New Delhi yesterday installed modern and user friendly public toilets made of high-end composite materials used in aircraft and high class rail coaches in 20 different locations, costing Rs1.3mn each.
Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated one such ‘Swachh Sauchalay’ consisting of four toilet seats and four urinals at Sikka Market in Preet Vihar of East Delhi.
“There is a shortfall of about 4,000 public toilets in the three MCD (Municipal Corporation of Delhi) areas and measures are being taken to bridge the gap under the Swachh Bharat Mission.”
Naidu said about 6.50% of urban people use public toilets and the required infrastructure needs to be ensured in urban areas.
These toilets have been installed by the National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC), a public sector undertaking, under Corporate Social Responsibility.
Such toilets will be made available at 10 more locations by NBCC.
Naidu said that the ‘Namma’ modular toilets are in use in Tamil Nadu.
Referring to the need of water supply and sewer connection for use of toilets and treatment of waste, Naidu said his ministry recently sanctioned Rs2.2bn to Delhi under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT).
The locations of the new public toilets in East Municipal Corporation of Delhi are: Preet Vihar, Veer Sawarkar Hospital, Swamy Dayanand Hospital, DDA Market , Anand Vihar, Loni Road Petrol Pump, Seelampur Metro Station, C-12 Block and New Jaffrabad.
In South MCD, the locations are near Uphaar Cinema, near DTC Depot Kalu Sarai, Munirka DDA Flats, near Fortis Hospital, near Nehru Place Metro Station and Nehru Place District Centre.
In North Delhi, they are located near Samaypur Badli Metro Station, GT Road, Nangloi Metro Station, Faseel Road and Old Tonga Stand Railway Parcel Centre, SPM Marg.