London, August 14
A London-born Indian-origin engineer's project to supply low-cost washing machines to countries such as India, where handwashing of clothes remains a time-consuming exercise, has go
UK Sikh Engineer s Low-Cost Washing Machines To Head To India ndtv.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ndtv.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
BBC News
By Steve Mather
image copyrightThe Washing Machine Project
image captionNav Sawhney s Divya machine is set to be rolled out to more countries after being trialled in Iraq
An engineer who created a washing machine for people in refugee camps and poorer regions of the world is ready to expand his project.
Navjot Sawhney invented a hand-cranked washing machine for people who have to wash clothes by hand.
The Washing Machine Project was set up in 2018 and after being piloted in a refugee camp in Iraq, it has now secured funding for expansion. I wanted to make something innovative. It s a global issue, said Mr Sawhney.