due to diarrhoea than from malaria measles and AIDS Seepage from septic tanks open defecation etc cause drinking water pollution which causes diarrhoea This brings us to focus why it is important to have a toiletrdquo
The plans are to arrive at solutions on the lack of sanitation coverage and to focus on effective usage of available toilets
The strategy is to build one million toilets largely by mobilising funds from the end-users themselves instead of providing sanitation as a ldquocharity commodityrdquo free of charge he said
The government so far has given only subsidies or incentives for constructing toilets This FINISH initiative plans to bring SNS-REAAL a Netherlands-based financial institution to micro-finance this project
Shyama Ramani director of FIN said ldquo So far we donrsquot have a technology for less water or water-free toilets we call upon the research community to come up with newer cost-effective environment-friendly modelsrdquo
The NGOs plan to build these one million toilets in three years in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Comments
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenplease extend your program in north-karnataka india I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN Regards AWWA ngo North karnatka indian Email awwa2kgmailcom
By f khan 1122009 114900 PM
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenThere is a workable solution to this I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN
By Anthony Gonsalves 1122009 82800 PM
I appreciate the NGOs initiative and wish them sucess These basic amenities should you be provided by the Central and State Governments but they lack funds since all such funds
have been wasted on erecting statues or building arches or are simply swindled by civil servants and politicians As much as this initiative is welcome I would like to know their plans to maintain these toilets since our countrys record in maintaining any facility - public or private - is very abysmal
By Bharath 1122009 105900 AM
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo
Staff Reporter
mdash Photo SSKumar
Promoting hygiene Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India) addressing a workshop on sanitation in Chennai on
Sunday
CHENNAI Institutes of technology have to come up with low-cost technology for toilets which use less water in order to achieve effective sanitation coverage and reduce environmental contamination said Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India)
Speaking at the first lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo workshop organised at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) here on Sunday she said the financial technological and social challenges faced by the lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo had to be tackled by the collective effort of international organisations firms researchers non-governmental organisations and citizens ldquoWe also want more volunteers to work with usrdquo she said
lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo has a goal of building one million toilets largely mobilising funds from the end users in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
The programme works towards financial inclusion to improve sanitation and health in various parts of the country Dr Ramani said
Two-thirds of the people in the country do not have access to a toilet and more than 40 per cent of the existing toilets are not being used said S Janakarajan professor of MIDS There is lack of sanitation coverage and 42000 people die every week owing to drinking water polluted with faecal matter he said
NGOs such as BISWA in Orissa IIRD in Rajasthan ESAF in Maharashtra SAMBHAV in Madhya Pradesh and BHARATHI in Tamil Nadu and WASTE a Dutch NGO are joining hands with insurance organisations like TATA-AIG and
For effective sanitation coverage expert
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financial institutions like SNS-REAAL NHB and NABARD to mobilise funds from end-users to build the sanitation systems
People in rural areas of Tamil Nadu are reluctant to spend money for building a toilet They want it free said S Paranjothi field officer Friend in Need Trust
There is a need for more awareness of sanitation in the State said Jordan Trombetta a volunteer
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo
Staff Reporter
NAGAPATTINAM Voluntary organisations should play a crucial role in moulding mindsets towards sanitation and solid waste management said Collector C Munianathan at the Triple Ecosan Toilet festival at Kameshwaram village in Nagapattinam
According to him over 60 per cent of the houses in coastal areas practise open defecation causing environmental contamination He lauded the efforts of FIN Trust a France-based NGO working in Kameshwaram for organising a toilet beauty contest to highlight the importance of toilets ensuring a healthy and hygienic living
Ecosan technology as a toilet model prevented pollution conserved water and converted urine and human waste as an ideal farming manure
The Collector also opened the compost chamber in an ecosan toilet in the tsunami fisherman colony in Kameshwaram G Kanakasundaram Panchayat President said that Kameshwaram had the highest number of 350 ecosan toilets
Shyama Ramani Director FIN Trust said that 77 families participated in the toilet beauty contest Eighteen masons of nearby Achakarai village who had constructed ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their houses were given Rs10000 each for the construction of ecosan toilets in their homes The best among the toilets were given prizes
A scientific study under the auspices of the United Nations University to create a database to find out the impact of Ecosan toilet on health and hygiene and environment will be undertaken by FIN Trust said V Ganapathyadvisor FIN Trust
R Subramanian Panchayat Union Councillor A Thanikachalam- Lead Bank Manager Indian Overseas Bank and Shanthi Mathikumar- Vice President Kameshwaram Panchayat spoke SParanjothi proposed a vote of thanks N Dandayudhapani won the masonrsquos contest and Anjammal and Nagavalli won the toilet beauty contest a release said
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
Linkswwwfriend-in-needorg
Shyama Ramanishyama_ramaniyahoocomFriend-in-Need (FIN) Trust India
Promoting the use of sanitation facilities in India
A beauty contest for toilets
Providing sufficient toilet access is key to meeting health and sanitation targets But it is difficult to ensure the proper use and maintenance of facilities
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
News Update
Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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PRESS CLIPPINGS
(From latest to oldest)
1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
++Press targeting academics
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
News Update
Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Friday December 5 2008
Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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Rolle von Technologie und Innovation in EntwicklungsprozessenSie ist verheiratet und hat zwei erwachsene Kinder Letzte Wochewar sie im Rahmen des vom Verkehrsministeriums finanziertenForschungsschwerpunktes Wissenschafts- undTechnologieauszligenpolitik am Oumlsterreichischen Institut fuumlrInternationale Politik in Wien
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Published July 29 2014 0000 IST | Updated July 29 2014 0540 IST July 29 2014
Innovating for economic growthR Devarajan
INNOVATION IN INDIA Edited by Shyam V Ramani Cambridge University Press India Pvt Ltd 43814 Ansari Road Daryaganj NewDelhishy110002 Rs 795
R Devarajan
Fourteen years ago at the watershed of the two centuries the world witnessed the ushering in of a new era a new environment which was afar cry from what had been experienced earlier Although by then people had become alive to the imperative and inevitability of change theprocess of actual and physical changeover was not easy and simple
Moving from the known to the unknown was a different ball game altogether Looking at the reality behind the rhetoric and in order to derivethe optimum advantage it was essential to embrace and espouse the evolving norms wholly and willingly
Innovation is a critical component in improving individual and institutional performance Real innovation is not easy to come by More oftenestablishments tweak compensation systems tinker with organisational structures or make marginal improvements in some functionsInnovation is more radical and transformational than an improvement Innovation is contentshyoriented whereas improvement is processshyoriented
It is not possible to countenance a high and increasing standard of living merely by longshyinshytheshytooth tools of development Every now andthen organisations confront situations that warrant radical changes which call for outshyofshytheshybox thinking It is only through innovation thatwe can bring about such avantshygarde transformation
Inspiration for innovation usually stems from a combination of three factors an urgent and nagging necessity to bring about a change howpeople perceive and pursue that change to the ultimate and a congenial environment to accomplish that change
Innovation is always driven by selfshyinduced passion pressure of compelling circumstances and undying perseverance for achievement Theassiduous application of technological improvement in transport and communication worldwide has created an unprecedented growth inglobal connectivity and transmission of information Globalisation itself is a product of innovation
Current and contemporary economies are more influenced by ideas and concepts than they are governed by capital and labour Empiricalevidence across nations suggests the existence of a definite link between technological innovation and inclusive economic growth Inclusiveeconomic growth implies that the advantages of development are equitably distributed to all sections of the society It ensures that theeconomic gains generated by growth are not monopolised only by the high and mighty but the marginalised sections in the society also derivethe benefits
Innovation reformulates conventional economic theory in such a way that knowledge technology entrepreneurship and innovation arepositioned at the centre of this emerging model As the developed countries have already achieved inclusive economic growth byimplementing the above model the still developing countries have the advantage of being the beneficiary of diffusion mdash a process of adoptionand absorption It is a kind of ldquofree riderdquo for the developing countries who have no need to reinvent the wheel Innovations in India havesubstantially contributed to income and employment generation in the country The corporate sector as well as the National Laboratoriesfunctioning under the aegis of the CSIR has been operating under severe resource constraints This has however not hampered thedevelopment of costshyeffective products and new technologies
During the preshyliberalisation period in India mdash from 1950s to 1990s mdash the main thrust of economic development was on alleviating poverty
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and crating a better standard of living This development agenda was carried out in four stages It commenced with land reforms thatabolished skewed land ownership and brought in the philosophy of lsquoLand for the Tillerrsquo Then a series of public sector undertakings werestarted in the semishyurban areas besides providing encouragement and support to the small scale industries
The third phase introduced a public distribution system to provide essential commodities to the people Simultaneously primary health carewas also brought in as a common community service The fourth and final stage saw the implementation of a deliberate and purposivereservation policy in respect of education and employment opportunities to the deprived and the downtrodden
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in our country for building frontshyrunners in international trade and commerce It is thesure thing for progress and prosperity Innovation has also bred and brought about an abiding collaboration between the academic portal andthe factory shop floor Indeed this avenue has become a much sought after space where the future is invented
There is a strong correlation between language and innovation The way leaders make use of language to encapsulate an idea among theirpeople determines its success rate mdash whether it will be a flash in the pan or an enduring phenomenon
The fear of failure often forbids people from attempting innovation Nothing ventured nothing gained People must be counselled thatfailures are stepping stones for success
Willyshynilly there is always an element of ldquoluckrdquo and chance in innovation But aggressively positive persons create their own ldquoluckrdquo whichfollows exemplary planning preparation perseverance Louis Pasteur famously wrote ldquoFortune favours the prepared mindrdquo
This book is a compendium of 12 wellshyresearched articles some authored by individual writers and some by teams of two While all thesearticles deal with different themes in effect they address a common cause viz how ldquoInnovation in India [is] combining economic growth andinclusive developmentrdquo
The editor of the volume Shyama V Ramani has coshyauthored three pieces besides writing the prologue and the concluding remarks Theremaining eight chapters describe the impact of innovation on different sectors of the national economy such as universityshyindustrycollaboration seed and biotech industry software technology pharmaceutical industry Nanoscience and technology energypowergeneration indigenous medical systems and innovation in lowshycost toilets in rural India
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in India for building frontshyrunners in international trade andcommerce
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NGOs plan one million toilets in India Express News Service First Published 02 Nov 2009 030100 AM IST
CHENNAI Aiming at building one million toilets in India some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have jointly launched a programme FINISH (Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation and Health)
To start a dialogue on this process the NGOs led by FIN (Friends-in-Need) organised a capacity building workshop on Sunday for all stakeholders like architects NGOs researches and corporates
According to the available data 26 billion people in the world do not have access to toilets and about 42000 people die every week after drinking water polluted by faecal matter and in India two out of three people do not have access to a toilet At the same time 40 to 60 per cent of existing toilets are not being used
V Ganapathy adivsor FIN said ldquo60 per cent of the Indian homes do not have toilets UNICEF study points out more children die due to diarrhoea than from malaria measles and AIDS Seepage from septic tanks open defecation etc cause drinking water pollution which causes diarrhoea This brings us to focus why it is important to have a toiletrdquo
The plans are to arrive at solutions on the lack of sanitation coverage and to focus on effective usage of available toilets
The strategy is to build one million toilets largely by mobilising funds from the end-users themselves instead of providing sanitation as a ldquocharity commodityrdquo free of charge he said
The government so far has given only subsidies or incentives for constructing toilets This FINISH initiative plans to bring SNS-REAAL a Netherlands-based financial institution to micro-finance this project
Shyama Ramani director of FIN said ldquo So far we donrsquot have a technology for less water or water-free toilets we call upon the research community to come up with newer cost-effective environment-friendly modelsrdquo
The NGOs plan to build these one million toilets in three years in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Comments
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenplease extend your program in north-karnataka india I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN Regards AWWA ngo North karnatka indian Email awwa2kgmailcom
By f khan 1122009 114900 PM
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenThere is a workable solution to this I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN
By Anthony Gonsalves 1122009 82800 PM
I appreciate the NGOs initiative and wish them sucess These basic amenities should you be provided by the Central and State Governments but they lack funds since all such funds
have been wasted on erecting statues or building arches or are simply swindled by civil servants and politicians As much as this initiative is welcome I would like to know their plans to maintain these toilets since our countrys record in maintaining any facility - public or private - is very abysmal
By Bharath 1122009 105900 AM
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo
Staff Reporter
mdash Photo SSKumar
Promoting hygiene Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India) addressing a workshop on sanitation in Chennai on
Sunday
CHENNAI Institutes of technology have to come up with low-cost technology for toilets which use less water in order to achieve effective sanitation coverage and reduce environmental contamination said Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India)
Speaking at the first lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo workshop organised at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) here on Sunday she said the financial technological and social challenges faced by the lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo had to be tackled by the collective effort of international organisations firms researchers non-governmental organisations and citizens ldquoWe also want more volunteers to work with usrdquo she said
lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo has a goal of building one million toilets largely mobilising funds from the end users in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
The programme works towards financial inclusion to improve sanitation and health in various parts of the country Dr Ramani said
Two-thirds of the people in the country do not have access to a toilet and more than 40 per cent of the existing toilets are not being used said S Janakarajan professor of MIDS There is lack of sanitation coverage and 42000 people die every week owing to drinking water polluted with faecal matter he said
NGOs such as BISWA in Orissa IIRD in Rajasthan ESAF in Maharashtra SAMBHAV in Madhya Pradesh and BHARATHI in Tamil Nadu and WASTE a Dutch NGO are joining hands with insurance organisations like TATA-AIG and
For effective sanitation coverage expert
News Update
Stories in this Section Business contest held MedIndia launches pre-screening cancer clinic For some they are a reassuring sight Features on website Appeal to partymen Results on website Date extended ldquoRegularise TASMAC workersrdquo Migration of web-based services to IPv6 on First monthly grievance redressal day conducted at University of Madras Corporation dental clinics from this month Crucial link lost Festival to celebrate spirit of womanhood Free spoken English training Bridge near Tidel Park collapses Fishermen held Teenager on motorcycle knocks down girl Found dead Focus on heritage building conservation city pulse TNEB bill payment The vanishing of old houses Procedures to protect antiques ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo Chain snatched RPF constable injured Fire accidents Dies of burns Awareness campaign to curb crossing of rail tracks Amendment to registration procedure sought SIPCOT sets up Fodder Development Committee HCL BIM sign memorandum for new elective as part of MBA Grant for mentally ill children
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financial institutions like SNS-REAAL NHB and NABARD to mobilise funds from end-users to build the sanitation systems
People in rural areas of Tamil Nadu are reluctant to spend money for building a toilet They want it free said S Paranjothi field officer Friend in Need Trust
There is a need for more awareness of sanitation in the State said Jordan Trombetta a volunteer
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo
Staff Reporter
NAGAPATTINAM Voluntary organisations should play a crucial role in moulding mindsets towards sanitation and solid waste management said Collector C Munianathan at the Triple Ecosan Toilet festival at Kameshwaram village in Nagapattinam
According to him over 60 per cent of the houses in coastal areas practise open defecation causing environmental contamination He lauded the efforts of FIN Trust a France-based NGO working in Kameshwaram for organising a toilet beauty contest to highlight the importance of toilets ensuring a healthy and hygienic living
Ecosan technology as a toilet model prevented pollution conserved water and converted urine and human waste as an ideal farming manure
The Collector also opened the compost chamber in an ecosan toilet in the tsunami fisherman colony in Kameshwaram G Kanakasundaram Panchayat President said that Kameshwaram had the highest number of 350 ecosan toilets
Shyama Ramani Director FIN Trust said that 77 families participated in the toilet beauty contest Eighteen masons of nearby Achakarai village who had constructed ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their houses were given Rs10000 each for the construction of ecosan toilets in their homes The best among the toilets were given prizes
A scientific study under the auspices of the United Nations University to create a database to find out the impact of Ecosan toilet on health and hygiene and environment will be undertaken by FIN Trust said V Ganapathyadvisor FIN Trust
R Subramanian Panchayat Union Councillor A Thanikachalam- Lead Bank Manager Indian Overseas Bank and Shanthi Mathikumar- Vice President Kameshwaram Panchayat spoke SParanjothi proposed a vote of thanks N Dandayudhapani won the masonrsquos contest and Anjammal and Nagavalli won the toilet beauty contest a release said
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
Linkswwwfriend-in-needorg
Shyama Ramanishyama_ramaniyahoocomFriend-in-Need (FIN) Trust India
Promoting the use of sanitation facilities in India
A beauty contest for toilets
Providing sufficient toilet access is key to meeting health and sanitation targets But it is difficult to ensure the proper use and maintenance of facilities
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
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Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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PRESS CLIPPINGS
(From latest to oldest)
1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
++Press targeting academics
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
News Update
Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Friday December 5 2008
Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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PURA would be realised in a big way with objectives of equipping different sections of the rural society with information technology tools
The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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Rolle von Technologie und Innovation in EntwicklungsprozessenSie ist verheiratet und hat zwei erwachsene Kinder Letzte Wochewar sie im Rahmen des vom Verkehrsministeriums finanziertenForschungsschwerpunktes Wissenschafts- undTechnologieauszligenpolitik am Oumlsterreichischen Institut fuumlrInternationale Politik in Wien
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Published July 29 2014 0000 IST | Updated July 29 2014 0540 IST July 29 2014
Innovating for economic growthR Devarajan
INNOVATION IN INDIA Edited by Shyam V Ramani Cambridge University Press India Pvt Ltd 43814 Ansari Road Daryaganj NewDelhishy110002 Rs 795
R Devarajan
Fourteen years ago at the watershed of the two centuries the world witnessed the ushering in of a new era a new environment which was afar cry from what had been experienced earlier Although by then people had become alive to the imperative and inevitability of change theprocess of actual and physical changeover was not easy and simple
Moving from the known to the unknown was a different ball game altogether Looking at the reality behind the rhetoric and in order to derivethe optimum advantage it was essential to embrace and espouse the evolving norms wholly and willingly
Innovation is a critical component in improving individual and institutional performance Real innovation is not easy to come by More oftenestablishments tweak compensation systems tinker with organisational structures or make marginal improvements in some functionsInnovation is more radical and transformational than an improvement Innovation is contentshyoriented whereas improvement is processshyoriented
It is not possible to countenance a high and increasing standard of living merely by longshyinshytheshytooth tools of development Every now andthen organisations confront situations that warrant radical changes which call for outshyofshytheshybox thinking It is only through innovation thatwe can bring about such avantshygarde transformation
Inspiration for innovation usually stems from a combination of three factors an urgent and nagging necessity to bring about a change howpeople perceive and pursue that change to the ultimate and a congenial environment to accomplish that change
Innovation is always driven by selfshyinduced passion pressure of compelling circumstances and undying perseverance for achievement Theassiduous application of technological improvement in transport and communication worldwide has created an unprecedented growth inglobal connectivity and transmission of information Globalisation itself is a product of innovation
Current and contemporary economies are more influenced by ideas and concepts than they are governed by capital and labour Empiricalevidence across nations suggests the existence of a definite link between technological innovation and inclusive economic growth Inclusiveeconomic growth implies that the advantages of development are equitably distributed to all sections of the society It ensures that theeconomic gains generated by growth are not monopolised only by the high and mighty but the marginalised sections in the society also derivethe benefits
Innovation reformulates conventional economic theory in such a way that knowledge technology entrepreneurship and innovation arepositioned at the centre of this emerging model As the developed countries have already achieved inclusive economic growth byimplementing the above model the still developing countries have the advantage of being the beneficiary of diffusion mdash a process of adoptionand absorption It is a kind of ldquofree riderdquo for the developing countries who have no need to reinvent the wheel Innovations in India havesubstantially contributed to income and employment generation in the country The corporate sector as well as the National Laboratoriesfunctioning under the aegis of the CSIR has been operating under severe resource constraints This has however not hampered thedevelopment of costshyeffective products and new technologies
During the preshyliberalisation period in India mdash from 1950s to 1990s mdash the main thrust of economic development was on alleviating poverty
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and crating a better standard of living This development agenda was carried out in four stages It commenced with land reforms thatabolished skewed land ownership and brought in the philosophy of lsquoLand for the Tillerrsquo Then a series of public sector undertakings werestarted in the semishyurban areas besides providing encouragement and support to the small scale industries
The third phase introduced a public distribution system to provide essential commodities to the people Simultaneously primary health carewas also brought in as a common community service The fourth and final stage saw the implementation of a deliberate and purposivereservation policy in respect of education and employment opportunities to the deprived and the downtrodden
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in our country for building frontshyrunners in international trade and commerce It is thesure thing for progress and prosperity Innovation has also bred and brought about an abiding collaboration between the academic portal andthe factory shop floor Indeed this avenue has become a much sought after space where the future is invented
There is a strong correlation between language and innovation The way leaders make use of language to encapsulate an idea among theirpeople determines its success rate mdash whether it will be a flash in the pan or an enduring phenomenon
The fear of failure often forbids people from attempting innovation Nothing ventured nothing gained People must be counselled thatfailures are stepping stones for success
Willyshynilly there is always an element of ldquoluckrdquo and chance in innovation But aggressively positive persons create their own ldquoluckrdquo whichfollows exemplary planning preparation perseverance Louis Pasteur famously wrote ldquoFortune favours the prepared mindrdquo
This book is a compendium of 12 wellshyresearched articles some authored by individual writers and some by teams of two While all thesearticles deal with different themes in effect they address a common cause viz how ldquoInnovation in India [is] combining economic growth andinclusive developmentrdquo
The editor of the volume Shyama V Ramani has coshyauthored three pieces besides writing the prologue and the concluding remarks Theremaining eight chapters describe the impact of innovation on different sectors of the national economy such as universityshyindustrycollaboration seed and biotech industry software technology pharmaceutical industry Nanoscience and technology energypowergeneration indigenous medical systems and innovation in lowshycost toilets in rural India
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in India for building frontshyrunners in international trade andcommerce
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NGOs plan one million toilets in India Express News Service First Published 02 Nov 2009 030100 AM IST
CHENNAI Aiming at building one million toilets in India some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have jointly launched a programme FINISH (Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation and Health)
To start a dialogue on this process the NGOs led by FIN (Friends-in-Need) organised a capacity building workshop on Sunday for all stakeholders like architects NGOs researches and corporates
According to the available data 26 billion people in the world do not have access to toilets and about 42000 people die every week after drinking water polluted by faecal matter and in India two out of three people do not have access to a toilet At the same time 40 to 60 per cent of existing toilets are not being used
V Ganapathy adivsor FIN said ldquo60 per cent of the Indian homes do not have toilets UNICEF study points out more children die due to diarrhoea than from malaria measles and AIDS Seepage from septic tanks open defecation etc cause drinking water pollution which causes diarrhoea This brings us to focus why it is important to have a toiletrdquo
The plans are to arrive at solutions on the lack of sanitation coverage and to focus on effective usage of available toilets
The strategy is to build one million toilets largely by mobilising funds from the end-users themselves instead of providing sanitation as a ldquocharity commodityrdquo free of charge he said
The government so far has given only subsidies or incentives for constructing toilets This FINISH initiative plans to bring SNS-REAAL a Netherlands-based financial institution to micro-finance this project
Shyama Ramani director of FIN said ldquo So far we donrsquot have a technology for less water or water-free toilets we call upon the research community to come up with newer cost-effective environment-friendly modelsrdquo
The NGOs plan to build these one million toilets in three years in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Comments
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenplease extend your program in north-karnataka india I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN Regards AWWA ngo North karnatka indian Email awwa2kgmailcom
By f khan 1122009 114900 PM
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenThere is a workable solution to this I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN
By Anthony Gonsalves 1122009 82800 PM
I appreciate the NGOs initiative and wish them sucess These basic amenities should you be provided by the Central and State Governments but they lack funds since all such funds
have been wasted on erecting statues or building arches or are simply swindled by civil servants and politicians As much as this initiative is welcome I would like to know their plans to maintain these toilets since our countrys record in maintaining any facility - public or private - is very abysmal
By Bharath 1122009 105900 AM
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo
Staff Reporter
mdash Photo SSKumar
Promoting hygiene Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India) addressing a workshop on sanitation in Chennai on
Sunday
CHENNAI Institutes of technology have to come up with low-cost technology for toilets which use less water in order to achieve effective sanitation coverage and reduce environmental contamination said Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India)
Speaking at the first lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo workshop organised at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) here on Sunday she said the financial technological and social challenges faced by the lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo had to be tackled by the collective effort of international organisations firms researchers non-governmental organisations and citizens ldquoWe also want more volunteers to work with usrdquo she said
lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo has a goal of building one million toilets largely mobilising funds from the end users in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
The programme works towards financial inclusion to improve sanitation and health in various parts of the country Dr Ramani said
Two-thirds of the people in the country do not have access to a toilet and more than 40 per cent of the existing toilets are not being used said S Janakarajan professor of MIDS There is lack of sanitation coverage and 42000 people die every week owing to drinking water polluted with faecal matter he said
NGOs such as BISWA in Orissa IIRD in Rajasthan ESAF in Maharashtra SAMBHAV in Madhya Pradesh and BHARATHI in Tamil Nadu and WASTE a Dutch NGO are joining hands with insurance organisations like TATA-AIG and
For effective sanitation coverage expert
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Stories in this Section Business contest held MedIndia launches pre-screening cancer clinic For some they are a reassuring sight Features on website Appeal to partymen Results on website Date extended ldquoRegularise TASMAC workersrdquo Migration of web-based services to IPv6 on First monthly grievance redressal day conducted at University of Madras Corporation dental clinics from this month Crucial link lost Festival to celebrate spirit of womanhood Free spoken English training Bridge near Tidel Park collapses Fishermen held Teenager on motorcycle knocks down girl Found dead Focus on heritage building conservation city pulse TNEB bill payment The vanishing of old houses Procedures to protect antiques ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo Chain snatched RPF constable injured Fire accidents Dies of burns Awareness campaign to curb crossing of rail tracks Amendment to registration procedure sought SIPCOT sets up Fodder Development Committee HCL BIM sign memorandum for new elective as part of MBA Grant for mentally ill children
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financial institutions like SNS-REAAL NHB and NABARD to mobilise funds from end-users to build the sanitation systems
People in rural areas of Tamil Nadu are reluctant to spend money for building a toilet They want it free said S Paranjothi field officer Friend in Need Trust
There is a need for more awareness of sanitation in the State said Jordan Trombetta a volunteer
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo
Staff Reporter
NAGAPATTINAM Voluntary organisations should play a crucial role in moulding mindsets towards sanitation and solid waste management said Collector C Munianathan at the Triple Ecosan Toilet festival at Kameshwaram village in Nagapattinam
According to him over 60 per cent of the houses in coastal areas practise open defecation causing environmental contamination He lauded the efforts of FIN Trust a France-based NGO working in Kameshwaram for organising a toilet beauty contest to highlight the importance of toilets ensuring a healthy and hygienic living
Ecosan technology as a toilet model prevented pollution conserved water and converted urine and human waste as an ideal farming manure
The Collector also opened the compost chamber in an ecosan toilet in the tsunami fisherman colony in Kameshwaram G Kanakasundaram Panchayat President said that Kameshwaram had the highest number of 350 ecosan toilets
Shyama Ramani Director FIN Trust said that 77 families participated in the toilet beauty contest Eighteen masons of nearby Achakarai village who had constructed ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their houses were given Rs10000 each for the construction of ecosan toilets in their homes The best among the toilets were given prizes
A scientific study under the auspices of the United Nations University to create a database to find out the impact of Ecosan toilet on health and hygiene and environment will be undertaken by FIN Trust said V Ganapathyadvisor FIN Trust
R Subramanian Panchayat Union Councillor A Thanikachalam- Lead Bank Manager Indian Overseas Bank and Shanthi Mathikumar- Vice President Kameshwaram Panchayat spoke SParanjothi proposed a vote of thanks N Dandayudhapani won the masonrsquos contest and Anjammal and Nagavalli won the toilet beauty contest a release said
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
Linkswwwfriend-in-needorg
Shyama Ramanishyama_ramaniyahoocomFriend-in-Need (FIN) Trust India
Promoting the use of sanitation facilities in India
A beauty contest for toilets
Providing sufficient toilet access is key to meeting health and sanitation targets But it is difficult to ensure the proper use and maintenance of facilities
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ani
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
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Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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PRESS CLIPPINGS
(From latest to oldest)
1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
++Press targeting academics
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
News Update
Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Friday December 5 2008
Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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Fourteen years ago at the watershed of the two centuries the world witnessed the ushering in of a new era a new environment which was afar cry from what had been experienced earlier Although by then people had become alive to the imperative and inevitability of change theprocess of actual and physical changeover was not easy and simple
Moving from the known to the unknown was a different ball game altogether Looking at the reality behind the rhetoric and in order to derivethe optimum advantage it was essential to embrace and espouse the evolving norms wholly and willingly
Innovation is a critical component in improving individual and institutional performance Real innovation is not easy to come by More oftenestablishments tweak compensation systems tinker with organisational structures or make marginal improvements in some functionsInnovation is more radical and transformational than an improvement Innovation is contentshyoriented whereas improvement is processshyoriented
It is not possible to countenance a high and increasing standard of living merely by longshyinshytheshytooth tools of development Every now andthen organisations confront situations that warrant radical changes which call for outshyofshytheshybox thinking It is only through innovation thatwe can bring about such avantshygarde transformation
Inspiration for innovation usually stems from a combination of three factors an urgent and nagging necessity to bring about a change howpeople perceive and pursue that change to the ultimate and a congenial environment to accomplish that change
Innovation is always driven by selfshyinduced passion pressure of compelling circumstances and undying perseverance for achievement Theassiduous application of technological improvement in transport and communication worldwide has created an unprecedented growth inglobal connectivity and transmission of information Globalisation itself is a product of innovation
Current and contemporary economies are more influenced by ideas and concepts than they are governed by capital and labour Empiricalevidence across nations suggests the existence of a definite link between technological innovation and inclusive economic growth Inclusiveeconomic growth implies that the advantages of development are equitably distributed to all sections of the society It ensures that theeconomic gains generated by growth are not monopolised only by the high and mighty but the marginalised sections in the society also derivethe benefits
Innovation reformulates conventional economic theory in such a way that knowledge technology entrepreneurship and innovation arepositioned at the centre of this emerging model As the developed countries have already achieved inclusive economic growth byimplementing the above model the still developing countries have the advantage of being the beneficiary of diffusion mdash a process of adoptionand absorption It is a kind of ldquofree riderdquo for the developing countries who have no need to reinvent the wheel Innovations in India havesubstantially contributed to income and employment generation in the country The corporate sector as well as the National Laboratoriesfunctioning under the aegis of the CSIR has been operating under severe resource constraints This has however not hampered thedevelopment of costshyeffective products and new technologies
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and crating a better standard of living This development agenda was carried out in four stages It commenced with land reforms thatabolished skewed land ownership and brought in the philosophy of lsquoLand for the Tillerrsquo Then a series of public sector undertakings werestarted in the semishyurban areas besides providing encouragement and support to the small scale industries
The third phase introduced a public distribution system to provide essential commodities to the people Simultaneously primary health carewas also brought in as a common community service The fourth and final stage saw the implementation of a deliberate and purposivereservation policy in respect of education and employment opportunities to the deprived and the downtrodden
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in our country for building frontshyrunners in international trade and commerce It is thesure thing for progress and prosperity Innovation has also bred and brought about an abiding collaboration between the academic portal andthe factory shop floor Indeed this avenue has become a much sought after space where the future is invented
There is a strong correlation between language and innovation The way leaders make use of language to encapsulate an idea among theirpeople determines its success rate mdash whether it will be a flash in the pan or an enduring phenomenon
The fear of failure often forbids people from attempting innovation Nothing ventured nothing gained People must be counselled thatfailures are stepping stones for success
Willyshynilly there is always an element of ldquoluckrdquo and chance in innovation But aggressively positive persons create their own ldquoluckrdquo whichfollows exemplary planning preparation perseverance Louis Pasteur famously wrote ldquoFortune favours the prepared mindrdquo
This book is a compendium of 12 wellshyresearched articles some authored by individual writers and some by teams of two While all thesearticles deal with different themes in effect they address a common cause viz how ldquoInnovation in India [is] combining economic growth andinclusive developmentrdquo
The editor of the volume Shyama V Ramani has coshyauthored three pieces besides writing the prologue and the concluding remarks Theremaining eight chapters describe the impact of innovation on different sectors of the national economy such as universityshyindustrycollaboration seed and biotech industry software technology pharmaceutical industry Nanoscience and technology energypowergeneration indigenous medical systems and innovation in lowshycost toilets in rural India
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in India for building frontshyrunners in international trade andcommerce
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NGOs plan one million toilets in India Express News Service First Published 02 Nov 2009 030100 AM IST
CHENNAI Aiming at building one million toilets in India some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have jointly launched a programme FINISH (Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation and Health)
To start a dialogue on this process the NGOs led by FIN (Friends-in-Need) organised a capacity building workshop on Sunday for all stakeholders like architects NGOs researches and corporates
According to the available data 26 billion people in the world do not have access to toilets and about 42000 people die every week after drinking water polluted by faecal matter and in India two out of three people do not have access to a toilet At the same time 40 to 60 per cent of existing toilets are not being used
V Ganapathy adivsor FIN said ldquo60 per cent of the Indian homes do not have toilets UNICEF study points out more children die due to diarrhoea than from malaria measles and AIDS Seepage from septic tanks open defecation etc cause drinking water pollution which causes diarrhoea This brings us to focus why it is important to have a toiletrdquo
The plans are to arrive at solutions on the lack of sanitation coverage and to focus on effective usage of available toilets
The strategy is to build one million toilets largely by mobilising funds from the end-users themselves instead of providing sanitation as a ldquocharity commodityrdquo free of charge he said
The government so far has given only subsidies or incentives for constructing toilets This FINISH initiative plans to bring SNS-REAAL a Netherlands-based financial institution to micro-finance this project
Shyama Ramani director of FIN said ldquo So far we donrsquot have a technology for less water or water-free toilets we call upon the research community to come up with newer cost-effective environment-friendly modelsrdquo
The NGOs plan to build these one million toilets in three years in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Comments
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenplease extend your program in north-karnataka india I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN Regards AWWA ngo North karnatka indian Email awwa2kgmailcom
By f khan 1122009 114900 PM
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenThere is a workable solution to this I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN
By Anthony Gonsalves 1122009 82800 PM
I appreciate the NGOs initiative and wish them sucess These basic amenities should you be provided by the Central and State Governments but they lack funds since all such funds
have been wasted on erecting statues or building arches or are simply swindled by civil servants and politicians As much as this initiative is welcome I would like to know their plans to maintain these toilets since our countrys record in maintaining any facility - public or private - is very abysmal
By Bharath 1122009 105900 AM
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo
Staff Reporter
mdash Photo SSKumar
Promoting hygiene Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India) addressing a workshop on sanitation in Chennai on
Sunday
CHENNAI Institutes of technology have to come up with low-cost technology for toilets which use less water in order to achieve effective sanitation coverage and reduce environmental contamination said Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India)
Speaking at the first lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo workshop organised at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) here on Sunday she said the financial technological and social challenges faced by the lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo had to be tackled by the collective effort of international organisations firms researchers non-governmental organisations and citizens ldquoWe also want more volunteers to work with usrdquo she said
lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo has a goal of building one million toilets largely mobilising funds from the end users in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
The programme works towards financial inclusion to improve sanitation and health in various parts of the country Dr Ramani said
Two-thirds of the people in the country do not have access to a toilet and more than 40 per cent of the existing toilets are not being used said S Janakarajan professor of MIDS There is lack of sanitation coverage and 42000 people die every week owing to drinking water polluted with faecal matter he said
NGOs such as BISWA in Orissa IIRD in Rajasthan ESAF in Maharashtra SAMBHAV in Madhya Pradesh and BHARATHI in Tamil Nadu and WASTE a Dutch NGO are joining hands with insurance organisations like TATA-AIG and
For effective sanitation coverage expert
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Stories in this Section Business contest held MedIndia launches pre-screening cancer clinic For some they are a reassuring sight Features on website Appeal to partymen Results on website Date extended ldquoRegularise TASMAC workersrdquo Migration of web-based services to IPv6 on First monthly grievance redressal day conducted at University of Madras Corporation dental clinics from this month Crucial link lost Festival to celebrate spirit of womanhood Free spoken English training Bridge near Tidel Park collapses Fishermen held Teenager on motorcycle knocks down girl Found dead Focus on heritage building conservation city pulse TNEB bill payment The vanishing of old houses Procedures to protect antiques ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo Chain snatched RPF constable injured Fire accidents Dies of burns Awareness campaign to curb crossing of rail tracks Amendment to registration procedure sought SIPCOT sets up Fodder Development Committee HCL BIM sign memorandum for new elective as part of MBA Grant for mentally ill children
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financial institutions like SNS-REAAL NHB and NABARD to mobilise funds from end-users to build the sanitation systems
People in rural areas of Tamil Nadu are reluctant to spend money for building a toilet They want it free said S Paranjothi field officer Friend in Need Trust
There is a need for more awareness of sanitation in the State said Jordan Trombetta a volunteer
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo
Staff Reporter
NAGAPATTINAM Voluntary organisations should play a crucial role in moulding mindsets towards sanitation and solid waste management said Collector C Munianathan at the Triple Ecosan Toilet festival at Kameshwaram village in Nagapattinam
According to him over 60 per cent of the houses in coastal areas practise open defecation causing environmental contamination He lauded the efforts of FIN Trust a France-based NGO working in Kameshwaram for organising a toilet beauty contest to highlight the importance of toilets ensuring a healthy and hygienic living
Ecosan technology as a toilet model prevented pollution conserved water and converted urine and human waste as an ideal farming manure
The Collector also opened the compost chamber in an ecosan toilet in the tsunami fisherman colony in Kameshwaram G Kanakasundaram Panchayat President said that Kameshwaram had the highest number of 350 ecosan toilets
Shyama Ramani Director FIN Trust said that 77 families participated in the toilet beauty contest Eighteen masons of nearby Achakarai village who had constructed ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their houses were given Rs10000 each for the construction of ecosan toilets in their homes The best among the toilets were given prizes
A scientific study under the auspices of the United Nations University to create a database to find out the impact of Ecosan toilet on health and hygiene and environment will be undertaken by FIN Trust said V Ganapathyadvisor FIN Trust
R Subramanian Panchayat Union Councillor A Thanikachalam- Lead Bank Manager Indian Overseas Bank and Shanthi Mathikumar- Vice President Kameshwaram Panchayat spoke SParanjothi proposed a vote of thanks N Dandayudhapani won the masonrsquos contest and Anjammal and Nagavalli won the toilet beauty contest a release said
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
Linkswwwfriend-in-needorg
Shyama Ramanishyama_ramaniyahoocomFriend-in-Need (FIN) Trust India
Promoting the use of sanitation facilities in India
A beauty contest for toilets
Providing sufficient toilet access is key to meeting health and sanitation targets But it is difficult to ensure the proper use and maintenance of facilities
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ani
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
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Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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PRESS CLIPPINGS
(From latest to oldest)
1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
++Press targeting academics
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
News Update
Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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Innovating for economic growthR Devarajan
INNOVATION IN INDIA Edited by Shyam V Ramani Cambridge University Press India Pvt Ltd 43814 Ansari Road Daryaganj NewDelhishy110002 Rs 795
R Devarajan
Fourteen years ago at the watershed of the two centuries the world witnessed the ushering in of a new era a new environment which was afar cry from what had been experienced earlier Although by then people had become alive to the imperative and inevitability of change theprocess of actual and physical changeover was not easy and simple
Moving from the known to the unknown was a different ball game altogether Looking at the reality behind the rhetoric and in order to derivethe optimum advantage it was essential to embrace and espouse the evolving norms wholly and willingly
Innovation is a critical component in improving individual and institutional performance Real innovation is not easy to come by More oftenestablishments tweak compensation systems tinker with organisational structures or make marginal improvements in some functionsInnovation is more radical and transformational than an improvement Innovation is contentshyoriented whereas improvement is processshyoriented
It is not possible to countenance a high and increasing standard of living merely by longshyinshytheshytooth tools of development Every now andthen organisations confront situations that warrant radical changes which call for outshyofshytheshybox thinking It is only through innovation thatwe can bring about such avantshygarde transformation
Inspiration for innovation usually stems from a combination of three factors an urgent and nagging necessity to bring about a change howpeople perceive and pursue that change to the ultimate and a congenial environment to accomplish that change
Innovation is always driven by selfshyinduced passion pressure of compelling circumstances and undying perseverance for achievement Theassiduous application of technological improvement in transport and communication worldwide has created an unprecedented growth inglobal connectivity and transmission of information Globalisation itself is a product of innovation
Current and contemporary economies are more influenced by ideas and concepts than they are governed by capital and labour Empiricalevidence across nations suggests the existence of a definite link between technological innovation and inclusive economic growth Inclusiveeconomic growth implies that the advantages of development are equitably distributed to all sections of the society It ensures that theeconomic gains generated by growth are not monopolised only by the high and mighty but the marginalised sections in the society also derivethe benefits
Innovation reformulates conventional economic theory in such a way that knowledge technology entrepreneurship and innovation arepositioned at the centre of this emerging model As the developed countries have already achieved inclusive economic growth byimplementing the above model the still developing countries have the advantage of being the beneficiary of diffusion mdash a process of adoptionand absorption It is a kind of ldquofree riderdquo for the developing countries who have no need to reinvent the wheel Innovations in India havesubstantially contributed to income and employment generation in the country The corporate sector as well as the National Laboratoriesfunctioning under the aegis of the CSIR has been operating under severe resource constraints This has however not hampered thedevelopment of costshyeffective products and new technologies
During the preshyliberalisation period in India mdash from 1950s to 1990s mdash the main thrust of economic development was on alleviating poverty
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and crating a better standard of living This development agenda was carried out in four stages It commenced with land reforms thatabolished skewed land ownership and brought in the philosophy of lsquoLand for the Tillerrsquo Then a series of public sector undertakings werestarted in the semishyurban areas besides providing encouragement and support to the small scale industries
The third phase introduced a public distribution system to provide essential commodities to the people Simultaneously primary health carewas also brought in as a common community service The fourth and final stage saw the implementation of a deliberate and purposivereservation policy in respect of education and employment opportunities to the deprived and the downtrodden
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in our country for building frontshyrunners in international trade and commerce It is thesure thing for progress and prosperity Innovation has also bred and brought about an abiding collaboration between the academic portal andthe factory shop floor Indeed this avenue has become a much sought after space where the future is invented
There is a strong correlation between language and innovation The way leaders make use of language to encapsulate an idea among theirpeople determines its success rate mdash whether it will be a flash in the pan or an enduring phenomenon
The fear of failure often forbids people from attempting innovation Nothing ventured nothing gained People must be counselled thatfailures are stepping stones for success
Willyshynilly there is always an element of ldquoluckrdquo and chance in innovation But aggressively positive persons create their own ldquoluckrdquo whichfollows exemplary planning preparation perseverance Louis Pasteur famously wrote ldquoFortune favours the prepared mindrdquo
This book is a compendium of 12 wellshyresearched articles some authored by individual writers and some by teams of two While all thesearticles deal with different themes in effect they address a common cause viz how ldquoInnovation in India [is] combining economic growth andinclusive developmentrdquo
The editor of the volume Shyama V Ramani has coshyauthored three pieces besides writing the prologue and the concluding remarks Theremaining eight chapters describe the impact of innovation on different sectors of the national economy such as universityshyindustrycollaboration seed and biotech industry software technology pharmaceutical industry Nanoscience and technology energypowergeneration indigenous medical systems and innovation in lowshycost toilets in rural India
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in India for building frontshyrunners in international trade andcommerce
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ARTICLE IN lsquoTHE NEW INDIAN EXPRESSrsquo
NGOs plan one million toilets in India Express News Service First Published 02 Nov 2009 030100 AM IST
CHENNAI Aiming at building one million toilets in India some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have jointly launched a programme FINISH (Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation and Health)
To start a dialogue on this process the NGOs led by FIN (Friends-in-Need) organised a capacity building workshop on Sunday for all stakeholders like architects NGOs researches and corporates
According to the available data 26 billion people in the world do not have access to toilets and about 42000 people die every week after drinking water polluted by faecal matter and in India two out of three people do not have access to a toilet At the same time 40 to 60 per cent of existing toilets are not being used
V Ganapathy adivsor FIN said ldquo60 per cent of the Indian homes do not have toilets UNICEF study points out more children die due to diarrhoea than from malaria measles and AIDS Seepage from septic tanks open defecation etc cause drinking water pollution which causes diarrhoea This brings us to focus why it is important to have a toiletrdquo
The plans are to arrive at solutions on the lack of sanitation coverage and to focus on effective usage of available toilets
The strategy is to build one million toilets largely by mobilising funds from the end-users themselves instead of providing sanitation as a ldquocharity commodityrdquo free of charge he said
The government so far has given only subsidies or incentives for constructing toilets This FINISH initiative plans to bring SNS-REAAL a Netherlands-based financial institution to micro-finance this project
Shyama Ramani director of FIN said ldquo So far we donrsquot have a technology for less water or water-free toilets we call upon the research community to come up with newer cost-effective environment-friendly modelsrdquo
The NGOs plan to build these one million toilets in three years in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Comments
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenplease extend your program in north-karnataka india I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN Regards AWWA ngo North karnatka indian Email awwa2kgmailcom
By f khan 1122009 114900 PM
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenThere is a workable solution to this I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN
By Anthony Gonsalves 1122009 82800 PM
I appreciate the NGOs initiative and wish them sucess These basic amenities should you be provided by the Central and State Governments but they lack funds since all such funds
have been wasted on erecting statues or building arches or are simply swindled by civil servants and politicians As much as this initiative is welcome I would like to know their plans to maintain these toilets since our countrys record in maintaining any facility - public or private - is very abysmal
By Bharath 1122009 105900 AM
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo
Staff Reporter
mdash Photo SSKumar
Promoting hygiene Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India) addressing a workshop on sanitation in Chennai on
Sunday
CHENNAI Institutes of technology have to come up with low-cost technology for toilets which use less water in order to achieve effective sanitation coverage and reduce environmental contamination said Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India)
Speaking at the first lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo workshop organised at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) here on Sunday she said the financial technological and social challenges faced by the lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo had to be tackled by the collective effort of international organisations firms researchers non-governmental organisations and citizens ldquoWe also want more volunteers to work with usrdquo she said
lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo has a goal of building one million toilets largely mobilising funds from the end users in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
The programme works towards financial inclusion to improve sanitation and health in various parts of the country Dr Ramani said
Two-thirds of the people in the country do not have access to a toilet and more than 40 per cent of the existing toilets are not being used said S Janakarajan professor of MIDS There is lack of sanitation coverage and 42000 people die every week owing to drinking water polluted with faecal matter he said
NGOs such as BISWA in Orissa IIRD in Rajasthan ESAF in Maharashtra SAMBHAV in Madhya Pradesh and BHARATHI in Tamil Nadu and WASTE a Dutch NGO are joining hands with insurance organisations like TATA-AIG and
For effective sanitation coverage expert
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Stories in this Section Business contest held MedIndia launches pre-screening cancer clinic For some they are a reassuring sight Features on website Appeal to partymen Results on website Date extended ldquoRegularise TASMAC workersrdquo Migration of web-based services to IPv6 on First monthly grievance redressal day conducted at University of Madras Corporation dental clinics from this month Crucial link lost Festival to celebrate spirit of womanhood Free spoken English training Bridge near Tidel Park collapses Fishermen held Teenager on motorcycle knocks down girl Found dead Focus on heritage building conservation city pulse TNEB bill payment The vanishing of old houses Procedures to protect antiques ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo Chain snatched RPF constable injured Fire accidents Dies of burns Awareness campaign to curb crossing of rail tracks Amendment to registration procedure sought SIPCOT sets up Fodder Development Committee HCL BIM sign memorandum for new elective as part of MBA Grant for mentally ill children
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financial institutions like SNS-REAAL NHB and NABARD to mobilise funds from end-users to build the sanitation systems
People in rural areas of Tamil Nadu are reluctant to spend money for building a toilet They want it free said S Paranjothi field officer Friend in Need Trust
There is a need for more awareness of sanitation in the State said Jordan Trombetta a volunteer
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo
Staff Reporter
NAGAPATTINAM Voluntary organisations should play a crucial role in moulding mindsets towards sanitation and solid waste management said Collector C Munianathan at the Triple Ecosan Toilet festival at Kameshwaram village in Nagapattinam
According to him over 60 per cent of the houses in coastal areas practise open defecation causing environmental contamination He lauded the efforts of FIN Trust a France-based NGO working in Kameshwaram for organising a toilet beauty contest to highlight the importance of toilets ensuring a healthy and hygienic living
Ecosan technology as a toilet model prevented pollution conserved water and converted urine and human waste as an ideal farming manure
The Collector also opened the compost chamber in an ecosan toilet in the tsunami fisherman colony in Kameshwaram G Kanakasundaram Panchayat President said that Kameshwaram had the highest number of 350 ecosan toilets
Shyama Ramani Director FIN Trust said that 77 families participated in the toilet beauty contest Eighteen masons of nearby Achakarai village who had constructed ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their houses were given Rs10000 each for the construction of ecosan toilets in their homes The best among the toilets were given prizes
A scientific study under the auspices of the United Nations University to create a database to find out the impact of Ecosan toilet on health and hygiene and environment will be undertaken by FIN Trust said V Ganapathyadvisor FIN Trust
R Subramanian Panchayat Union Councillor A Thanikachalam- Lead Bank Manager Indian Overseas Bank and Shanthi Mathikumar- Vice President Kameshwaram Panchayat spoke SParanjothi proposed a vote of thanks N Dandayudhapani won the masonrsquos contest and Anjammal and Nagavalli won the toilet beauty contest a release said
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
Linkswwwfriend-in-needorg
Shyama Ramanishyama_ramaniyahoocomFriend-in-Need (FIN) Trust India
Promoting the use of sanitation facilities in India
A beauty contest for toilets
Providing sufficient toilet access is key to meeting health and sanitation targets But it is difficult to ensure the proper use and maintenance of facilities
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ani
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
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Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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PRESS CLIPPINGS
(From latest to oldest)
1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
++Press targeting academics
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
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Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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Published July 29 2014 0000 IST | Updated July 29 2014 0540 IST July 29 2014
Innovating for economic growthR Devarajan
INNOVATION IN INDIA Edited by Shyam V Ramani Cambridge University Press India Pvt Ltd 43814 Ansari Road Daryaganj NewDelhishy110002 Rs 795
R Devarajan
Fourteen years ago at the watershed of the two centuries the world witnessed the ushering in of a new era a new environment which was afar cry from what had been experienced earlier Although by then people had become alive to the imperative and inevitability of change theprocess of actual and physical changeover was not easy and simple
Moving from the known to the unknown was a different ball game altogether Looking at the reality behind the rhetoric and in order to derivethe optimum advantage it was essential to embrace and espouse the evolving norms wholly and willingly
Innovation is a critical component in improving individual and institutional performance Real innovation is not easy to come by More oftenestablishments tweak compensation systems tinker with organisational structures or make marginal improvements in some functionsInnovation is more radical and transformational than an improvement Innovation is contentshyoriented whereas improvement is processshyoriented
It is not possible to countenance a high and increasing standard of living merely by longshyinshytheshytooth tools of development Every now andthen organisations confront situations that warrant radical changes which call for outshyofshytheshybox thinking It is only through innovation thatwe can bring about such avantshygarde transformation
Inspiration for innovation usually stems from a combination of three factors an urgent and nagging necessity to bring about a change howpeople perceive and pursue that change to the ultimate and a congenial environment to accomplish that change
Innovation is always driven by selfshyinduced passion pressure of compelling circumstances and undying perseverance for achievement Theassiduous application of technological improvement in transport and communication worldwide has created an unprecedented growth inglobal connectivity and transmission of information Globalisation itself is a product of innovation
Current and contemporary economies are more influenced by ideas and concepts than they are governed by capital and labour Empiricalevidence across nations suggests the existence of a definite link between technological innovation and inclusive economic growth Inclusiveeconomic growth implies that the advantages of development are equitably distributed to all sections of the society It ensures that theeconomic gains generated by growth are not monopolised only by the high and mighty but the marginalised sections in the society also derivethe benefits
Innovation reformulates conventional economic theory in such a way that knowledge technology entrepreneurship and innovation arepositioned at the centre of this emerging model As the developed countries have already achieved inclusive economic growth byimplementing the above model the still developing countries have the advantage of being the beneficiary of diffusion mdash a process of adoptionand absorption It is a kind of ldquofree riderdquo for the developing countries who have no need to reinvent the wheel Innovations in India havesubstantially contributed to income and employment generation in the country The corporate sector as well as the National Laboratoriesfunctioning under the aegis of the CSIR has been operating under severe resource constraints This has however not hampered thedevelopment of costshyeffective products and new technologies
During the preshyliberalisation period in India mdash from 1950s to 1990s mdash the main thrust of economic development was on alleviating poverty
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and crating a better standard of living This development agenda was carried out in four stages It commenced with land reforms thatabolished skewed land ownership and brought in the philosophy of lsquoLand for the Tillerrsquo Then a series of public sector undertakings werestarted in the semishyurban areas besides providing encouragement and support to the small scale industries
The third phase introduced a public distribution system to provide essential commodities to the people Simultaneously primary health carewas also brought in as a common community service The fourth and final stage saw the implementation of a deliberate and purposivereservation policy in respect of education and employment opportunities to the deprived and the downtrodden
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in our country for building frontshyrunners in international trade and commerce It is thesure thing for progress and prosperity Innovation has also bred and brought about an abiding collaboration between the academic portal andthe factory shop floor Indeed this avenue has become a much sought after space where the future is invented
There is a strong correlation between language and innovation The way leaders make use of language to encapsulate an idea among theirpeople determines its success rate mdash whether it will be a flash in the pan or an enduring phenomenon
The fear of failure often forbids people from attempting innovation Nothing ventured nothing gained People must be counselled thatfailures are stepping stones for success
Willyshynilly there is always an element of ldquoluckrdquo and chance in innovation But aggressively positive persons create their own ldquoluckrdquo whichfollows exemplary planning preparation perseverance Louis Pasteur famously wrote ldquoFortune favours the prepared mindrdquo
This book is a compendium of 12 wellshyresearched articles some authored by individual writers and some by teams of two While all thesearticles deal with different themes in effect they address a common cause viz how ldquoInnovation in India [is] combining economic growth andinclusive developmentrdquo
The editor of the volume Shyama V Ramani has coshyauthored three pieces besides writing the prologue and the concluding remarks Theremaining eight chapters describe the impact of innovation on different sectors of the national economy such as universityshyindustrycollaboration seed and biotech industry software technology pharmaceutical industry Nanoscience and technology energypowergeneration indigenous medical systems and innovation in lowshycost toilets in rural India
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in India for building frontshyrunners in international trade andcommerce
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NGOs plan one million toilets in India Express News Service First Published 02 Nov 2009 030100 AM IST
CHENNAI Aiming at building one million toilets in India some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have jointly launched a programme FINISH (Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation and Health)
To start a dialogue on this process the NGOs led by FIN (Friends-in-Need) organised a capacity building workshop on Sunday for all stakeholders like architects NGOs researches and corporates
According to the available data 26 billion people in the world do not have access to toilets and about 42000 people die every week after drinking water polluted by faecal matter and in India two out of three people do not have access to a toilet At the same time 40 to 60 per cent of existing toilets are not being used
V Ganapathy adivsor FIN said ldquo60 per cent of the Indian homes do not have toilets UNICEF study points out more children die due to diarrhoea than from malaria measles and AIDS Seepage from septic tanks open defecation etc cause drinking water pollution which causes diarrhoea This brings us to focus why it is important to have a toiletrdquo
The plans are to arrive at solutions on the lack of sanitation coverage and to focus on effective usage of available toilets
The strategy is to build one million toilets largely by mobilising funds from the end-users themselves instead of providing sanitation as a ldquocharity commodityrdquo free of charge he said
The government so far has given only subsidies or incentives for constructing toilets This FINISH initiative plans to bring SNS-REAAL a Netherlands-based financial institution to micro-finance this project
Shyama Ramani director of FIN said ldquo So far we donrsquot have a technology for less water or water-free toilets we call upon the research community to come up with newer cost-effective environment-friendly modelsrdquo
The NGOs plan to build these one million toilets in three years in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Comments
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenplease extend your program in north-karnataka india I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN Regards AWWA ngo North karnatka indian Email awwa2kgmailcom
By f khan 1122009 114900 PM
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenThere is a workable solution to this I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN
By Anthony Gonsalves 1122009 82800 PM
I appreciate the NGOs initiative and wish them sucess These basic amenities should you be provided by the Central and State Governments but they lack funds since all such funds
have been wasted on erecting statues or building arches or are simply swindled by civil servants and politicians As much as this initiative is welcome I would like to know their plans to maintain these toilets since our countrys record in maintaining any facility - public or private - is very abysmal
By Bharath 1122009 105900 AM
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo
Staff Reporter
mdash Photo SSKumar
Promoting hygiene Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India) addressing a workshop on sanitation in Chennai on
Sunday
CHENNAI Institutes of technology have to come up with low-cost technology for toilets which use less water in order to achieve effective sanitation coverage and reduce environmental contamination said Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India)
Speaking at the first lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo workshop organised at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) here on Sunday she said the financial technological and social challenges faced by the lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo had to be tackled by the collective effort of international organisations firms researchers non-governmental organisations and citizens ldquoWe also want more volunteers to work with usrdquo she said
lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo has a goal of building one million toilets largely mobilising funds from the end users in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
The programme works towards financial inclusion to improve sanitation and health in various parts of the country Dr Ramani said
Two-thirds of the people in the country do not have access to a toilet and more than 40 per cent of the existing toilets are not being used said S Janakarajan professor of MIDS There is lack of sanitation coverage and 42000 people die every week owing to drinking water polluted with faecal matter he said
NGOs such as BISWA in Orissa IIRD in Rajasthan ESAF in Maharashtra SAMBHAV in Madhya Pradesh and BHARATHI in Tamil Nadu and WASTE a Dutch NGO are joining hands with insurance organisations like TATA-AIG and
For effective sanitation coverage expert
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Stories in this Section Business contest held MedIndia launches pre-screening cancer clinic For some they are a reassuring sight Features on website Appeal to partymen Results on website Date extended ldquoRegularise TASMAC workersrdquo Migration of web-based services to IPv6 on First monthly grievance redressal day conducted at University of Madras Corporation dental clinics from this month Crucial link lost Festival to celebrate spirit of womanhood Free spoken English training Bridge near Tidel Park collapses Fishermen held Teenager on motorcycle knocks down girl Found dead Focus on heritage building conservation city pulse TNEB bill payment The vanishing of old houses Procedures to protect antiques ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo Chain snatched RPF constable injured Fire accidents Dies of burns Awareness campaign to curb crossing of rail tracks Amendment to registration procedure sought SIPCOT sets up Fodder Development Committee HCL BIM sign memorandum for new elective as part of MBA Grant for mentally ill children
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financial institutions like SNS-REAAL NHB and NABARD to mobilise funds from end-users to build the sanitation systems
People in rural areas of Tamil Nadu are reluctant to spend money for building a toilet They want it free said S Paranjothi field officer Friend in Need Trust
There is a need for more awareness of sanitation in the State said Jordan Trombetta a volunteer
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo
Staff Reporter
NAGAPATTINAM Voluntary organisations should play a crucial role in moulding mindsets towards sanitation and solid waste management said Collector C Munianathan at the Triple Ecosan Toilet festival at Kameshwaram village in Nagapattinam
According to him over 60 per cent of the houses in coastal areas practise open defecation causing environmental contamination He lauded the efforts of FIN Trust a France-based NGO working in Kameshwaram for organising a toilet beauty contest to highlight the importance of toilets ensuring a healthy and hygienic living
Ecosan technology as a toilet model prevented pollution conserved water and converted urine and human waste as an ideal farming manure
The Collector also opened the compost chamber in an ecosan toilet in the tsunami fisherman colony in Kameshwaram G Kanakasundaram Panchayat President said that Kameshwaram had the highest number of 350 ecosan toilets
Shyama Ramani Director FIN Trust said that 77 families participated in the toilet beauty contest Eighteen masons of nearby Achakarai village who had constructed ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their houses were given Rs10000 each for the construction of ecosan toilets in their homes The best among the toilets were given prizes
A scientific study under the auspices of the United Nations University to create a database to find out the impact of Ecosan toilet on health and hygiene and environment will be undertaken by FIN Trust said V Ganapathyadvisor FIN Trust
R Subramanian Panchayat Union Councillor A Thanikachalam- Lead Bank Manager Indian Overseas Bank and Shanthi Mathikumar- Vice President Kameshwaram Panchayat spoke SParanjothi proposed a vote of thanks N Dandayudhapani won the masonrsquos contest and Anjammal and Nagavalli won the toilet beauty contest a release said
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
Linkswwwfriend-in-needorg
Shyama Ramanishyama_ramaniyahoocomFriend-in-Need (FIN) Trust India
Promoting the use of sanitation facilities in India
A beauty contest for toilets
Providing sufficient toilet access is key to meeting health and sanitation targets But it is difficult to ensure the proper use and maintenance of facilities
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
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Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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PRESS CLIPPINGS
(From latest to oldest)
1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
++Press targeting academics
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Friday December 5 2008
Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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Published July 29 2014 0000 IST | Updated July 29 2014 0540 IST July 29 2014
Innovating for economic growthR Devarajan
INNOVATION IN INDIA Edited by Shyam V Ramani Cambridge University Press India Pvt Ltd 43814 Ansari Road Daryaganj NewDelhishy110002 Rs 795
R Devarajan
Fourteen years ago at the watershed of the two centuries the world witnessed the ushering in of a new era a new environment which was afar cry from what had been experienced earlier Although by then people had become alive to the imperative and inevitability of change theprocess of actual and physical changeover was not easy and simple
Moving from the known to the unknown was a different ball game altogether Looking at the reality behind the rhetoric and in order to derivethe optimum advantage it was essential to embrace and espouse the evolving norms wholly and willingly
Innovation is a critical component in improving individual and institutional performance Real innovation is not easy to come by More oftenestablishments tweak compensation systems tinker with organisational structures or make marginal improvements in some functionsInnovation is more radical and transformational than an improvement Innovation is contentshyoriented whereas improvement is processshyoriented
It is not possible to countenance a high and increasing standard of living merely by longshyinshytheshytooth tools of development Every now andthen organisations confront situations that warrant radical changes which call for outshyofshytheshybox thinking It is only through innovation thatwe can bring about such avantshygarde transformation
Inspiration for innovation usually stems from a combination of three factors an urgent and nagging necessity to bring about a change howpeople perceive and pursue that change to the ultimate and a congenial environment to accomplish that change
Innovation is always driven by selfshyinduced passion pressure of compelling circumstances and undying perseverance for achievement Theassiduous application of technological improvement in transport and communication worldwide has created an unprecedented growth inglobal connectivity and transmission of information Globalisation itself is a product of innovation
Current and contemporary economies are more influenced by ideas and concepts than they are governed by capital and labour Empiricalevidence across nations suggests the existence of a definite link between technological innovation and inclusive economic growth Inclusiveeconomic growth implies that the advantages of development are equitably distributed to all sections of the society It ensures that theeconomic gains generated by growth are not monopolised only by the high and mighty but the marginalised sections in the society also derivethe benefits
Innovation reformulates conventional economic theory in such a way that knowledge technology entrepreneurship and innovation arepositioned at the centre of this emerging model As the developed countries have already achieved inclusive economic growth byimplementing the above model the still developing countries have the advantage of being the beneficiary of diffusion mdash a process of adoptionand absorption It is a kind of ldquofree riderdquo for the developing countries who have no need to reinvent the wheel Innovations in India havesubstantially contributed to income and employment generation in the country The corporate sector as well as the National Laboratoriesfunctioning under the aegis of the CSIR has been operating under severe resource constraints This has however not hampered thedevelopment of costshyeffective products and new technologies
During the preshyliberalisation period in India mdash from 1950s to 1990s mdash the main thrust of economic development was on alleviating poverty
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and crating a better standard of living This development agenda was carried out in four stages It commenced with land reforms thatabolished skewed land ownership and brought in the philosophy of lsquoLand for the Tillerrsquo Then a series of public sector undertakings werestarted in the semishyurban areas besides providing encouragement and support to the small scale industries
The third phase introduced a public distribution system to provide essential commodities to the people Simultaneously primary health carewas also brought in as a common community service The fourth and final stage saw the implementation of a deliberate and purposivereservation policy in respect of education and employment opportunities to the deprived and the downtrodden
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in our country for building frontshyrunners in international trade and commerce It is thesure thing for progress and prosperity Innovation has also bred and brought about an abiding collaboration between the academic portal andthe factory shop floor Indeed this avenue has become a much sought after space where the future is invented
There is a strong correlation between language and innovation The way leaders make use of language to encapsulate an idea among theirpeople determines its success rate mdash whether it will be a flash in the pan or an enduring phenomenon
The fear of failure often forbids people from attempting innovation Nothing ventured nothing gained People must be counselled thatfailures are stepping stones for success
Willyshynilly there is always an element of ldquoluckrdquo and chance in innovation But aggressively positive persons create their own ldquoluckrdquo whichfollows exemplary planning preparation perseverance Louis Pasteur famously wrote ldquoFortune favours the prepared mindrdquo
This book is a compendium of 12 wellshyresearched articles some authored by individual writers and some by teams of two While all thesearticles deal with different themes in effect they address a common cause viz how ldquoInnovation in India [is] combining economic growth andinclusive developmentrdquo
The editor of the volume Shyama V Ramani has coshyauthored three pieces besides writing the prologue and the concluding remarks Theremaining eight chapters describe the impact of innovation on different sectors of the national economy such as universityshyindustrycollaboration seed and biotech industry software technology pharmaceutical industry Nanoscience and technology energypowergeneration indigenous medical systems and innovation in lowshycost toilets in rural India
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in India for building frontshyrunners in international trade andcommerce
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NGOs plan one million toilets in India Express News Service First Published 02 Nov 2009 030100 AM IST
CHENNAI Aiming at building one million toilets in India some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have jointly launched a programme FINISH (Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation and Health)
To start a dialogue on this process the NGOs led by FIN (Friends-in-Need) organised a capacity building workshop on Sunday for all stakeholders like architects NGOs researches and corporates
According to the available data 26 billion people in the world do not have access to toilets and about 42000 people die every week after drinking water polluted by faecal matter and in India two out of three people do not have access to a toilet At the same time 40 to 60 per cent of existing toilets are not being used
V Ganapathy adivsor FIN said ldquo60 per cent of the Indian homes do not have toilets UNICEF study points out more children die due to diarrhoea than from malaria measles and AIDS Seepage from septic tanks open defecation etc cause drinking water pollution which causes diarrhoea This brings us to focus why it is important to have a toiletrdquo
The plans are to arrive at solutions on the lack of sanitation coverage and to focus on effective usage of available toilets
The strategy is to build one million toilets largely by mobilising funds from the end-users themselves instead of providing sanitation as a ldquocharity commodityrdquo free of charge he said
The government so far has given only subsidies or incentives for constructing toilets This FINISH initiative plans to bring SNS-REAAL a Netherlands-based financial institution to micro-finance this project
Shyama Ramani director of FIN said ldquo So far we donrsquot have a technology for less water or water-free toilets we call upon the research community to come up with newer cost-effective environment-friendly modelsrdquo
The NGOs plan to build these one million toilets in three years in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Comments
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenplease extend your program in north-karnataka india I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN Regards AWWA ngo North karnatka indian Email awwa2kgmailcom
By f khan 1122009 114900 PM
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenThere is a workable solution to this I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN
By Anthony Gonsalves 1122009 82800 PM
I appreciate the NGOs initiative and wish them sucess These basic amenities should you be provided by the Central and State Governments but they lack funds since all such funds
have been wasted on erecting statues or building arches or are simply swindled by civil servants and politicians As much as this initiative is welcome I would like to know their plans to maintain these toilets since our countrys record in maintaining any facility - public or private - is very abysmal
By Bharath 1122009 105900 AM
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo
Staff Reporter
mdash Photo SSKumar
Promoting hygiene Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India) addressing a workshop on sanitation in Chennai on
Sunday
CHENNAI Institutes of technology have to come up with low-cost technology for toilets which use less water in order to achieve effective sanitation coverage and reduce environmental contamination said Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India)
Speaking at the first lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo workshop organised at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) here on Sunday she said the financial technological and social challenges faced by the lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo had to be tackled by the collective effort of international organisations firms researchers non-governmental organisations and citizens ldquoWe also want more volunteers to work with usrdquo she said
lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo has a goal of building one million toilets largely mobilising funds from the end users in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
The programme works towards financial inclusion to improve sanitation and health in various parts of the country Dr Ramani said
Two-thirds of the people in the country do not have access to a toilet and more than 40 per cent of the existing toilets are not being used said S Janakarajan professor of MIDS There is lack of sanitation coverage and 42000 people die every week owing to drinking water polluted with faecal matter he said
NGOs such as BISWA in Orissa IIRD in Rajasthan ESAF in Maharashtra SAMBHAV in Madhya Pradesh and BHARATHI in Tamil Nadu and WASTE a Dutch NGO are joining hands with insurance organisations like TATA-AIG and
For effective sanitation coverage expert
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Stories in this Section Business contest held MedIndia launches pre-screening cancer clinic For some they are a reassuring sight Features on website Appeal to partymen Results on website Date extended ldquoRegularise TASMAC workersrdquo Migration of web-based services to IPv6 on First monthly grievance redressal day conducted at University of Madras Corporation dental clinics from this month Crucial link lost Festival to celebrate spirit of womanhood Free spoken English training Bridge near Tidel Park collapses Fishermen held Teenager on motorcycle knocks down girl Found dead Focus on heritage building conservation city pulse TNEB bill payment The vanishing of old houses Procedures to protect antiques ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo Chain snatched RPF constable injured Fire accidents Dies of burns Awareness campaign to curb crossing of rail tracks Amendment to registration procedure sought SIPCOT sets up Fodder Development Committee HCL BIM sign memorandum for new elective as part of MBA Grant for mentally ill children
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financial institutions like SNS-REAAL NHB and NABARD to mobilise funds from end-users to build the sanitation systems
People in rural areas of Tamil Nadu are reluctant to spend money for building a toilet They want it free said S Paranjothi field officer Friend in Need Trust
There is a need for more awareness of sanitation in the State said Jordan Trombetta a volunteer
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo
Staff Reporter
NAGAPATTINAM Voluntary organisations should play a crucial role in moulding mindsets towards sanitation and solid waste management said Collector C Munianathan at the Triple Ecosan Toilet festival at Kameshwaram village in Nagapattinam
According to him over 60 per cent of the houses in coastal areas practise open defecation causing environmental contamination He lauded the efforts of FIN Trust a France-based NGO working in Kameshwaram for organising a toilet beauty contest to highlight the importance of toilets ensuring a healthy and hygienic living
Ecosan technology as a toilet model prevented pollution conserved water and converted urine and human waste as an ideal farming manure
The Collector also opened the compost chamber in an ecosan toilet in the tsunami fisherman colony in Kameshwaram G Kanakasundaram Panchayat President said that Kameshwaram had the highest number of 350 ecosan toilets
Shyama Ramani Director FIN Trust said that 77 families participated in the toilet beauty contest Eighteen masons of nearby Achakarai village who had constructed ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their houses were given Rs10000 each for the construction of ecosan toilets in their homes The best among the toilets were given prizes
A scientific study under the auspices of the United Nations University to create a database to find out the impact of Ecosan toilet on health and hygiene and environment will be undertaken by FIN Trust said V Ganapathyadvisor FIN Trust
R Subramanian Panchayat Union Councillor A Thanikachalam- Lead Bank Manager Indian Overseas Bank and Shanthi Mathikumar- Vice President Kameshwaram Panchayat spoke SParanjothi proposed a vote of thanks N Dandayudhapani won the masonrsquos contest and Anjammal and Nagavalli won the toilet beauty contest a release said
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
Linkswwwfriend-in-needorg
Shyama Ramanishyama_ramaniyahoocomFriend-in-Need (FIN) Trust India
Promoting the use of sanitation facilities in India
A beauty contest for toilets
Providing sufficient toilet access is key to meeting health and sanitation targets But it is difficult to ensure the proper use and maintenance of facilities
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
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Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Friday December 5 2008
Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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and crating a better standard of living This development agenda was carried out in four stages It commenced with land reforms thatabolished skewed land ownership and brought in the philosophy of lsquoLand for the Tillerrsquo Then a series of public sector undertakings werestarted in the semishyurban areas besides providing encouragement and support to the small scale industries
The third phase introduced a public distribution system to provide essential commodities to the people Simultaneously primary health carewas also brought in as a common community service The fourth and final stage saw the implementation of a deliberate and purposivereservation policy in respect of education and employment opportunities to the deprived and the downtrodden
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in our country for building frontshyrunners in international trade and commerce It is thesure thing for progress and prosperity Innovation has also bred and brought about an abiding collaboration between the academic portal andthe factory shop floor Indeed this avenue has become a much sought after space where the future is invented
There is a strong correlation between language and innovation The way leaders make use of language to encapsulate an idea among theirpeople determines its success rate mdash whether it will be a flash in the pan or an enduring phenomenon
The fear of failure often forbids people from attempting innovation Nothing ventured nothing gained People must be counselled thatfailures are stepping stones for success
Willyshynilly there is always an element of ldquoluckrdquo and chance in innovation But aggressively positive persons create their own ldquoluckrdquo whichfollows exemplary planning preparation perseverance Louis Pasteur famously wrote ldquoFortune favours the prepared mindrdquo
This book is a compendium of 12 wellshyresearched articles some authored by individual writers and some by teams of two While all thesearticles deal with different themes in effect they address a common cause viz how ldquoInnovation in India [is] combining economic growth andinclusive developmentrdquo
The editor of the volume Shyama V Ramani has coshyauthored three pieces besides writing the prologue and the concluding remarks Theremaining eight chapters describe the impact of innovation on different sectors of the national economy such as universityshyindustrycollaboration seed and biotech industry software technology pharmaceutical industry Nanoscience and technology energypowergeneration indigenous medical systems and innovation in lowshycost toilets in rural India
Innovation has proved to be an effective stimulant in India for building frontshyrunners in international trade andcommerce
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ARTICLE IN lsquoTHE NEW INDIAN EXPRESSrsquo
NGOs plan one million toilets in India Express News Service First Published 02 Nov 2009 030100 AM IST
CHENNAI Aiming at building one million toilets in India some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have jointly launched a programme FINISH (Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation and Health)
To start a dialogue on this process the NGOs led by FIN (Friends-in-Need) organised a capacity building workshop on Sunday for all stakeholders like architects NGOs researches and corporates
According to the available data 26 billion people in the world do not have access to toilets and about 42000 people die every week after drinking water polluted by faecal matter and in India two out of three people do not have access to a toilet At the same time 40 to 60 per cent of existing toilets are not being used
V Ganapathy adivsor FIN said ldquo60 per cent of the Indian homes do not have toilets UNICEF study points out more children die due to diarrhoea than from malaria measles and AIDS Seepage from septic tanks open defecation etc cause drinking water pollution which causes diarrhoea This brings us to focus why it is important to have a toiletrdquo
The plans are to arrive at solutions on the lack of sanitation coverage and to focus on effective usage of available toilets
The strategy is to build one million toilets largely by mobilising funds from the end-users themselves instead of providing sanitation as a ldquocharity commodityrdquo free of charge he said
The government so far has given only subsidies or incentives for constructing toilets This FINISH initiative plans to bring SNS-REAAL a Netherlands-based financial institution to micro-finance this project
Shyama Ramani director of FIN said ldquo So far we donrsquot have a technology for less water or water-free toilets we call upon the research community to come up with newer cost-effective environment-friendly modelsrdquo
The NGOs plan to build these one million toilets in three years in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Comments
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenplease extend your program in north-karnataka india I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN Regards AWWA ngo North karnatka indian Email awwa2kgmailcom
By f khan 1122009 114900 PM
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenThere is a workable solution to this I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN
By Anthony Gonsalves 1122009 82800 PM
I appreciate the NGOs initiative and wish them sucess These basic amenities should you be provided by the Central and State Governments but they lack funds since all such funds
have been wasted on erecting statues or building arches or are simply swindled by civil servants and politicians As much as this initiative is welcome I would like to know their plans to maintain these toilets since our countrys record in maintaining any facility - public or private - is very abysmal
By Bharath 1122009 105900 AM
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo
Staff Reporter
mdash Photo SSKumar
Promoting hygiene Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India) addressing a workshop on sanitation in Chennai on
Sunday
CHENNAI Institutes of technology have to come up with low-cost technology for toilets which use less water in order to achieve effective sanitation coverage and reduce environmental contamination said Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India)
Speaking at the first lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo workshop organised at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) here on Sunday she said the financial technological and social challenges faced by the lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo had to be tackled by the collective effort of international organisations firms researchers non-governmental organisations and citizens ldquoWe also want more volunteers to work with usrdquo she said
lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo has a goal of building one million toilets largely mobilising funds from the end users in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
The programme works towards financial inclusion to improve sanitation and health in various parts of the country Dr Ramani said
Two-thirds of the people in the country do not have access to a toilet and more than 40 per cent of the existing toilets are not being used said S Janakarajan professor of MIDS There is lack of sanitation coverage and 42000 people die every week owing to drinking water polluted with faecal matter he said
NGOs such as BISWA in Orissa IIRD in Rajasthan ESAF in Maharashtra SAMBHAV in Madhya Pradesh and BHARATHI in Tamil Nadu and WASTE a Dutch NGO are joining hands with insurance organisations like TATA-AIG and
For effective sanitation coverage expert
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Stories in this Section Business contest held MedIndia launches pre-screening cancer clinic For some they are a reassuring sight Features on website Appeal to partymen Results on website Date extended ldquoRegularise TASMAC workersrdquo Migration of web-based services to IPv6 on First monthly grievance redressal day conducted at University of Madras Corporation dental clinics from this month Crucial link lost Festival to celebrate spirit of womanhood Free spoken English training Bridge near Tidel Park collapses Fishermen held Teenager on motorcycle knocks down girl Found dead Focus on heritage building conservation city pulse TNEB bill payment The vanishing of old houses Procedures to protect antiques ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo Chain snatched RPF constable injured Fire accidents Dies of burns Awareness campaign to curb crossing of rail tracks Amendment to registration procedure sought SIPCOT sets up Fodder Development Committee HCL BIM sign memorandum for new elective as part of MBA Grant for mentally ill children
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financial institutions like SNS-REAAL NHB and NABARD to mobilise funds from end-users to build the sanitation systems
People in rural areas of Tamil Nadu are reluctant to spend money for building a toilet They want it free said S Paranjothi field officer Friend in Need Trust
There is a need for more awareness of sanitation in the State said Jordan Trombetta a volunteer
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo
Staff Reporter
NAGAPATTINAM Voluntary organisations should play a crucial role in moulding mindsets towards sanitation and solid waste management said Collector C Munianathan at the Triple Ecosan Toilet festival at Kameshwaram village in Nagapattinam
According to him over 60 per cent of the houses in coastal areas practise open defecation causing environmental contamination He lauded the efforts of FIN Trust a France-based NGO working in Kameshwaram for organising a toilet beauty contest to highlight the importance of toilets ensuring a healthy and hygienic living
Ecosan technology as a toilet model prevented pollution conserved water and converted urine and human waste as an ideal farming manure
The Collector also opened the compost chamber in an ecosan toilet in the tsunami fisherman colony in Kameshwaram G Kanakasundaram Panchayat President said that Kameshwaram had the highest number of 350 ecosan toilets
Shyama Ramani Director FIN Trust said that 77 families participated in the toilet beauty contest Eighteen masons of nearby Achakarai village who had constructed ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their houses were given Rs10000 each for the construction of ecosan toilets in their homes The best among the toilets were given prizes
A scientific study under the auspices of the United Nations University to create a database to find out the impact of Ecosan toilet on health and hygiene and environment will be undertaken by FIN Trust said V Ganapathyadvisor FIN Trust
R Subramanian Panchayat Union Councillor A Thanikachalam- Lead Bank Manager Indian Overseas Bank and Shanthi Mathikumar- Vice President Kameshwaram Panchayat spoke SParanjothi proposed a vote of thanks N Dandayudhapani won the masonrsquos contest and Anjammal and Nagavalli won the toilet beauty contest a release said
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
Linkswwwfriend-in-needorg
Shyama Ramanishyama_ramaniyahoocomFriend-in-Need (FIN) Trust India
Promoting the use of sanitation facilities in India
A beauty contest for toilets
Providing sufficient toilet access is key to meeting health and sanitation targets But it is difficult to ensure the proper use and maintenance of facilities
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
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Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
++Press targeting academics
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
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Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Friday December 5 2008
Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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NGOs plan one million toilets in India Express News Service First Published 02 Nov 2009 030100 AM IST
CHENNAI Aiming at building one million toilets in India some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have jointly launched a programme FINISH (Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation and Health)
To start a dialogue on this process the NGOs led by FIN (Friends-in-Need) organised a capacity building workshop on Sunday for all stakeholders like architects NGOs researches and corporates
According to the available data 26 billion people in the world do not have access to toilets and about 42000 people die every week after drinking water polluted by faecal matter and in India two out of three people do not have access to a toilet At the same time 40 to 60 per cent of existing toilets are not being used
V Ganapathy adivsor FIN said ldquo60 per cent of the Indian homes do not have toilets UNICEF study points out more children die due to diarrhoea than from malaria measles and AIDS Seepage from septic tanks open defecation etc cause drinking water pollution which causes diarrhoea This brings us to focus why it is important to have a toiletrdquo
The plans are to arrive at solutions on the lack of sanitation coverage and to focus on effective usage of available toilets
The strategy is to build one million toilets largely by mobilising funds from the end-users themselves instead of providing sanitation as a ldquocharity commodityrdquo free of charge he said
The government so far has given only subsidies or incentives for constructing toilets This FINISH initiative plans to bring SNS-REAAL a Netherlands-based financial institution to micro-finance this project
Shyama Ramani director of FIN said ldquo So far we donrsquot have a technology for less water or water-free toilets we call upon the research community to come up with newer cost-effective environment-friendly modelsrdquo
The NGOs plan to build these one million toilets in three years in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Comments
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenplease extend your program in north-karnataka india I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN Regards AWWA ngo North karnatka indian Email awwa2kgmailcom
By f khan 1122009 114900 PM
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenThere is a workable solution to this I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN
By Anthony Gonsalves 1122009 82800 PM
I appreciate the NGOs initiative and wish them sucess These basic amenities should you be provided by the Central and State Governments but they lack funds since all such funds
have been wasted on erecting statues or building arches or are simply swindled by civil servants and politicians As much as this initiative is welcome I would like to know their plans to maintain these toilets since our countrys record in maintaining any facility - public or private - is very abysmal
By Bharath 1122009 105900 AM
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo
Staff Reporter
mdash Photo SSKumar
Promoting hygiene Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India) addressing a workshop on sanitation in Chennai on
Sunday
CHENNAI Institutes of technology have to come up with low-cost technology for toilets which use less water in order to achieve effective sanitation coverage and reduce environmental contamination said Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India)
Speaking at the first lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo workshop organised at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) here on Sunday she said the financial technological and social challenges faced by the lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo had to be tackled by the collective effort of international organisations firms researchers non-governmental organisations and citizens ldquoWe also want more volunteers to work with usrdquo she said
lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo has a goal of building one million toilets largely mobilising funds from the end users in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
The programme works towards financial inclusion to improve sanitation and health in various parts of the country Dr Ramani said
Two-thirds of the people in the country do not have access to a toilet and more than 40 per cent of the existing toilets are not being used said S Janakarajan professor of MIDS There is lack of sanitation coverage and 42000 people die every week owing to drinking water polluted with faecal matter he said
NGOs such as BISWA in Orissa IIRD in Rajasthan ESAF in Maharashtra SAMBHAV in Madhya Pradesh and BHARATHI in Tamil Nadu and WASTE a Dutch NGO are joining hands with insurance organisations like TATA-AIG and
For effective sanitation coverage expert
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Stories in this Section Business contest held MedIndia launches pre-screening cancer clinic For some they are a reassuring sight Features on website Appeal to partymen Results on website Date extended ldquoRegularise TASMAC workersrdquo Migration of web-based services to IPv6 on First monthly grievance redressal day conducted at University of Madras Corporation dental clinics from this month Crucial link lost Festival to celebrate spirit of womanhood Free spoken English training Bridge near Tidel Park collapses Fishermen held Teenager on motorcycle knocks down girl Found dead Focus on heritage building conservation city pulse TNEB bill payment The vanishing of old houses Procedures to protect antiques ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo Chain snatched RPF constable injured Fire accidents Dies of burns Awareness campaign to curb crossing of rail tracks Amendment to registration procedure sought SIPCOT sets up Fodder Development Committee HCL BIM sign memorandum for new elective as part of MBA Grant for mentally ill children
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financial institutions like SNS-REAAL NHB and NABARD to mobilise funds from end-users to build the sanitation systems
People in rural areas of Tamil Nadu are reluctant to spend money for building a toilet They want it free said S Paranjothi field officer Friend in Need Trust
There is a need for more awareness of sanitation in the State said Jordan Trombetta a volunteer
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo
Staff Reporter
NAGAPATTINAM Voluntary organisations should play a crucial role in moulding mindsets towards sanitation and solid waste management said Collector C Munianathan at the Triple Ecosan Toilet festival at Kameshwaram village in Nagapattinam
According to him over 60 per cent of the houses in coastal areas practise open defecation causing environmental contamination He lauded the efforts of FIN Trust a France-based NGO working in Kameshwaram for organising a toilet beauty contest to highlight the importance of toilets ensuring a healthy and hygienic living
Ecosan technology as a toilet model prevented pollution conserved water and converted urine and human waste as an ideal farming manure
The Collector also opened the compost chamber in an ecosan toilet in the tsunami fisherman colony in Kameshwaram G Kanakasundaram Panchayat President said that Kameshwaram had the highest number of 350 ecosan toilets
Shyama Ramani Director FIN Trust said that 77 families participated in the toilet beauty contest Eighteen masons of nearby Achakarai village who had constructed ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their houses were given Rs10000 each for the construction of ecosan toilets in their homes The best among the toilets were given prizes
A scientific study under the auspices of the United Nations University to create a database to find out the impact of Ecosan toilet on health and hygiene and environment will be undertaken by FIN Trust said V Ganapathyadvisor FIN Trust
R Subramanian Panchayat Union Councillor A Thanikachalam- Lead Bank Manager Indian Overseas Bank and Shanthi Mathikumar- Vice President Kameshwaram Panchayat spoke SParanjothi proposed a vote of thanks N Dandayudhapani won the masonrsquos contest and Anjammal and Nagavalli won the toilet beauty contest a release said
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Stories in this Section ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo Plus Two topper gets scholarships NGO celebrates silver jubilee
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
Linkswwwfriend-in-needorg
Shyama Ramanishyama_ramaniyahoocomFriend-in-Need (FIN) Trust India
Promoting the use of sanitation facilities in India
A beauty contest for toilets
Providing sufficient toilet access is key to meeting health and sanitation targets But it is difficult to ensure the proper use and maintenance of facilities
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
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Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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PRESS CLIPPINGS
(From latest to oldest)
1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
++Press targeting academics
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
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Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Friday December 5 2008
Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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ARTICLE IN lsquoTHE NEW INDIAN EXPRESSrsquo
NGOs plan one million toilets in India Express News Service First Published 02 Nov 2009 030100 AM IST
CHENNAI Aiming at building one million toilets in India some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have jointly launched a programme FINISH (Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation and Health)
To start a dialogue on this process the NGOs led by FIN (Friends-in-Need) organised a capacity building workshop on Sunday for all stakeholders like architects NGOs researches and corporates
According to the available data 26 billion people in the world do not have access to toilets and about 42000 people die every week after drinking water polluted by faecal matter and in India two out of three people do not have access to a toilet At the same time 40 to 60 per cent of existing toilets are not being used
V Ganapathy adivsor FIN said ldquo60 per cent of the Indian homes do not have toilets UNICEF study points out more children die due to diarrhoea than from malaria measles and AIDS Seepage from septic tanks open defecation etc cause drinking water pollution which causes diarrhoea This brings us to focus why it is important to have a toiletrdquo
The plans are to arrive at solutions on the lack of sanitation coverage and to focus on effective usage of available toilets
The strategy is to build one million toilets largely by mobilising funds from the end-users themselves instead of providing sanitation as a ldquocharity commodityrdquo free of charge he said
The government so far has given only subsidies or incentives for constructing toilets This FINISH initiative plans to bring SNS-REAAL a Netherlands-based financial institution to micro-finance this project
Shyama Ramani director of FIN said ldquo So far we donrsquot have a technology for less water or water-free toilets we call upon the research community to come up with newer cost-effective environment-friendly modelsrdquo
The NGOs plan to build these one million toilets in three years in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Comments
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenplease extend your program in north-karnataka india I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN Regards AWWA ngo North karnatka indian Email awwa2kgmailcom
By f khan 1122009 114900 PM
This is a fantastic initiative in a county like ours where the basic amenity like a toilet is a far reach to the common citizenThere is a workable solution to this I would like to further discuss with Shyama Ramani - Director FIN
By Anthony Gonsalves 1122009 82800 PM
I appreciate the NGOs initiative and wish them sucess These basic amenities should you be provided by the Central and State Governments but they lack funds since all such funds
have been wasted on erecting statues or building arches or are simply swindled by civil servants and politicians As much as this initiative is welcome I would like to know their plans to maintain these toilets since our countrys record in maintaining any facility - public or private - is very abysmal
By Bharath 1122009 105900 AM
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo
Staff Reporter
mdash Photo SSKumar
Promoting hygiene Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India) addressing a workshop on sanitation in Chennai on
Sunday
CHENNAI Institutes of technology have to come up with low-cost technology for toilets which use less water in order to achieve effective sanitation coverage and reduce environmental contamination said Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India)
Speaking at the first lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo workshop organised at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) here on Sunday she said the financial technological and social challenges faced by the lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo had to be tackled by the collective effort of international organisations firms researchers non-governmental organisations and citizens ldquoWe also want more volunteers to work with usrdquo she said
lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo has a goal of building one million toilets largely mobilising funds from the end users in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
The programme works towards financial inclusion to improve sanitation and health in various parts of the country Dr Ramani said
Two-thirds of the people in the country do not have access to a toilet and more than 40 per cent of the existing toilets are not being used said S Janakarajan professor of MIDS There is lack of sanitation coverage and 42000 people die every week owing to drinking water polluted with faecal matter he said
NGOs such as BISWA in Orissa IIRD in Rajasthan ESAF in Maharashtra SAMBHAV in Madhya Pradesh and BHARATHI in Tamil Nadu and WASTE a Dutch NGO are joining hands with insurance organisations like TATA-AIG and
For effective sanitation coverage expert
News Update
Stories in this Section Business contest held MedIndia launches pre-screening cancer clinic For some they are a reassuring sight Features on website Appeal to partymen Results on website Date extended ldquoRegularise TASMAC workersrdquo Migration of web-based services to IPv6 on First monthly grievance redressal day conducted at University of Madras Corporation dental clinics from this month Crucial link lost Festival to celebrate spirit of womanhood Free spoken English training Bridge near Tidel Park collapses Fishermen held Teenager on motorcycle knocks down girl Found dead Focus on heritage building conservation city pulse TNEB bill payment The vanishing of old houses Procedures to protect antiques ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo Chain snatched RPF constable injured Fire accidents Dies of burns Awareness campaign to curb crossing of rail tracks Amendment to registration procedure sought SIPCOT sets up Fodder Development Committee HCL BIM sign memorandum for new elective as part of MBA Grant for mentally ill children
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financial institutions like SNS-REAAL NHB and NABARD to mobilise funds from end-users to build the sanitation systems
People in rural areas of Tamil Nadu are reluctant to spend money for building a toilet They want it free said S Paranjothi field officer Friend in Need Trust
There is a need for more awareness of sanitation in the State said Jordan Trombetta a volunteer
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo
Staff Reporter
NAGAPATTINAM Voluntary organisations should play a crucial role in moulding mindsets towards sanitation and solid waste management said Collector C Munianathan at the Triple Ecosan Toilet festival at Kameshwaram village in Nagapattinam
According to him over 60 per cent of the houses in coastal areas practise open defecation causing environmental contamination He lauded the efforts of FIN Trust a France-based NGO working in Kameshwaram for organising a toilet beauty contest to highlight the importance of toilets ensuring a healthy and hygienic living
Ecosan technology as a toilet model prevented pollution conserved water and converted urine and human waste as an ideal farming manure
The Collector also opened the compost chamber in an ecosan toilet in the tsunami fisherman colony in Kameshwaram G Kanakasundaram Panchayat President said that Kameshwaram had the highest number of 350 ecosan toilets
Shyama Ramani Director FIN Trust said that 77 families participated in the toilet beauty contest Eighteen masons of nearby Achakarai village who had constructed ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their houses were given Rs10000 each for the construction of ecosan toilets in their homes The best among the toilets were given prizes
A scientific study under the auspices of the United Nations University to create a database to find out the impact of Ecosan toilet on health and hygiene and environment will be undertaken by FIN Trust said V Ganapathyadvisor FIN Trust
R Subramanian Panchayat Union Councillor A Thanikachalam- Lead Bank Manager Indian Overseas Bank and Shanthi Mathikumar- Vice President Kameshwaram Panchayat spoke SParanjothi proposed a vote of thanks N Dandayudhapani won the masonrsquos contest and Anjammal and Nagavalli won the toilet beauty contest a release said
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
Linkswwwfriend-in-needorg
Shyama Ramanishyama_ramaniyahoocomFriend-in-Need (FIN) Trust India
Promoting the use of sanitation facilities in India
A beauty contest for toilets
Providing sufficient toilet access is key to meeting health and sanitation targets But it is difficult to ensure the proper use and maintenance of facilities
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ani
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
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Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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PRESS CLIPPINGS
(From latest to oldest)
1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
++Press targeting academics
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
News Update
Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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have been wasted on erecting statues or building arches or are simply swindled by civil servants and politicians As much as this initiative is welcome I would like to know their plans to maintain these toilets since our countrys record in maintaining any facility - public or private - is very abysmal
By Bharath 1122009 105900 AM
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo
Staff Reporter
mdash Photo SSKumar
Promoting hygiene Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India) addressing a workshop on sanitation in Chennai on
Sunday
CHENNAI Institutes of technology have to come up with low-cost technology for toilets which use less water in order to achieve effective sanitation coverage and reduce environmental contamination said Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India)
Speaking at the first lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo workshop organised at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) here on Sunday she said the financial technological and social challenges faced by the lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo had to be tackled by the collective effort of international organisations firms researchers non-governmental organisations and citizens ldquoWe also want more volunteers to work with usrdquo she said
lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo has a goal of building one million toilets largely mobilising funds from the end users in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
The programme works towards financial inclusion to improve sanitation and health in various parts of the country Dr Ramani said
Two-thirds of the people in the country do not have access to a toilet and more than 40 per cent of the existing toilets are not being used said S Janakarajan professor of MIDS There is lack of sanitation coverage and 42000 people die every week owing to drinking water polluted with faecal matter he said
NGOs such as BISWA in Orissa IIRD in Rajasthan ESAF in Maharashtra SAMBHAV in Madhya Pradesh and BHARATHI in Tamil Nadu and WASTE a Dutch NGO are joining hands with insurance organisations like TATA-AIG and
For effective sanitation coverage expert
News Update
Stories in this Section Business contest held MedIndia launches pre-screening cancer clinic For some they are a reassuring sight Features on website Appeal to partymen Results on website Date extended ldquoRegularise TASMAC workersrdquo Migration of web-based services to IPv6 on First monthly grievance redressal day conducted at University of Madras Corporation dental clinics from this month Crucial link lost Festival to celebrate spirit of womanhood Free spoken English training Bridge near Tidel Park collapses Fishermen held Teenager on motorcycle knocks down girl Found dead Focus on heritage building conservation city pulse TNEB bill payment The vanishing of old houses Procedures to protect antiques ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo Chain snatched RPF constable injured Fire accidents Dies of burns Awareness campaign to curb crossing of rail tracks Amendment to registration procedure sought SIPCOT sets up Fodder Development Committee HCL BIM sign memorandum for new elective as part of MBA Grant for mentally ill children
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financial institutions like SNS-REAAL NHB and NABARD to mobilise funds from end-users to build the sanitation systems
People in rural areas of Tamil Nadu are reluctant to spend money for building a toilet They want it free said S Paranjothi field officer Friend in Need Trust
There is a need for more awareness of sanitation in the State said Jordan Trombetta a volunteer
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo
Staff Reporter
NAGAPATTINAM Voluntary organisations should play a crucial role in moulding mindsets towards sanitation and solid waste management said Collector C Munianathan at the Triple Ecosan Toilet festival at Kameshwaram village in Nagapattinam
According to him over 60 per cent of the houses in coastal areas practise open defecation causing environmental contamination He lauded the efforts of FIN Trust a France-based NGO working in Kameshwaram for organising a toilet beauty contest to highlight the importance of toilets ensuring a healthy and hygienic living
Ecosan technology as a toilet model prevented pollution conserved water and converted urine and human waste as an ideal farming manure
The Collector also opened the compost chamber in an ecosan toilet in the tsunami fisherman colony in Kameshwaram G Kanakasundaram Panchayat President said that Kameshwaram had the highest number of 350 ecosan toilets
Shyama Ramani Director FIN Trust said that 77 families participated in the toilet beauty contest Eighteen masons of nearby Achakarai village who had constructed ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their houses were given Rs10000 each for the construction of ecosan toilets in their homes The best among the toilets were given prizes
A scientific study under the auspices of the United Nations University to create a database to find out the impact of Ecosan toilet on health and hygiene and environment will be undertaken by FIN Trust said V Ganapathyadvisor FIN Trust
R Subramanian Panchayat Union Councillor A Thanikachalam- Lead Bank Manager Indian Overseas Bank and Shanthi Mathikumar- Vice President Kameshwaram Panchayat spoke SParanjothi proposed a vote of thanks N Dandayudhapani won the masonrsquos contest and Anjammal and Nagavalli won the toilet beauty contest a release said
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
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Shyama Ramanishyama_ramaniyahoocomFriend-in-Need (FIN) Trust India
Promoting the use of sanitation facilities in India
A beauty contest for toilets
Providing sufficient toilet access is key to meeting health and sanitation targets But it is difficult to ensure the proper use and maintenance of facilities
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
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Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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PRESS CLIPPINGS
(From latest to oldest)
1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
++Press targeting academics
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
News Update
Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Friday December 5 2008
Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo
Staff Reporter
mdash Photo SSKumar
Promoting hygiene Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India) addressing a workshop on sanitation in Chennai on
Sunday
CHENNAI Institutes of technology have to come up with low-cost technology for toilets which use less water in order to achieve effective sanitation coverage and reduce environmental contamination said Shyama V Ramani founder of Friend in Need Trust (India)
Speaking at the first lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo workshop organised at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) here on Sunday she said the financial technological and social challenges faced by the lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo had to be tackled by the collective effort of international organisations firms researchers non-governmental organisations and citizens ldquoWe also want more volunteers to work with usrdquo she said
lsquoProgramme Finishrsquo has a goal of building one million toilets largely mobilising funds from the end users in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
The programme works towards financial inclusion to improve sanitation and health in various parts of the country Dr Ramani said
Two-thirds of the people in the country do not have access to a toilet and more than 40 per cent of the existing toilets are not being used said S Janakarajan professor of MIDS There is lack of sanitation coverage and 42000 people die every week owing to drinking water polluted with faecal matter he said
NGOs such as BISWA in Orissa IIRD in Rajasthan ESAF in Maharashtra SAMBHAV in Madhya Pradesh and BHARATHI in Tamil Nadu and WASTE a Dutch NGO are joining hands with insurance organisations like TATA-AIG and
For effective sanitation coverage expert
News Update
Stories in this Section Business contest held MedIndia launches pre-screening cancer clinic For some they are a reassuring sight Features on website Appeal to partymen Results on website Date extended ldquoRegularise TASMAC workersrdquo Migration of web-based services to IPv6 on First monthly grievance redressal day conducted at University of Madras Corporation dental clinics from this month Crucial link lost Festival to celebrate spirit of womanhood Free spoken English training Bridge near Tidel Park collapses Fishermen held Teenager on motorcycle knocks down girl Found dead Focus on heritage building conservation city pulse TNEB bill payment The vanishing of old houses Procedures to protect antiques ldquoLow-cost technology neededrdquo Chain snatched RPF constable injured Fire accidents Dies of burns Awareness campaign to curb crossing of rail tracks Amendment to registration procedure sought SIPCOT sets up Fodder Development Committee HCL BIM sign memorandum for new elective as part of MBA Grant for mentally ill children
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financial institutions like SNS-REAAL NHB and NABARD to mobilise funds from end-users to build the sanitation systems
People in rural areas of Tamil Nadu are reluctant to spend money for building a toilet They want it free said S Paranjothi field officer Friend in Need Trust
There is a need for more awareness of sanitation in the State said Jordan Trombetta a volunteer
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo
Staff Reporter
NAGAPATTINAM Voluntary organisations should play a crucial role in moulding mindsets towards sanitation and solid waste management said Collector C Munianathan at the Triple Ecosan Toilet festival at Kameshwaram village in Nagapattinam
According to him over 60 per cent of the houses in coastal areas practise open defecation causing environmental contamination He lauded the efforts of FIN Trust a France-based NGO working in Kameshwaram for organising a toilet beauty contest to highlight the importance of toilets ensuring a healthy and hygienic living
Ecosan technology as a toilet model prevented pollution conserved water and converted urine and human waste as an ideal farming manure
The Collector also opened the compost chamber in an ecosan toilet in the tsunami fisherman colony in Kameshwaram G Kanakasundaram Panchayat President said that Kameshwaram had the highest number of 350 ecosan toilets
Shyama Ramani Director FIN Trust said that 77 families participated in the toilet beauty contest Eighteen masons of nearby Achakarai village who had constructed ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their houses were given Rs10000 each for the construction of ecosan toilets in their homes The best among the toilets were given prizes
A scientific study under the auspices of the United Nations University to create a database to find out the impact of Ecosan toilet on health and hygiene and environment will be undertaken by FIN Trust said V Ganapathyadvisor FIN Trust
R Subramanian Panchayat Union Councillor A Thanikachalam- Lead Bank Manager Indian Overseas Bank and Shanthi Mathikumar- Vice President Kameshwaram Panchayat spoke SParanjothi proposed a vote of thanks N Dandayudhapani won the masonrsquos contest and Anjammal and Nagavalli won the toilet beauty contest a release said
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
Linkswwwfriend-in-needorg
Shyama Ramanishyama_ramaniyahoocomFriend-in-Need (FIN) Trust India
Promoting the use of sanitation facilities in India
A beauty contest for toilets
Providing sufficient toilet access is key to meeting health and sanitation targets But it is difficult to ensure the proper use and maintenance of facilities
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
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Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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PRESS CLIPPINGS
(From latest to oldest)
1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
++Press targeting academics
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
News Update
Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Friday December 5 2008
Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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PURA would be realised in a big way with objectives of equipping different sections of the rural society with information technology tools
The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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financial institutions like SNS-REAAL NHB and NABARD to mobilise funds from end-users to build the sanitation systems
People in rural areas of Tamil Nadu are reluctant to spend money for building a toilet They want it free said S Paranjothi field officer Friend in Need Trust
There is a need for more awareness of sanitation in the State said Jordan Trombetta a volunteer
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo
Staff Reporter
NAGAPATTINAM Voluntary organisations should play a crucial role in moulding mindsets towards sanitation and solid waste management said Collector C Munianathan at the Triple Ecosan Toilet festival at Kameshwaram village in Nagapattinam
According to him over 60 per cent of the houses in coastal areas practise open defecation causing environmental contamination He lauded the efforts of FIN Trust a France-based NGO working in Kameshwaram for organising a toilet beauty contest to highlight the importance of toilets ensuring a healthy and hygienic living
Ecosan technology as a toilet model prevented pollution conserved water and converted urine and human waste as an ideal farming manure
The Collector also opened the compost chamber in an ecosan toilet in the tsunami fisherman colony in Kameshwaram G Kanakasundaram Panchayat President said that Kameshwaram had the highest number of 350 ecosan toilets
Shyama Ramani Director FIN Trust said that 77 families participated in the toilet beauty contest Eighteen masons of nearby Achakarai village who had constructed ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their houses were given Rs10000 each for the construction of ecosan toilets in their homes The best among the toilets were given prizes
A scientific study under the auspices of the United Nations University to create a database to find out the impact of Ecosan toilet on health and hygiene and environment will be undertaken by FIN Trust said V Ganapathyadvisor FIN Trust
R Subramanian Panchayat Union Councillor A Thanikachalam- Lead Bank Manager Indian Overseas Bank and Shanthi Mathikumar- Vice President Kameshwaram Panchayat spoke SParanjothi proposed a vote of thanks N Dandayudhapani won the masonrsquos contest and Anjammal and Nagavalli won the toilet beauty contest a release said
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
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Providing sufficient toilet access is key to meeting health and sanitation targets But it is difficult to ensure the proper use and maintenance of facilities
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
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Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
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Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Friday December 5 2008
Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam ldquoRole for NGOs in creation of sanitation awarenessrdquo
Staff Reporter
NAGAPATTINAM Voluntary organisations should play a crucial role in moulding mindsets towards sanitation and solid waste management said Collector C Munianathan at the Triple Ecosan Toilet festival at Kameshwaram village in Nagapattinam
According to him over 60 per cent of the houses in coastal areas practise open defecation causing environmental contamination He lauded the efforts of FIN Trust a France-based NGO working in Kameshwaram for organising a toilet beauty contest to highlight the importance of toilets ensuring a healthy and hygienic living
Ecosan technology as a toilet model prevented pollution conserved water and converted urine and human waste as an ideal farming manure
The Collector also opened the compost chamber in an ecosan toilet in the tsunami fisherman colony in Kameshwaram G Kanakasundaram Panchayat President said that Kameshwaram had the highest number of 350 ecosan toilets
Shyama Ramani Director FIN Trust said that 77 families participated in the toilet beauty contest Eighteen masons of nearby Achakarai village who had constructed ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their houses were given Rs10000 each for the construction of ecosan toilets in their homes The best among the toilets were given prizes
A scientific study under the auspices of the United Nations University to create a database to find out the impact of Ecosan toilet on health and hygiene and environment will be undertaken by FIN Trust said V Ganapathyadvisor FIN Trust
R Subramanian Panchayat Union Councillor A Thanikachalam- Lead Bank Manager Indian Overseas Bank and Shanthi Mathikumar- Vice President Kameshwaram Panchayat spoke SParanjothi proposed a vote of thanks N Dandayudhapani won the masonrsquos contest and Anjammal and Nagavalli won the toilet beauty contest a release said
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
Linkswwwfriend-in-needorg
Shyama Ramanishyama_ramaniyahoocomFriend-in-Need (FIN) Trust India
Promoting the use of sanitation facilities in India
A beauty contest for toilets
Providing sufficient toilet access is key to meeting health and sanitation targets But it is difficult to ensure the proper use and maintenance of facilities
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
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Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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PRESS CLIPPINGS
(From latest to oldest)
1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
++Press targeting academics
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
News Update
Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
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Shyama Ramanishyama_ramaniyahoocomFriend-in-Need (FIN) Trust India
Promoting the use of sanitation facilities in India
A beauty contest for toilets
Providing sufficient toilet access is key to meeting health and sanitation targets But it is difficult to ensure the proper use and maintenance of facilities
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ani
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
News Update
Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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PRESS CLIPPINGS
(From latest to oldest)
1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
++Press targeting academics
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
News Update
Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Friday December 5 2008
Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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A gateway for capacity development
ISSUE 36 | APRIL 2009
Capacity development for water and sanitation
FeatureAchieving the MDGsJames Winpenny explains the capacity needs of local practitioners in the context of the broader enabling environment in which they work
IntervIewWater access and sanitation in EthiopiaAbebe Ayenew discusses how the Ethiopian government is addressesing the issue of fragmented donor support
PractIceInvolving communities Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera explain why water supply and sanitation systems remain weak despite increased community involvement
tools and methodslsquoMore MDGs per droprsquoBarbara van Koppen argues that a participatory multiple-use water services approach can unleash productive capacity in households and communities
PractIceA beauty contest for toiletsShyama Ramani describes a unique approach she is applying in India to encourage people to use and maintain lavatories
Guest columnBeyond trainingRavi Narayanan emphasises the importance of a broad organisational and institutional approach to capacity development
PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
News Update
Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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PRESS CLIPPINGS
(From latest to oldest)
1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
++Press targeting academics
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
News Update
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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PRACTICE
An innovative post-tsunami project in a remote Indian village has provided a
timely reminder that behavioural change is a slow process requiring local ownership and lsquoout of the boxrsquo thinking
In the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami two non-profit organizations were created ndash Friend-in-Need (FIN) Trust in India and its partner organisation Association Un Ami in France Their purpose was to initiate rehabilitation projects in the isolated village of Kameshwaram along the Tamil Nadu coast in southeast India
In collaboration with UNICEF and SCOPE an Indian NGO FIN Trust mobilised resources to build approximately 250 toilets These toilets would provide sanitation coverage for 20 of the village
Elevating the status of sanitationDuring a monitoring mission three months after the toilets were built we noticed a distinct gender divide in the use of the toilet facilities Although women appreciated the security and privacy the majority of the men continued to use the open fields just as they had always done
It was clear to us that we would need to have frank and open discussions on this subject in order to improve sanitation practices in the village During home visits we had noticed that the prized area in many houses was the corner dedicated to the
television The television cabinet was often decorated with pictures of gods ancestors and other family knick-knacks so that it resembled the prayer and ancestor worship area in a traditional home As can be expected no one said lsquoyou must come see our new toilet Irsquom so proud of itrsquo
This simple observation led to an idea what if we could make villagers as proud of their toilet as they are of their TV areas
A beauty contest for toiletsThis is how the idea for a Kameshwaram beauty contest for toilets came about The first contest held in July 2007 was only open to families in which both men and women used the toilets Substantial cash prizes were awarded to winners which were equivalent to an average monthly family income of about Rs4000
The next step was to develop criteria on which the toilets would be judged The project had promoted the construction of the simple but effective EcoSan toilet system in which dry waste is separated from liquid and converted into fertiliser for the garden To enhance this holistic approach we came up with three interrelated lsquosub-contestsrsquo the productivity and layout of the kitchen garden the external appearance and cleanliness of the toilet and its immediate surroundings and any innovation introduced in the functionality or structure of the toilet
Three prizes would be awarded for each sub-contest a first prize of Rs5000 and runner-up prizes of Rs2500 and Rs1500 All other participants would receive Rs150
Successful outcomeEven before judging began it was clear the competition had succeeded in raising the profile of sanitation issues The participation rate of 71 families revealed record numbers of men using toilets
A year after the end of the first competition it was more common for men to use toilets and toilets were viewed as an essential part of a home There has been increased demand for toilets with an additional 100 toilets built so far The project is raising additional resources to ensure complete coverage in the village Because of the increase in toilet use the government has designated Kameshwaram a model village and the EcoSan toilets attract regular visitors The next contest is scheduled to begin in May 2009 Given the enthusiasm they have generated it is clear that the toilets are now widely regarded as tools for gaining social visibility and prestige It is important to keep in mind that maintaining toilets is an added burden especially for women and poor households It is necessary to focus on communicating the long-term health and economic advantages of good hygiene and to use competitions to reinforce good practices
Linked to this is the need to ensure a fair and objective competition that is not influenced by social class and political dynamics within the village The use of unbiased judges from outside the village is an important element of building the trust of participants
Finally it is essential to document and publicise the innovations or best practices introduced by the winners Future competitions will incorporate preparatory workshops to give villagers an opportunity to share improvements and to learn about good sanitation practices lt
Linkswwwfriend-in-needorg
Shyama Ramanishyama_ramaniyahoocomFriend-in-Need (FIN) Trust India
Promoting the use of sanitation facilities in India
A beauty contest for toilets
Providing sufficient toilet access is key to meeting health and sanitation targets But it is difficult to ensure the proper use and maintenance of facilities
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ani
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
News Update
Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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PRESS CLIPPINGS
(From latest to oldest)
1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
++Press targeting academics
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
News Update
Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Friday December 5 2008
Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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PURA would be realised in a big way with objectives of equipping different sections of the rural society with information technology tools
The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
Special Correspondent
NOTHING GOES WASTE Shyama Ramani (left) Founder Friends in Need Trust Paris inaugurating compost chamber of an ecosan toilet
at Kameshwaram on Saturday
NAGAPATTINAM The first innovative ecosan toilet contest in the country will be held in April at tsunami-affected Kameshwaram in the district which has the highest number of such toilets said Shyama Ramani Founder Friends in Need Trust (FIN Trust) Paris and Research Professor French Economic Service here on Saturday
She was distributing cash grant letter for Rs10000 each to 25 masons who had constructed environment-friendly Ecosan toilets in many parts of the country but had no toilets in their own homes
Mrs Ramani said that three cash awards of Rs3000 Rs2000 and Rs1000 would be given to masons who come out with new ideas to construct cost-effective and attractive toilets in a bid to make people feel that the toilet was not just a place for depositing human waste but something more
The ecosan toilets helped save the quality and quantity of water and use the urine and faeces after composting for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Beauty contest
Awards to be given to masons who come out with new ideas
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Stories in this Section Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram Minister commissions reconstructed port
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
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Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE which had associated itself in construction of 350 toilets in the village said that the second beauty contests for toilets in India would also be held in April in the village
The total prize money for winners would be Rs35000
K Venugopal Assistant General Manager National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Nagapattinam and A Thanikachalam lead bank manager said that an integrated plan for development of Kameshwaram had been drawn up that included establishment of eco-friendly enterprises such as handmade paper unit scientific farming dairy farming vermin-composting biogas units and Ecosan toilet products
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that a special solid waste management programme would be launched in the village
Earlier Mrs Ramani inspected compost chamber of Ecosan toilets at some houses in Kameshwaram
S Paranjothi Field Officer FIN Trust Nagapattinam was present
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1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
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18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Friday December 5 2008
Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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1 Economic and Political Weekly October 3 2015 Innovation and Indias Growth
How Inclusive Are Its Achievements ++
2 Der Standard (German) September 17 2015 Interview with Shyama Ramani
3 Clean India Journal August 18 2014 Kameshwaramrsquos unique toilet technology
4 The Hindu July 29 2014 Innovating for economic growth++
5 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 02 November 2009 NGOs plan one million toilets in
India
6 The Hindu November 02 2009 Low-cost technology needed
7 Kumkum (Tamil) 13 August 2009 The beautiful toilets
8 The Hindu July 20 2009 Role for NGOs in creation of sanitation awareness
9 Times of India July 19 2009 Toilet with painted wall wins contest
10 Times of India July 18 2009 Contest to crown the cleanest toilets
11 CapacityOrg UNDP April 2009 A beauty contest for toilets
12 The Hindu March 01 2009 Ecosan toilet contest to be held at Kameshwaram
13 The Hindu February 23 2009 Ecosan model offers an alternative
14 Deccan Herald December 5 2008 Toilets with attached gardens
15 Le Monde (French) October 10 2008 Pour les femmes du village indien de
Kameshwaram un instrument de pouvoir quil a fallu domestiquer
16 The Hindu August 18 2008 Beauty contest for toilets
17 The Hindu July 15 2007 Ecosan Toilet Beauty Contest Conducted
18 The Hindu July 13 2007 University to act as village knowledge centre
19 The Hindu June 10 2007 Ecological sanitation festival under way
20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
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Stories in this Section Rotary award for neurosurgeon industrialist Vision centre opened Itrsquos rocking time at Mitafest rsquo09 Energy theft cases detected English medium sections at Corporation schools Velachery lake likely to have boating facility DMK advocatesrsquo wing urges lawyers to give up boycott Plans afoot to beautify bridges subways Karunanidhi writes to Manmohan Sonia Course in paediatric anaesthesia begins NIMHANS report to revamp revised national mental health programme Reclaim the glory of legal profession says judge Tamil Nadu has sufficient stock of rice Ad Club-Business Line Quiz on February 28 Presenting striking images in riot of colour Peace rally taken out for ceasefire in Sri Lanka Youth drowns Residents of suburbs at private contractorsrsquo mercy Sewerage network bursting at the seams city pulse Ecosan model offers an alternative Stalin distributes job orders ELCOT to help Corporation computerise all operations Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring Youths arrested for chain snatching Lending magical voice for a cause Victim of lsquowash washrsquo scam traps accused BSNL releases plan details Noise pollution
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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20 UNDP Report May 2007 The perfect toilet (featuring Kameshwaram)
21 The Hindu May 30 2007 Village school gets lsquoecosanrsquo toilet
22 The Hindu January 07 2007 Maximum lsquoEcosanrsquo toilets for fishing village
23 The Hindu September 20 2006 Tsunami-hit village get 50 Ecosan villages
Press targeting practitioners
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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PURA would be realised in a big way with objectives of equipping different sections of the rural society with information technology tools
The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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Tamil Nadu - Chennai Ecosan model offers an alternative
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
mdash Photo Deepa H Ramakrishnan
MODEL An Ecosan toilet in Kovalam
CHENNAI Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets
In fact many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now though they are costly
Residents are finding the model which envisages collection of solid and liquid faecal matter separately very comfortable The toilet pans have been designed in such a way that liquid flows into a small container placed outside the toilet and the solid matter drops directly into a pit below the pan A separate pan is provided in the Ecosan toilet for cleaning purposes The toilets are constructed above the ground level with steps leading into the unit
RNarayanan of Coastal and Rural Development Trust of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan for the past one and half years now said that though initially a couple of residents did not know to use it they have been taught
Though costly it requires less water and can be sustained for a long time
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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proper usage and are comfortable with it
ldquoMore people in our village are asking for toilets to be constructed Members of self help groups from Pungeri and Kalipattur villages have approached us for details for the construction of more Ecosanrdquo he added
C Mahalingam of Kovalam who has been using an Ecosan toilet for the past 7-8 months said it was better than a regular toilet The Ecosan model helped cut down water usage It is always dry he said
Sekhar Raghavan Trustee Akash Ganga Trust who has funded the construction of Ecosan toilets in Kovalam explained Ecosan was the best model for coastal areas because pit latrines filled up very fast and become dysfunctional ldquoThe option of septic tank is not good because municipalities do not do a proper job of recycling waste water Though Ecosan toilet is not very cheap it can be sustained for a long timerdquo
Economist and founder-director of Friend in Need Trust Shyama Ramani who has funded the construction of around 350 ecosan toilets in Kameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said ldquoLike in the US and Europe we need to have a set of quality standards We also need a programme to fund Ecosan because itrsquos a costly model The Governmentrsquos Total Sanitation Programme gives only Rs2000 while the toilet costs around Rs12000-Rs15000rdquo
She said that there was a need to monitor the usage of Ecosan toilets as according to estimates around 40 per cent of toilets made in India in the last 10 years were not being used
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Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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Toilets with attached gardens Womens Feature Service
An ecosan toilet is an eco-friendly sanitation product that was devised mostly for women who suffer from poor
sanitation facilities With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used
as compost setting up of kitchen gardens seemed the best thing to do finds out Fehmida Zakeer
Margathammal 55 in village Kaliyapalayam near the Kaveri River in district Trichy is delighted
ldquoThe yield from my trees has increased substantially after using the bio-fertilisers and I have
managed to save around Rs 1000 in six monthsrdquo Margathammal is of course referring to effluent
from the ecosan toilet that she has installed like many others in and around her village
The installation of ecosan toilets was part of the 2004 tsunami rehabilitation efforts of the Trichy-
based NGO Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) The NGO worked closely with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France on this project The
beneficiaries are contract agricultural workers earning about Rs 30 to Rs 40 per day
Ecosan toilet
ldquoAn ecosan toilet as the name suggests is an eco-friendly sanitation product It was conceptualised by Paul Calvert a British engineer who happened to be posted in Kerala in the early 1980srsquo Distressed by the poor sanitation facilities available
especially to women Calvert experimented with various designs until he came up with the eco toiletrdquo explains Sangeeta
Venkatesh a consultant
ldquoThe eco toilet comes with three holes (in a row) each serving a different purpose The liquid waste goes into the first ho le the
solid into the second and the wash water into the third Ash or sawdust is thrown into the second hole to facilitate decomposition
of matter The wash water is allowed to percolate deep into the ground Urine is let out through pipes into the garden
surrounding the toilet and works as a readymade fertiliser There is no smell nor is there any danger of insects because solids and liquids do not get mixed up The solid matter gets converted into compost within a period of six monthsrdquo elaborates Dr
Shyama Ramani INRA
By contrast the most popular models of toilets in India mdash the pit latrine the septic tank toilet and the central sewage disposal
system mdash are highly water intensive requiring 10 to 12 litres per use States Dr Shekar Raghavan Director Rain Centre a
Chennai-based NGO that introduced the concept of ecosan in Kovalam village ldquoThere is a danger of ground water contamination
(in the case of pit toilets) especially in coastal areas where the water table is very high People in the villages mostly use well
water for their cooking and cleaning purposes
The contamination and subsequent after effects can be imaginedrdquo
Even the septic tank toilets with their underground sewage tanks in which anaerobic bacterial environment decomposes the
discharged waste can contaminate ground water The third model mdash the central sewage disposal mdash is prevalent in developed
and planned urban areas
Multipurpose use
With the ecosan model being able to channel effluent productively and enabling it to be used as compost SCOPE which offered
an 80 per cent subsidy on the cost of each toilet encouraged the setting up of kitchen gardens
Planned alongside the toilets the gardens yield rich results as the compost is used to fertilise the soil Villagers were encouraged
to grow vegetables and fruits for self-consumption or even commercial purposes in which case the toilet became a source of
income at no additional cost
For women such as Shanti 35 the toilets have become a means of empowerment She was the first person in her village to go
in for an ecosan toilet Convinced of its benefits she encouraged her community to do the same and ended up being recognised
for her leadership skills As a result she was eventually elected unopposed to the post of the panchayatrsquos vice-president
Kameshwaram with a population of around 5300 has bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Government of India
and is heading towards the additional achievement of being a village where every household has a toilet
Interestingly ecosan public toilets are also gaining acceptance SCOPE which displayed the first ecosan model in late 2002 in its
training centre at Thanneerpandal village in district Trichy has turned around the concept of lsquoPay and Usersquo into lsquoUse and Be Paidrsquo
in Musiri in the same district When villagers use the two free public utilities developed by SCOPE on Saliyar Street and
Parisalthurai Street in Musiri they receive a token amount According to Subburaman the Musiri scheme has increased usage of
these toilets by 90 per cent with the majority of the users being women and children Meanwhile the conventional public toilets
lie unused
The eco toilets have brought about a sea change in this area Not only have they considerably reduced contamination of water bodies ground water and potable water sources of the area they have helped improve the quality of life of ordinary villagers
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Beauty contest for toilets
Special Correspondent
NAGAPATTINAM For the second consecutive year a beauty contest for toilets would be held in the tsunami-hit Kameshwaram coastal village in the district in December as a sequel to the success of the first toilet beauty contest held in the country here last year
Dr Shyama V Ramani Director Friends-In-Need (FIN) an NGO based in Reims France who sponsored the toilet beauty contest last year said that sanitation was a hush-hush subject and it was necessary to explore innovative schemes to motivate both men and women to value and use toilets
She said that she had sponsored the first toilet beauty contest in collaboration with the Society for Community Organisation and Peoplersquos Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi
It created a big stir in the sanitation field both in India and abroad as it succeeded in elevating the status of the toilet to an installation that could add to the pride and the revenue of a family Not surprisingly it motivated 250 more families to
construct Ecosan toilets
There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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PURA would be realised in a big way with objectives of equipping different sections of the rural society with information technology tools
The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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There will be three first prizes of Rs5000 each for proper usage and maintenance of the toilets for the best use of urine and compost for raising a kitchen garden and for innovative additions inside and outside the toilets to make toilets beautiful and attractive Second and third prizes of Rs2000 and Rs1000 will be awarded in each category and mementoes will be given to all participants
M Subburaman Director SCOPE and coordinator for the contest said that the toilet beauty contest would give full three months for the families to make their entries prize worthy He pointed out that Ecosan was the best toilet model for tsunami-hit high water table coastal areas
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PURA would be realised in a big way with objectives of equipping different sections of the rural society with information technology tools
The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
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E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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PURA would be realised in a big way with objectives of equipping different sections of the rural society with information technology tools
The project would reach out the commonest people in inaccessible villages and pave way for innovative technological applications
The project would improve the livelihood of people enhance the rural education and identify the school dropouts and equip them with vocational training Dr Ponnavaiko said inaugurating the international conference on lsquoMillennium development goals targets and indicatorsrsquo on Thursday
Stressing the importance of women empowerment he said that proper health facilities and education must reach women to improve the society as a whole Information technology would be of no good if it did not reach the rural masses
Incidentally the PURA would play a major role in enhancing womenrsquos education through IT
E-governance
E-governance in regional language would be a major step towards making technology accessible for all
The project with University as its resource centre would also aim to introduce telemedicine adult education and vocational training for the villagers the Vice-Chancellor said
Mayor Sarubala R Tondaiman spoke on varied projects in the corporation Implementing waste water management solid waste management and underground drainage system would be the top priority of the urban body It has spent over Rs99 crore to meet the water needs and Rs30 crore to improve the roads in the city Many non-governmental organisations had joined hands with the Corporation in improving the sanitation in the outskirts of the city she noted
The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Women Studies (CWS) of the University Institute National de la Rechercheacute Agronomique France and the non-governmental organisation SCOPE
The Director of CWS N Manimekalai founder of Indo-Franco Reconstruction Project and professor at the Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique France Shyama V Ramani and the Director of SCOPE M Subburaman coordinated the programme
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam `Ecological sanitation festival under way
K Subramanian
To mark construction of 250 ecosan toilets in a village
Nagapattinam Thousands of residents took part in a weeklong ecological sanitation festival on Friday in tsunami-hit Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district to mark construction of the 250 `ecosan toilets in the village
The festival is being organised by the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) Tiruchi that took up the task of constructing the ecosan toilets in the tsunami-hit villages
K Vijayanthi Project Officer Tsunami Relief Works of UNICEF Chennai who was the chief guest said that it was indeed gratifying that thousands of residents of the village participated in mass cleaning removal of garbage dissemination of sanitation concepts through dance drama and skits and drawing of several hundreds of rangolis and kolams in all the streets in the six wards of the village
She said that the UNICEF had advanced Rs4000 for construction of each `ecosan toilet and pointed out that the residents of tsunami-hit villages were showing great interest in constructing the `ecosan toilets after coming to know about the benefits
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE outlined how `ecosan toilet was becoming increasingly popular form of toilet in high water table areas and coastal areas and pointed out that it also helped the farmers to use urine and compost for improving agriculture He said that 50 `ecosan toilets were constructed in the last few days at Kameshwaram bringing the total number to 250 in the village
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor to Exnora
said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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said that the District Rural Development Agency Nagapattinam had advanced Rs1200 for each `ecosan compost toilet Besides the FIN-SOS Organization of France gave an assistance of Rs15 lakh for this project
P Ramaraj Panchayat Union Commissioner Keezhaiyur who gave away the prizes and opened the new toilets said that a constant awareness creation of the concept and usage was the reason for the people accepting this new and revolutionary system of toilet
CG Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram Panchayat said that the village had received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award this year from the Centre thanks to the increased awareness among public of the importance of sanitation after the tsunami Annabelle SOS of France A Elangovan Field Publicity Officer Government of India Thanjavur KYBabu Water and Sanitation Officer UNICEF Nagapattinam and others spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Village school gets `ecosan toilet
Special Correspondent
It includes a sanitary napkin incinerator
HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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HYGIENIC The toilet block at Kameshwaram in
Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM A school in a tsunami-affected village in the district has been provided with `ecosan toilet a first of its kind in the State
N Thiruvengadam Assistant District Project Officer of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan inaugurated the environment-friendly toilet constructed at the St Sebastian School in Kameshwaram He said that true education should aim at inculcating in the minds of children the need for promoting health and hygienic practices that were also environmentally friendly
He praised the volunteers of Savior Oser La Solidarite (SOS) of France who took up part-time work in the past three months besides raising Rs2 lakh to construct the toilet which would benefit 600 students
G Kanagasundaram president of Kameshwaram panchayat said that the village already had 159 `ecosan toilets He thanked the Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) for designing the Ecosan Urine Diversion Toilet (EUDT) that would will be a model for the whole State
Very effective
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that EUDT was very environment-friendly since the faeces got composted in the toilet within six months and the urine was used for watering the cashew plants in the adjacent plot The EUDT in the school had two blocks mdash one for boys and the other for girls
A sanitary napkin incinerator was also installed at the toilet campus
It was constructed at a cost of Rs25 lakh and the management of the school had donated Rs20000
Antonin Benyacar and Annabelle Didier two French students who have been studying livelihood alternatives for fisherman at Kameshwaram and nearby villages appreciated the readiness of the villagers and school management to have the revolutionary model of toilet
Celine Ben of SOS amp Coordinator of the project in France and now on a visit to India thanked the school management for giving them a chance to help students in far-away India
P Mary Emily Pushpam correspondent of the school S Rajamanickam president Parent-Teacher Association and Shanti Mathikumar and V Balakrishnan Headmaster spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Maximum `ECOSAN toilets for fishing village
Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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Special Correspondent
They are considered good models for sandy coastal areas
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram a tsunami-hit fishing village has the distinction of getting the maximum number of `ECOSAN compost toilets in the country with the opening of 100th Household Centered Environment Sanitation Toilete (HCEST) here on Saturday
As many as 100 toilets were constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi a pioneer in the field of ECOSAN compost toilet in the country
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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M Subburaman Director of SCOPE said that toilets each costing of Rs 7000 were built with financial assistance from Nagapattinam District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) UNICEF and Friends-in-Need an NGO from France
The toilets were considered a good model for high water table sandy coastal areas where conventional ones could not function well
G Radha DRDA Project Officer congratulated the residents for taking up the new model
He wanted them to reap the benefit of recycling waste in the most environment friendly manner The DRDA has advanced Rs 1200 per toilet under the total sanitation programme
KN Vijayanthi UNICEF Project Officer said that for holistic development of the area UNICEF was promoting solid waste management and health hygiene education programmes
Antonin research scholar from France said that the NGO was headed by Shyama Ramani in French economic research wing who hailed from Tiruchi CG Kanagasundaram panchayat president praised the house owners who had contributed Rs 2100 and said that the village would soon become an ECOSAN village
G Krishnaveni president Garland Service Society Tiruchi said that the DRDA had agreed to set up a eco-friendly paper unit and fibre paper unit at Kameshwaram
KY Babu of UNICEF PG Jacob George of NGOs Coordination Resource Centre Nagapattinam spoke
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Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam Tsunami-hit village gets 50 Ecosan toilets
Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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Staff Reporter
They are said to be suitable for high water-table areas
HYGIENIC One of the `ecosan toilets being inaugurated
at Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam district
NAGAPATTINAM Kameshwaram near here has become the first village in tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu coast to have 50 eco-friendly `ecosan toilets The toilets have been constructed by Society for Community Organisation and Peoples Education (SCOPE) of Tiruchi with financial support from the UNICEF District Rural Development Agency and Friends in Need a non-governmental organisation based in France and handed over on Monday
M Subburaman Director of SCOPE told The Hindu that the `ecosan toilet was highly suitable for high water-table areas such as sandy coastal belts and riverbanks He said that the pit latrines were not suitable in coastal areas as they would cave in high water table areas The conventional septic tank also would not work satisfactorily in the coastal areas
He pointed out that `ecosan was a new technology where the urine and faeces were collected separately and water needed for usage of toilet was about three litres only compared to 10 to 12 litres per use in other toilets The urine and wash water are used for watering the plants in the kitchen garden and faeces will get composted within six months when it too could be used for agricultural purposes
The NGOs had constructed hundreds of permanent houses in tsunami-hit areas have put up pit latrines in many places that are not suitable to the high water table coastal areas
Hence the UNICEF and the district administration has funded the Ecosan project to study the suitability of the model to tsunami-hit costal areas SCOPE had built over 200 `ecosan toilets in the Cauvery riverbank villages of Musiri and Sevanthilingapuram
which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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which are functioning successfully for the past three years and helping farmers to use the urine and the compost
Also in two other districts
V Ganapathy Liaison Officer of SCOPE and Advisor of Tiruchi District Exnora said that `ecosan toilets were being constructed in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts also with UNICEF and DRDA assistance The cost of each toilet was Rs7 000 of which the UNICEF was giving Rs2 500 the DRDA Rs1200 and the FIN Rs1200 and the balance by the house owner One hundred more `ecosan toilets will be built in Kameshwaram he added
Since this is the most eco-friendly and feasible model of toilets in coastal areas there has been a great response from all sections of society from rich and the poor in the coastal areas to `ecosan toilets said Kanagasundaram village president of Kameshwaram KY Babu consultant water and sanitation UNICEF and others spoke Mrs Shanthi leader of the women self-help groups in Kameshwaram declared open the toilets
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Tamil Nadu - Others She trudged through tsunami-hit villages to help rebuild them
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
Shyama V Ramani sees the tsunami as a good opportunity to build afresh
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE Taking away the Ts from
Tsunami Shyama V Ramani mdash Photo T Singaravelou
PONDICHERRY If I become Prime Minister of India I will build toilets for the people This was Shyama V Ramanis dream as a student in a school in Delhi some 30 years ago Although she has not yet achieved her first dream she has made the second part come true Shyama who is in the French Research Service and has specialised in the economics of innovation says she has always wanted to do developmental work
Every few months for the past one-and-a-half years Shyama has trudged through three tsunami-battered villages near Pondicherry and Nagapattinam building toilets fishing auction yards and persuading people to pitch in
With the help of Un-Ami or Friends of the Needy a volunteer body she founded after the killer waves roared through the region she has visited the villages of Chinna Mudaliarchavady and Periya Mudaliarchavady (PMC) and Kameshwaram in Nagapattinam selling her model for rehabilitation Unlike rehabilitation packages of many other groups the one touted by Shyama has a catch the beneficiaries have to repay in some way
Shyama was on a visit to the villages recently and The Hindu spoke to her
In PMC though the project started in January 2005 it took a year for the people and the NGOs (FEED and SCOPE) to get a moral understanding of reciprocity says Shyama who earned a doctorate in economics But in the end we did We got a written agreement from the headmaster We are repairing the toilets in the school at a cost of Rs2 lakh The toilets had been shut down after being used for five years because nobody would clean them
We will also open new toilets that will be quasi eco-sanitary (the solid and liquid wastes are separated) The water will be recycled and used for the school garden Under the deal the staff and students have to clean and maintain the toilets for five years We will provide the gloves and boots and brooms for the first two years Then they will have to find an auto mechanism to fund the gloves and boots
In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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In Kameshwaram near Nagapattinam a fish auction yard has been built which has boosted the income of fishermen In return they have built a roof over the yard and provided employment to a widow Earlier they used to lose out on 10 to 15 percent of the price because the fish would fall on the sand We have also taken young girls who are normally not let out of their homes on day trips Two French students will stay among them to see what kind of activities they can be involved in she says
Shyama sees the tsunami mdash she calls it creative destruction in line with Shaivaite philosophy mdash as an opportunity to build anew It was an opportunity for me to do academic work extra professional work and link the two and do something for India in the process We plan to do a study using French students as to what kind of garbage is generated how it can be managed and the study will be given to the Tamil Nadu Government
As an economist Shyama has looked at the evolution of the biotechnology sector in various countries and especially in India She along with her students has created a firm Technometrix at the suggestion of the European Union to give indicators that help decide where and with whom to invest in emerging sectors like biotechnology or nanotechnology
Shyamas family has been a great support during the past 18 months spending every evening and weekend connecting with contributors and NGOs She says it would not have happened without the support of her family in France and India My children Divya (16) and Vivek (13) my husband Jean Francois-Claver who is responsible for the operations of three units of a Franco-Canadian MNC in France my mother-in-law Odette Claver my mother and even my maid at home helped during the project
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