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Bill Gates-backed toilet that recycles its own water opens at Hyderabad park

By · Via Times of India · Published by Everything Blog

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The Rs 1 crore containerised "Net-Zero" facility operates as a fully self-contained unit capable of treating all wastewater directly on-site. By recycling and reusing this recovered water for flushing, it achieves a zero-discharge footprint entirely independent of septic systems. Telangana IT Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu and Minister Ponnam Prabhakar formally inaugurated the unit, which is also engineered to be relocatable depending on civic demand.

Key points

  • The installation marks the very first public deployment of the ReFlow sanitation system w…: The installation marks the very first public deployment of the ReFlow sanitation system within India.
  • Hyderabad is designated to become a manufacturing hub to supply these relocatable toilet…: Hyderabad is designated to become a manufacturing hub to supply these relocatable toilet units domestically and abroad.
  • The project advances a long-term Gates Foundation initiative targeting water conservation…: The project advances a long-term Gates Foundation initiative targeting water conservation through decentralized sanitation technology.

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A sanitation technology backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has moved from years of research and development into everyday public use, with a new water-recycling public toilet now operating at Hyderabad's Lumbini Park. The facility, inaugurated in September, is designed to treat and reuse water on-site, reducing water consumption while offering a self-contained sanitation solution. The Net-Zero toilet, equipped with a water recycling system, was formally inaugurated by Telangana IT Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu and Transport and BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar, and the first such green toilet in the country is installed at the park.

Hyderabad becomes home to first public deployment

The installation at Lumbini Park marks the first public deployment of the ReFlow system, according to the company behind the technology. The unit was inaugurated in September 2026 by Telangana ministers and serves as a showcase for what ReFlow describes as closed-loop water infrastructure. The system is solar-powered, uses on-site water treatment and is designed for zero discharge operations.

According to The New Indian Express, the facility was established at a cost of around Rs…

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