The ‘she-toilet’ project being implemented by the Kerala State
Women’s Development Corporation Ltd (KSWDC) will be extended to more
destinations, including Kozhikode, Malappuram, Pala and Pathanapuram,
during the second phase.

To put an end to the health issues of
women commuters, due to the absence of clean and hygienic toilets in
public places, electronic toilets for women were installed in 23
locations here two months ago. Majority of these toilets are running
successfully.

Kerala which ranks high on many women-specific
development indicators such as health, education, employment, political
participation and decision making took up the issue in an innovative
manner.

‘She-toilet’, a first-of-its-kind innovative initiative in
the country, was a remarkable move from the Corporation to resolve the
issue that poses a major health threat to many women visitors and
office-goers in the state.

KSWDC further intends to extend the
installation of she-toilets to all the districts in the state. The
automatic, unmanned, she-toilets are based on cost-effective and
environment-friendly technology, combining multiple appropriate
technologies.

She-toilets are eco-friendly. The entire waste
decomposing is done through bio enzymes and the used water is recycled
for future use.

She-toilets are mobile and comes fully equipped
with baby changing stations (diaper- changing facilities), sanitary
napkin vending machines and incinerators along with self- washing and
sterilisation functions.

Further, the toilets also have common
facilities such as automatic payment collection, automatic door opening,
‘busy’ and ‘free’ display boards and an automatic platform cleaning
system.

The operations would be controlled and monitored from a remote location using GPRS technology.

Automatic
SMS alerts would be received by the control room in case of emergencies
such as exhaustion of water tanks or filling up of septic tanks.