Mangaluru: To mark the 150th birth anniversary of the Father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi, the Government of India has decided to build 9 lakh toilets in the country under the Swacch Bharat Mission week from May 4 to 8 in every urban local body, said the MCC Commissioner Hephsiba Rani Korlapati in a press meet held at the MCC here, on May 6.
Constructing toilets under the Swacch Bharat Mission is the dream project of Modi. Already, the Swacch Bharat Abhiyan has gained momentum in the country. She further said that the state government has sent a circular to build toilets all over the country before 2019 as part of the Swacch Bharat Mission. “We will check if the existing toilets have proper access and maintenance. For any toilet that does not meet the standard, the Government of India will provide funds for repair.”
According to the Ministry of State for Urban Development and Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, under the mission the government will pay Rs 65,000 for a unit for one community toilet with capacity for 25 women and for community toilets for 35 men each. The community toilets will be built for common use of local communities with 40% viability funds from the Ministry of Urban Development.
“The state governments will pay Rs 1333 for minimum component and the union government will pay Rs 4000. The government has instructed the preparation of the beneficiary list; applications can be submitted online. Our staff will be deployed to every ward to collect the applications. 60 Swacch Bharat officers and 60 assistants have been nominated to collect applications from all wards.”
A committee has been formed under the leadership of the Commissioner and the Health Officer will be the nodal officer for the Swacch Bharat Mission week. The officers will be trained before they are sent to collect the applications from the beneficiaries. A help desk has also been setup for the public and the helpline number is +91 824 4232666.
MCC Deputy Commissioner Gokuldas Nayak and Health officer Manjaiah were also present.
People should practice hygienic habits. Usage of toilets as opposed to road side and river side defecation is the first step. Spitting has to be punished when done in public places. People have the habit of spitting paan. It may take many years for some improvement in these areas. Eventually it will happen. Women have more sense and decency. They should refuse to marry uncouth characters who have no regard for decency.
” Usage of toilets as opposed to road side and river side defecation ”
Just remembered an incident as told;a person being bitten by a snake on the maxima glutei at riverside; thus to help reduce riverside defecation!. Just as, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder; it’s up to you imagine the bite!
Public toilets should be made pay and use. ( Re 1 entry fee).
Otherwise maintenance of these toilets becomes a big problems.
In most of the public toilets water supply is a major problem.
Flush never works.
Building toilets may be a easy job. Who will maintain and look after it. ?
Bus stand and railway station toilets are dirtiest places on the earth.
People should take the responsibility to maintain it clean to make Swatch Bharat Andolan a successful project.
People should take the responsibility to maintain it clean to make Swatch Bharat Andolan a successful project.-Mr.Krishan,India, Dear Sir, As part of ‘Swachh bharat’ campaign I had seen only politicians with snap shot cover page. While our Father of nation Mahatama Gandhi is used to clean his own toilets, I haven’t seen not a single BJP volunteer among 10 crores cleaning ‘Public toilet ‘ for the same cause. The same Indian diaspora in other nation respect every law of the country but spits on the streets and urinate on the walls. The question is how long one will spend time… Read more »