SKDRDP is committed to total health and sanitations in rural areas. For this purpose SKDRDP has actively supported construction of Individual toilets in villages and towns.For this purpose SKDRDP has popularized several models including the UNICEF model, the twin pit pour flush model.

On account of experience of SKDRDP in construction of Low Cost Sanitation units, the Karnataka Urban Infrastructure and Development Finance Corporation (KUIDFC) sought the partnership of SKDRDP in constructing 11,500 low cost sanitation (LCS) units in 6 coastal urban towns. As a first step, a unique participatory, transparent strategy was devised where in the committees of the toilet less would select the mason, choose the materials, purchase them in bulk and reduce the prices of the unit. This practice has effectively speeded up the construction of LCS units in urban areas. The construction was started at Udupi town where within 45 days 365 units were completed. The same system was followed at other towns and more than 7,088 units were completed as on March 2006.