WASH Projects

Urban

Madurai

Tamil Nadu

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Key Stats

5
Projects
3,136
Sanitation workers
55%
Women workers
3
Sites for new toilets

Projects 5

Sanitation

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New – Community/Public Toilets

Aspirational public toilet at Fatima College, Madurai

A new public toilet on a 33 × 30 ft plot, with 10 seats. Design: Institutional Area Toilet – Large Capacity. We provide construction ready designs for modern, inclusive public toilets with gender-segregated entrances, accessible cubicles for persons with disabilities, natural ventilation, durable materials, and revenue diversifying spaces. Designs are informed by citizen validation surveys, verified through site assessments and validated by Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), enabling needs based approach for implementation.

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New – Community/Public Toilets

Aspirational public toilet at New Ramnad Road Ground Area, Madurai

A new public toilet on a 28 × 25 ft plot, with 10 seats. Design: Mixed-Use Urban Toilet – Large Capacity. We provide construction ready designs for modern, inclusive public toilets with gender-segregated entrances, accessible cubicles for persons with disabilities, natural ventilation, durable materials, and revenue diversifying spaces. Designs are informed by citizen validation surveys, verified through site assessments and validated by Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), enabling needs based approach for implementation.

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New – Community/Public Toilets

Aspirational public toilet at Outside MGR Bus Stand, Madurai

A new public toilet on a 57 × 50 ft plot, with 15 seats. Design: Transit & Market Toilet – High Footfall Model. We provide construction ready designs for modern, inclusive public toilets with gender-segregated entrances, accessible cubicles for persons with disabilities, natural ventilation, durable materials, and revenue diversifying spaces. Designs are informed by citizen validation surveys, verified through site assessments and validated by Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), enabling needs based approach for implementation.

Sanitation Worker

PPE requirement

Sanitation workers safety, Madurai

The initiative focuses on improving sanitation workers' occupational safety, working conditions, livelihoods, and access to social protection. Key interventions include providing personal protective equipment (PPE) kits, training workers in their proper use, and raising awareness of occupational hazards and safe working practices. It also promotes access to essential workplace amenities, including toilets, drinking water, and secure spaces for personal belongings. Additionally, the project supports workers in accessing government welfare schemes, insurance, provident fund (EPF), sick leave benefits, and initiatives such as the NAMASTE Scheme.

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Livelihoods and welfare

Sanitation workers livelihoods and welfare, Madurai

The initiative focuses on improving sanitation workers' occupational safety, working conditions, livelihoods, and access to social protection. Key interventions include providing personal protective equipment (PPE) kits, training workers in their proper use, and raising awareness of occupational hazards and safe working practices. It also promotes access to essential workplace amenities, including toilets, drinking water, and secure spaces for personal belongings. Additionally, the project supports workers in accessing government welfare schemes, insurance, provident fund (EPF), sick leave benefits, and initiatives such as the NAMASTE Scheme.

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Basic data

Workers by gender 3,136 in all
  • Female 1,732
  • Male 1,403
  • Transgender 1
Workers by modality of engagement 3,136 in all
  • Permanent 1,087
  • Contractual 992
  • Daily Wager Informal 734
  • Seasonal 309
  • Not recorded 14
Workers by social background 3,136 in all
  • SC 2,572
  • ST 280
  • BC 147
  • Others 113
  • General 5
  • Not recorded 19