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Tapping into innovative streak
Updated On: 19 July, 2020 07:45 AM IST | Mumbai | Anju Maskeri
A Japanese company used the lockdown to conceive a cheap, cool tap design thats hygienic to use and doesnt need a water connection. And India will manufacture the first batch
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You just have to snap the two pieces together and use any PET bottle of up to 2 litres available
According to UNICEF, there are over three billion people—40 per cent of the world's population—who do not have access to basic hand washing facilities at home. And, the Coronavirus pandemic has only deepened the vast inequities around the access to water. The unsettling disparity and its implications on public health has prompted LIXIL Corporation, a water and housing products manufacturing firm from Japan, to introduce an innovative handwashing solution. Daigo Ishiyama, technology and chief marketing officer, explains that the taps have a plastic base with a nozzle that can be fitted with widely available plastic bottles of different sizes and shapes. The design ensures minimal contact between the user and tap, thereby reducing the spread of disease, while the trickle action minimises water use, meaning fewer refills, while maintaining a solid flow of water.
Interestingly, there is a local angle to the innovation, with the first batch of these innovative taps scheduled to be manufactured in India, before distribution kicks off across the country and globally.
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