Have you ever imagined a toilet constructed with thermocol? Then get ready to be startled by Thomas Mane who does just that. Mane has been building toilets out of thermocol coated with cement just under a time span of two hours.

Mane who belongs to Pune also states that his company gives it as a wedding gift to girls whose family cannot afford to construct toilet and until now have given away 25 such toilets. Mane has also been presented with several awards from governments and organisations for his innovative approach. His awards include India CSR’s Sanitation Leadership award and a spot in the Limca Book of records as well.

Mane’s business sor far have made a staggering number of over 22,000 toilets with supply all over the country. The word around is that simple cost effective measures such as these could bring down open defecation in the country.