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Gates Foundation to continue support to Kerala
sanitation projects
Monday April 08, 2013 10:10:46 AM,
IANS
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Thiruvananthapuram: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) has committed to
continue supporting sanitation projects in India and make the
facility "affordable and accessible" for people.
"We are keen on extending support to ESS (Eram Scientific
Solutions) to address the issue of sanitation in India. The aim is
to achieve 100 percent sanitation which is affordable and
accessible," Doulaye Kone, senior programme officer - water,
sanitation and hygiene, BMGF, said here Saturday evening.
The Kerala-based ESS is Asia's only recipient of Reinvent The
Toilet Challenge (RTTC) grant of about Rs.3 crore extended by the
BMGF.
Kone is here to analyse operations of ESS, which develops
technically and economically viable futuristic toilets for use by
common people. Till date, the organisation has successfully
implemented close to 450 e-toilet projects in various parts of the
country.
The BMGF carries out its sanitation drive across the world through
30 research and development organisations like ESS.
An important challenge for the BMGF is to bring down the cost of
sanitation technologies to make the facility more affordable and
ESS is currently partnering with the University of South Florida
to develop such technologies.
Daniel Yeh, a professor at the University of South Florida, told
IANS that a new technology has already been developed and is being
tested in a primary school in Florida. The technology converts
human waste into energy resources.
"We have visited Kuttanad in Alappuzha district and are developing
customised solutions to address the specific challenges of such
areas in India," said Yeh.
Alappuzha is a popular tourist destination in Kerala where farming
activities take place below the sea level.
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