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[[File:EToilet.jpg|thumb|An eToilet, installed on a street in India]]<br />
An '''electronic toilet''' or '''eToilet''' is a type of [[public toilet]] that is used in India. The increase in the use of eToilets is in support of [[Swachh Bharat Abhiyan]] ({{lit|Clean India Mission}}) which intends to reduce the practice of [[open defecation]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Krishnan|first1=Vidya|title=Innovative eToilets key to Narendra Modi's Clean India mission|url=https://www.livemint.com/Specials/f6Up6Q77dlxVDT2SFfTzKJ/Innovative-eToilets-key-to-Narendra-Modis-Clean-India-missi.html|website=www.livemint.com|access-date=12 April 2018|date=3 November 2014}}</ref><br />
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eToilets are self-contained, self-cleaning, unisex, user-friendly, unmanned, automated, and remotely monitored toilet pods installed in public places. They were developed by a private company, Eram Scientific Solutions, in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://challenges.openideo.com/challenge/water-and-sanitation/winning-ideas/etoilet-india-s-first-electronic-toilet|title=eToilet - India's first Electronic Toilet|date=2016-04-14}}{{registration required}}</ref> Like [[Sanisette]], eToilet is a registered [[trademark]]. This registered trademark, similar to Sanisette, demonstrates a growing trend towards integrating technology and convenience in public hygiene facilities.<br />
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== Features ==<br />
eToilets can be [[coin operated machine|coin operated]] [[pay toilets]], or freely accessed with manual entry and exit. A safeguard corridor panel serves as a screen to avoid disturbing the public or the user of the toilet. The entire unit is made of stainless steel. Like other self-sustaining, electronic public toilets, eToilets have [[sensors]] to initiate automatic functions including pre-flush and post-flush platform cleaning, after a specified number of uses. Indication lights are displayed outside the unit which helps the user to identify whether the facility is occupied (red light) or unoccupied (green light) and whether the facility is out of service, for example if the water supply is low.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Sanisette]], a registered trademark for a similar toilet<br />
* [[Self-cleaning floor]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
* {{Cite news|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/13940/etoilet-changing-way-public-sanitation-works-india-eram-marico/|title=This eToilet Is Changing The Way Public Sanitation Works In India|date=2014-09-02|work=The Better India|access-date=2018-04-11|language=en-US}}<br />
* {{Cite web|url=http://www.susana.org/en/knowledge-hub/resources-and-publications/library/details/1713|title=eToilet (India's first electronic public toilet) - Resources • SuSanA|access-date=2018-04-11}}<br />
* {{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/this-village-in-kerala-has-the-world-s-first-e-toilet-which-generates-power-and-fertilizer-from-waste-252081.html|title=Kerala Village Installs World's First E-Toilet Which Generates Power And Fertilizer From Waste|work=indiatimes.com|access-date=2018-04-11|language=en}}<br />
* {{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/mixed-response-to-etoilet-facility/article8496891.ece|title=Mixed response to e-toilet facility|last=Anoop|first=Aabha|date=2016-04-20|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-04-11|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}<br />
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