We would like to welcome Eram Scientific Solutions Pvt. Ltd. as new SuSanA partner organisation.





The following text is taken directly from their application form and was written by the partner organisation themselves.

Description:
Eram Scientific Solutions Pvt. Ltd. is the part of Eram Group which has a proven track record in multifaceted activities ranging from Engineering, Infrastructure Development, Clean Tech, to Information Technology, among various other key sectors. We seek to go beyond the conventional thinking and traditional standards to a pro-earth approach. Eram Scientific is the venture that aims to develop innovative and utility solutions by combining cross platform technologies and domains.

We are a Social Enterprise, positioned in a niche market for developing socially relevant solutions. The key project of the Company is in the sanitation front with India’s First and Only eToilet, the Electronic Public Toilet. The Patent Pending eToilet incorporates a full cycle approach in sanitation using technology where all activities involving starting the unit, entry, usage, cleaning, exit, water levels, monitoring and control are automated using electronics, mechanical, web-mobile and digital technologies.

“Designed Thinking at its best!” is what Eram Scientific Solutions thinks and practices. Innovation is the hub of our thinking and action and our Research Lab works around the creativity of all team members and resource persons to develop solutions that are useful for enabling better living. Utility and the obvious benefit to the society are in the forefront when the sparkle of a solution enters our thought-process.

Activities in Sustainable Sanitation:
The plight of urban sanitation system has remained miserable in most of the developing economies, in spite of the advancements made in other public infrastructure and in the technology front. The existing conventional sanitation facilities in cities and towns are pathetic and lack proper hygiene and cleanliness. As a matter of fact, most of the times, people hesitate to make use of the public provision for sanitation. Another facet seen to be contributing towards waning the existing sanitation system is lack of appropriate maintenance, insufficient manpower to maintain the units and the unscientific waste disposal methods. It can also be drawn that the public making use of the provision also fails to keep the units clean after usage.

As such, we have developed “Next Generation”, revenue generating sanitation model with a unique ambience – “eToilet” India’s First Electronic Public Toilet. This product has made effective use of Information, Communication and other Engineering technologies for solving major inherent issues of public sanitation such as lack of cleanliness and lack of adequate manpower support to manage the units, among others. As of date, 400+ successful installations of eToilets is already underway all over India. eToilet incorporates a full cycle approach in sanitation using technology where all activities involving starting the unit, entry, usage, cleaning, exit, water levels, monitoring and control are automated using electronics, mechanical, web-mobile and digital technologies. Since the entire system is automatic, cleanliness is ensured throughout the operation of the system. The unit has adequate features to ensure safety and security especially for women and children. eT oilets can connect to a biological Sewage Treatment Plant in case drainage facility is not available.

Expectations in the Partnership:
The partnership with SuSanA, can lift us to obtain a platform to demonstrate and build up Unique/ Innovative solutions by us. By this, we can ensure International standards for all our solutions that can be proven and tested. Also, eco-friendly operations in our solutions can be set up and monitored.

Contribution to SuSanA:
We can provide affordable toilets which are often hindered by the trade-off between cost and the functionalities which need to address three critical issues viz.
A ) Cleanliness,
B ) Conservation of resources and
C ) Sustainability of toilets.
We, the pioneers of electronic toilets, have identified that the above issues are prevailing universally and this has a direct bearing on the health of communities. Hence, we concentrate on the following areas where the outcomes shall be in favor of providing sustainable solutions for the above three critical issues. Our design is to develop sustainable solutions for the above cited areas, so that it can be used effectively in households, slums or in urban/semi urban locations and cities to benefit the city dwellers and the large floating populations.

The SuSanA contact persons are Bincy Baby and Ria John.
Eram Scientific Solutions Pvt. Ltd.’s website: www.eramscientific.com


[posted by Tilmann Vorhoff]