Thursday, September 20, 2012

There is a toilet museum in India!

Ever imagine getting into a museum full of toilet? That experience offered by Sulabh Toilet Museum in New Delhi, India. Here, tourists can see the collection of toilets from various places and times!

India did have a problem with the quality of the environment there, particularly water and sanitation. But precisely this is what lies behind the toilet museum made the first and only one in the world.

Sulabh International Social Service Organization is an NGO that focuses on sanitation in rural areas of India, including the provision of public toilets. The founder of this organization, Dr. Pathak Bindershwar, then create a museum around its headquarters in Mahavir Enclave, Palam Dabri Road, New Delhi.

This then becomes a museum toilet. This museum has a collection of toilets from different countries, not just India. Over at Sulabh Toilet Museum around, you can see a variety of unique toilet once used!

Toilet electrical made in Australia
Toilet electrical made in Australia (buzzfeed.com)

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The outside of the museum
The outside of the museum (boldillibol.co.in)

There is a portable toilet from a very old wood, some shaped like patio chairs, there is also a "disguised" so the sofa. Toilet style a favorite of Austria here. Basic color white ivory, embellished with colorful floral motif. Classic and beautiful!

From the official site Sulabh Toilet Museum visited detikTravel, Thursday (09/10/2012), the tourists can also see the toilet other than normal. Australian-made electric toilet, for example, will immediately burn dung!

Sulabh Toilet Museum in New Delhi, India
Sulabh Toilet Museum in New Delhi, India (sulabhinternational.org)

On the outside of the museum, you can see the work in the form of a row of Sulabh public toilets are environmentally friendly. Toilets only need U.S. $ 25 to the cost of manufacture! Moving to another part, you can see the public toilets hygienic filtration system created Sulabh.

Collections toilets from around the world
Collections toilets from around the world (urban-review.com)

These machines extract nutrients from human waste, then adding methanol gas for various purposes such as cooking. Air filtration results can be reused for watering plants, and so on.

In addition to viewing the collection toilets from around the world, Sulabh Toilet Museum also educate travelers about the history of the toilet. Ranging from materials, design, and technology in the past to the toilet can be modern as today.

The museum is open every Monday-Saturday, starting at 10:00 to 17:00 local time. No need to spend because the museum is free!
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