India first e-toilets

Delight Electronic toilets are compact, portable systems that occupy only 45 square feet (less than 5 square metres) of space for each unit.

There is an automatic payment collection facility in the unit, and the coin validator accepts coins of any denomination.

The moment coins are inserted, the door of the unit unlocks and with it, the light and the exhaust fan get switched on automatically.

Once the user enters it, the closet gets wetted with a pre-flush of 100 ml of water.

Even if the user does not flush the toilet after use, it automatically gets flushed and cleans the closet.

If the user flushes it himself, the back-up flush system does not kick in. If the usage is for only less than 3 minutes, the system flushes with 1.5 litres of water and if the user is there for more than 3 minutes, the system flushes 4 litres. So, the total water usage does not go beyond 4 litres.

Though the unit has a normal 230 V power mechanism, there is a power back up also. Inadequate availability of power and water will automatically close the unit, well in advance.

The water tank in the unit stores 500 litres of water from the supply source but there is also a motor to pump water from an additional source in the case of emergency.

Delight toilets use 40 units of electricity and 1,008 litres of water for 168 users.

There is a GPRS enabled system so that it can be controlled remotely which includes remote opening and closing of the unit, daily collection monitoring, and checking the functioning of the unit through a web application or through mobile phones.

Green initiatives

Delight is a green e-toilet! They have provided solar panels to generate electricity for its own use.

In the areas where drainage facility is not available, the unit has "Green Eco friendly" solution to manage the disposal of the waste.

First e-toilet in an Indian school

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) Member of Parliament from Ernakulam, P Rajeev approached Eram for Delight e-toilets as a part of suchi@school (Sustainable Comprehensive Hygiene Initiative) project.

This initiative of his, aims to provide toilets and urinals in all government and government-aided schools in the district of Ernakulam.
Source- Rediff