CREATIVITY SPECIAL................... Awesome New Ideas For A Better Tomorrow (3) - Econowash

Awesome New Ideas For A Better Tomorrow 

Econowash

Life-saving gadgets, safer ways to travel, solutions for sanitation and cost-effective answers to everyday problems… India has a host of good ideas just waiting to explode. See what’s bubbling under

We scouted the length and breadth of the country to find the brightest innovations. The list continues

3. A Washing Machine That Fits In Your Bucket

IDEA: Econowash

BRAINCHILD OF: Piyush Agarwalla

Washing machines are bulky and expensive. That’s why this one, which clamps on to your bucket, plugs in, and gets to work for just Rs.2,499, is a good idea. It works much like an oversized blender, recreating in your bucket the same effect as a larger, more conventional washer. You save water, electricity, money and space – and God knows those resources are precious.

Mumbai resident Piyush Agarwalla studied engineering in the US, and has always had an entrepreneurial streak. The idea for a bucket-fitted laundry device came to him when he saw a 40-year-old photo showing something similar, but bigger, from Bulgaria, on the Web. He made it more compact and easy to use. He says bachelors and campers are the ones most interested in the Econowash, but he hopes to manufacture it primarily for the poor.

STATUS:

Available on eBay India. The Econowash is crowdfunded but Agarwalla is being approached by investors interested in mass production. “If we produce it in lakhs, it will cost ` 1,500,” he says. “It’s one thing to make money. But as my mother said, ‘It’s better to make money and help people along the way’.”

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