The Hindu 21.11.2013
Civic body to crack the whip on those urinating in open places
The Tiruchirapalli City Corporation will strictly
enforce the ban on urinating in open places inside the Central Bus Stand
and impose penalties on those violating the rule, Corporation
Commissioner V.P. Thandapani said.
In February 2012,
the then Commissioner K. Veera Raghava Rao had announced that the
Corporation will impose a penalty of Rs.100 on persons found urinating
in open places inside the bus stand. However, the ban was hardly
enforced after his transfer. In a press release issued after an
inspection of the bus stand along with Mayor A. Jaya here on Wednesday,
Mr. Thandapani said the penalty would be imposed on violators and
receipts issued on the spot. However, he did not specify the fine
amount. Six public toilets, including three pay and use ones, are
available at the bus stand.
The Corporation, he said,
would provide additional urinals at important places across the city to
prevent people urinating on the roadsides. Ms. Jaya inspected the site
for the establishment of a ‘Namma Toilet,’ sanctioned at a cost of
Rs.13.50 lakh, and the construction of a watchtower at the Central Bus
Stand. She instructed officials to provide information about places of
tourist interest at the watchtower.