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Nature's subsidy

 
 

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Published: Friday 28 May 2010
Sitting pretty: Tyagi has stopped  spending Rs 2,500 on fertilizers

Sitting pretty: Tyagi has stopped spending Rs 2,500 on fertilizers

Urine applied on field

Urine applied on field

The toilet seat sealed with slab once  the collection chamber is filled for 6 month

The toilet seat sealed with slab once the collection chamber is filled for 6 month

Waste from the ecosan toilet applied  in field

Waste from the ecosan toilet applied in field

Back view of the Ecosan toilet with  collection chamber and air vent

Back view of the Ecosan toilet with collection chamber and air vent

Basmathi rice cultivated using urine  and waste from the toilet is ready for harvest

Basmathi rice cultivated using urine and waste from the toilet is ready for harvest

Decomposed excreta ready for applying  in field

Decomposed excreta ready for applying in field

Sweet harvest: Tyagi got a good yield  of paddy by using faecal compost and urine

Sweet harvest: Tyagi got a good yield of paddy by using faecal compost and urine

Urine collected from nearby school is  used as fertiliser

Urine collected from nearby school is used as fertiliser

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