The Blair toilet was developed by Dr. Peter Morgan [1] of Harare, Zimbabwe, in the 1970's and as a result of large-scale projects to improve rural sanitation during the 80's after Independence in Zimbabwe, at the Blair Research Institute there was mass deployment of the toilet design in the rural areas of the country. Its clever design makes use of air currents, a septic tank like pit, over which is built an upper structure with an open light-trap entrance and ventilation pipe from the bottom pit with a fine wire grate to keep out flies but more importantly to trap those entering the toilet hole from flying out towards the light. The result is odorless and hygienic, as flies can not escape from the fecal matter to spread disease, and the gases produced by the decomposing waste are redirected outside. Sanitation vehicle in New York City. ... Flush toilet A toilet is a plumbing fixture and a disposal system primarily intended for the disposal of the bodily wastes urine and feces. ... A septic tank is part of a small scale sewage treatment system often referred to as a septic system, which consists of the tank itself and a leach (drain) field. ... Fecal Matter was a band formed in late 1985. ...
As the cyclone hit the district there were sudden flash floods which caused houses and toilets to collapse, roofs were torn of schools and clinics and approximately 6,000 people were rendered homeless.
258 blairtoilets are known to have collapsed both at schools and in the villages.
Each blairtoilet will require 10 bags of cement while the temporary toilets ill require 6 metres of plastic or polythene sheets.
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