The Hindu    25.07.2012

Ombudsman sets deadline for work on bio-toilets

The Ombudsman for Local Self-Government Institutions, G. Krishnan, has asked the Kochi Corporation to complete the work on the seven bio-toilets it had proposed to build in the city by September 15.

On Tuesday, the Ombudsman also asked the Corporation to report compliance by the deadline.Pointing out that the small number of toilets would not be sufficient to meet the needs of the people in the city, the Ombudsman also asked the Corporation to find out where else could it build toilets and file a survey report by September 15.

Mr. Krishnan said it was the statutory responsibility of the Corporation to build sufficient number of toilets, especially against the backdrop of the government plan to impose a penalty of Rs. 100 on those urinating in the open in the municipal limits.