Low Cost and Affordable Innovation ‘NEERFLUSH’ …
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3 Impact of the Developed Technologies
• Socio-economic-health Impact
These low-cost innovations will be beneficial to society, as it will:
– Minimise disease burden resulting from poor sanitation.
– Reduction in the incidence and cost-of-illness of diseases occurring due to poor
sanitation.
• Environment Conservation/Impact
– Reduces energy consumption for processing and pumping of: equivalent clean
water which is saved; as well as generated sewage, if used.
– Decreases GHG emissions and contamination of water resources.
– Will promote development and use of eco-friendly flushing systems.
• Improvement of Quality of Life
These innovations may improve the present situation by keeping the toilets–urinals
clean and usable at low cost and negligible maintenance, which will be helpful in
improving the quality of life of people.
Also by saving water which is used during flushing sanitation facility, it will lead
to preserving the environment. The water saved may be available and can be used
for other productive purposes.
• Industry Impact
NEERFLUSH technology will force flusher and sanitary fitting producing industries to pay attention on this new hands-free flushing system, as this innovation has
the potential to overcome the drawbacks and limitations of the existing competitors which include both low cost manually operated and expensive electronically
operated urinal–toilet flushers (system) and waterless urinals. It will surely grab
the attention of the market and will be able to create and satisfy the needs of the
existing and new customers.
4 User Perception Study
Two Questionnaires were designed and survey was conducted at the installed
locations amongst the user of the sanitation facility to know the user perceptions and expectations about the sanitation facility as well as about the developed
NEERFLUSH technology.
Total sample size: 136; Male: 69%; Female: 31%
Questionnaire 1 Considering User Attitude and Expectations in the Development
of Sanitation Related Technology.
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3 Impact of the Developed Technologies
• Socio-economic-health Impact
These low-cost innovations will be beneficial to society, as it will:
– Minimise disease burden resulting from poor sanitation.
– Reduction in the incidence and cost-of-illness of diseases occurring due to poor
sanitation.
• Environment Conservation/Impact
– Reduces energy consumption for processing and pumping of: equivalent clean
water which is saved; as well as generated sewage, if used.
– Decreases GHG emissions and contamination of water resources.
– Will promote development and use of eco-friendly flushing systems.
• Improvement of Quality of Life
These innovations may improve the present situation by keeping the toilets–urinals
clean and usable at low cost and negligible maintenance, which will be helpful in
improving the quality of life of people.
Also by saving water which is used during flushing sanitation facility, it will lead
to preserving the environment. The water saved may be available and can be used
for other productive purposes.
• Industry Impact
NEERFLUSH technology will force flusher and sanitary fitting producing industries to pay attention on this new hands-free flushing system, as this innovation has
the potential to overcome the drawbacks and limitations of the existing competitors which include both low cost manually operated and expensive electronically
operated urinal–toilet flushers (system) and waterless urinals. It will surely grab
the attention of the market and will be able to create and satisfy the needs of the
existing and new customers.
4 User Perception Study
Two Questionnaires were designed and survey was conducted at the installed
locations amongst the user of the sanitation facility to know the user perceptions and expectations about the sanitation facility as well as about the developed
NEERFLUSH technology.
Total sample size: 136; Male: 69%; Female: 31%
Questionnaire 1 Considering User Attitude and Expectations in the Development
of Sanitation Related Technology.