Under the slum sanitation programme, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to construct 20,000 new toilets this year.
In addition, around 3,000 toilets constructed in the slums by the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) will be operated and maintained by the civic body.
This development came as there is a lack of adequate public toilets for the transit population on the eastern and western highways. Hence, this decision was announced to build more toilets to match the user and toilets ratio.
According to the Swachh Bharat Mission norms, the slum pockets should have one toilet for 35 males and 25 females. However, Mumbai has one community toilet seat per 42 males and 34 females.
Therefore, around 20,000 toilet seats were reconstructed in Lot-11 under the slum sanitation programme. The civic body has announced the construction of 20,000 new toilets under Lot-12 in its budget for 2023-24.
Moreover, the BMC has also undertaken works to construct modern toilet facilities under the 'pay and use' model in wards located along the highway.
It is pertinent to note that the civic body had floated a proposal to take over all public and community toilets from MHADA under the Swacch Bharat Mission in 2018. A survey in this regard was carried out by the contractor appointed by the BMC.
Officials stated the report said that most of the toilets are in dilapidated condition. So now they will overtake 3,000 toilets constructed by MHADA and will operate and maintain them.
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