Janicki Bioenergy, with the funding of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation recently built a magical machine - the Omniprocessor which is capable of transforming sewage into potable water. The machine not only produces clean drinking water but electricity as well.

If Omniprocessor is found effective in treating waste and unclean water, then it would initiate a revolution in ensuring clean drinking water supply in the developing countries. I think in Bangladesh, it can do a miracle in producing and providing clean drinking water because we have lots of water bodies like ponds and ditches containing unclean water.

Professor M Zahidul Haque
Department of Agricultural Extension & Information System, SAU, Dhaka