The Hindu 26.02.2013
Dirty toilets? Send an SMS
If you are someone frustrated by the state of public
toilets in your locality, there may soon be an opportunity to complain
about it. A project by Transparent Chennai plans to collect information
from residents across the city on the state of the facilities. The
system will be first tested in and around T. Nagar and if found
successful, will be extended to other parts of the city.
“When
residents of an area send a text message from their mobile, we will be
able to trace the location and monitor the maintenance of the toilets
better,” said Nithya Raman, director of Transparent Chennai.
A
complaint number, specific to an area, will be provided outside each
toilet. Transparent Chennai plans to tie up with a private firm which
will provide back-end support for the project.
“We
are yet to talk to Chennai Corporation about the process. If they are
interested, we may share the information with them, thereby helping in
the upkeep of the public toilets,” she said.
Transparent Chennai began a project to map public toilets in 2011.