HI-AWARE in support of 'The Sanitation Squad', is helping disseminate information on 'phaydemand shauchalays'. These eco-san toilets can provide temporary, but effective solutions to flood affected areas.

1. Temporary flood resilient phaydemand
shauchalay (ECO-san) @ Chaidha, a recent flood
affected village in Khagaria, Bihar
By
The Sanitation Squad
(Residents of Chaidha, Khagaria; Thumbimpression Collaborative, Ahmedabad; National
Centre for Peoples Action in Disaster Preparedness, Ahmedabad; People in Centre,
Ahmedabad; Arghyam, Bengaluru; Samta, Khagaria and Megh Pyne Abhiyan, Delhi)
September 2016

2. Status of Chaidha between August 26 - September 05,
2016

3. Assessment and consultation was held before initiating
work on the flood resilient and temporary
phaydemand shauchalay (Day 1)

4. Process – Procurement of raw materials (Day 2)
Bamboo/ Baas
Local Thread/ Fitta Oil Tin Split Bamboo
Water Drum

5. Process – Identifying human resources (skilled and
unskilled)
Pits for erection of Bamboo column
Artisans working on Eco- san
Day 2…

6. Process (Day 2)
Digging pits
Sharpening the bamboo
Bamboo Joinery

7. Process (Day 2)
Wrapping the bamboo with plastic sheet
before pitching it in the ground
Sharpening the bamboo
Bamboo Joinery
One of the bamboo columns being
pitched

8. Process (Day 2)
Making Bamboo Pins
Making of Joinery Bamboo Joinery

9. Process
Erecting Bamboo Columns Making of Bamboo Frame
At the end of day 2…

10. Process - Making of compost drum (Day 3)

11. Compost Drum
Process - Making of compost drum (Day 3)

12. Process (Day 3)

13. Process
Using Split Bamboo as Flooring material
Installing drum for compost and fixing
flooring
At the end of day 3…

14. Process (Day 4)
Installing Bamboo ladder
Installing Bamboo roof

15. Process (Day 4)
Cross Bracing the structure
Covering the roof
At the end of day 4…

16. Process (Day 5)
Compost pit installed under split bamboo floor
to collect excreta, urine and back wash water
separately

17. Process (Day 5)
Bamboo floor

18. By the end of day 5
Temporary and flood resilient
phaydemand shaucahaly aka ECO-san

19. Costing…
Item Quantity Rate Costing
Bamboo 20 pieces Rs 170/piece 3400
Lashing - Fitta 2 kg Rs 180/kg 360
Plastic drum 2 Rs 300/piece 600
Tin container 3 Rs 20/piece 60
Thin plastic 10 pieces Rs 20/piece 200
Syl-polene 459 sq feet 400
Plastic bag 6 bags Rs 25/bag 150
Sand 3 bags Rs 60/bag 180
Brick bats 25 pieces Rs 7/piece 175
Dabiya mistri
(Bamboo worker)
6 human days Rs 350/day 2100
Labourer
(Unskilled)
3 human days Rs 300/day 900
TOTAL 8525

20. The beginning…
(As of September 10, 2016 @ 1822 hrs)