The Hindu 10.02.2014
11 multipurpose service centres to come up in city
The Tiruchirapalli City Corporation will set up 11
multipurpose service centres across the city to provide guidance and
training to community groups in maintaining public toilets, Corporation
Commissioner V.P.Thandapani said here on Saturday.
Speaking
at a consultative meeting to discuss the civic body’s move to form 400
community groups vested with the task of maintaining public toilets,
Mr.Thandapani said a service centre will be set up for every six wards.
The community groups will maintain 395 public toilets with the support
and guidance of voluntary organisations.
Stating that
the corporation was committed to eradicating open defecation by 2015
within the city limits, Mr.Thandapani said the civic body has decided to
pay the electricity charges incurred for lighting the public toilets
from its general funds. Similarly, disinfectants and other necessary
equipment will be provided to the groups.
A radius of
250 metres around each public toilet would be treated as no open
defecation zone and those violating it would be liable for penalties.
The
400 community groups which are to be formed by integrating the women’s
self help groups functioning in the city and beneficiaries would also be
involved in maintenance of other public assets such as parks, running
Aavin kiosks at the park, collection of garbage from apartments and
other services, he said.