{"id":1415,"date":"2014-09-30T14:32:35","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T14:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/?p=1415"},"modified":"2014-09-30T14:36:58","modified_gmt":"2014-09-30T14:36:58","slug":"solar-powered-self-cleaning-etoilet-for-schools-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/?p=1415","title":{"rendered":"Solar-powered, self-cleaning eToilet for schools unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1418\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1418\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/EramKERALA30sept2014.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1418\" alt=\"The eToilet has an automatic flush, which works before and after use, sensor controlled water usage and eliminates the need for manual cleaners in schools. \/ The Hindu\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/EramKERALA30sept2014.jpg?resize=604%2C437\" width=\"604\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/EramKERALA30sept2014.jpg?w=635&amp;ssl=1 635w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/EramKERALA30sept2014.jpg?resize=300%2C216&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The eToilet has an automatic flush, which works before and after use, sensor controlled water usage and eliminates the need for manual cleaners in schools. \/ The Hindu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eram Scientific, manufacturers of the country\u2019s first eToilet, on Tuesday unveiled the world\u2019s cheapest unmanned, self-cleaning eToilet with inbuilt solar panel and metallic platform for schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is our contribution to the nation and comes as a response to the \u201cClean India Campaign\u201d announced by the Central Government. It perfectly matches with the \u201cMake in India\u201d campaign as well,\u201d said Siddeek Ahmed, chairman of Thiruvananthapuram-based Eram Group.<\/p>\n<p>Built of stainless steel base, mild steel super structure and occupying 25 sq.ft space, the eToilet comes with a price tag of Rs.99,999 ex-factory, which is inclusive of insurance charges and one-year warranty.<\/p>\n<p>It has got an inbuilt solar panel, which eliminates the need for electricity connection while the metal platform avoids civil construction too.<\/p>\n<p>It has an automatic flush, which works before and after use, automatic floor wash, sensor controlled water usage and eliminates the need for manual cleaners in schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe present problems in sanitations at schools are known to be not because of the dearth of toilets. The lack of maintenance and requirement for manual cleaning has made them dysfunctional. We are out to address that gap and that is why we are now launching this comprehensive solution for schools,\u201d said K. Anvar Sadath, CEO.<\/p>\n<p>source: http:\/\/www.thehindu.com \/ The Hindu \/ Home&gt; News&gt; Cities&gt; Thiruvananthapuram \/ IANS \/ Thiruvananthapuram &#8211; September 30th, 2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eram Scientific, manufacturers of the country\u2019s first eToilet, on Tuesday unveiled the world\u2019s cheapest unmanned, self-cleaning eToilet with inbuilt solar panel and metallic platform for schools. \u201cThis is our contribution to the nation and comes as a response to the \u201cClean India Campaign\u201d announced by the Central Government. It perfectly matches with the \u201cMake in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/?p=1415\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Solar-powered, self-cleaning eToilet for schools unveiled<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artsculture-entertainment","category-science-technology"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1415"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1415\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1421,"href":"https:\/\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1415\/revisions\/1421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}