DRDO Biotoilet for plains

• An eco-friendly, customizable, maintenance-free technologyfor human faecal matter digestion, for use in plains.
• Smaller than conventional septic tank system.
• Composed of Specially designed digester (Biotank), a consortium of bacteria & their attachment matrix.
• Consortium of bacteria degrades organic waste into water and gases. Biogas generated can be harnessed.
• No-slurry system, thereby reducing maintenance (no manual scavenging/ cesspool emptying required).  
• Reduced sewage load and pathogen. 
• Secondary treatment of effluent water (use of Reed bed) for quality augmentation.
• Treated water can be reused for flushing, gardening etc.

TOT Status: Technology has been transferred to private firms for wide implementation.