Taking into note the space constraint issues and the need for more public toilets, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is all set to convert scrapped Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) buses into AC toilets for women.
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The project was proposed by BMC corporator Sachin Padwal and the pilot project will be implemented at Marine Drive. If this pilot at Marine Lines goes as planned, then BMC aims to have these toilets in 15 spots across the city, which will be a part of the second phase.
The mobile toilet will be named as ti sauchalay (her toilet). Keeping in mind, the needs of the women commuters, there will be a sanitary napkin dispenser and a breastfeeding compartment inside the bus.
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Notably, Padwal's proposal states that according to BMC's guidelines, constructing toilets on footpaths is forbidden and therefore this is the perfect way to utilise all the available resources. One of the committee members at BEST, Shrikant Kawhatkar stated that as BEST buses have a long history it shouldn't be converted into toilets, even if they do so they should remove the BEST logo.
It's great to see BMC coming up with such great initiatives to utilise scrapped BEST buses in such a unique and creative way. It is the need of the hour in a congested city like Mumbai. What do you think about this initiative? Do you think it will be beneficial for Mumbaikars or will it be one of those projects of 'good idea, bad implementation'? Let us know your views on Twitter via @MumbaiLiveNew or email to us at content@MumbaiLive.com
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