The Pioneer 27.04.2013
127 toilets in city, with Bill Gates Foundation’s help
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to construct 127 public toilets across the city at a cost of Rs 12crore. The toilets would with the help the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
This proposal was approved at a BMC Council meeting recently and has been sent to State Government for final acceptance.
Out of the proposed 127 toilets, initially 27 would be constructed in three phases with 11, 10 and six in each phase, respectively, at an estimated cost of Rs 4.77crore, said a senior BMC officer.
In the first phase, 11 toilets would be constructed at Badagarh, Samantarapur, Gopabandhu Square, Garage Square, court area, Natala, Baragarh Kalyan Mandap, City Women’s College, Mahavir Square, Dumduma Square and Srijua Square.
In the second phase, 10 toilets are to be set up at Sailashree Vihar, Market Building, Hanspal Square, Pahal, Sriya Square, IG Park, the slum area near the Science Park, NABARD Colony Square, Infosys and NABARD Square. In third phase, six toilets would be set up at Palaspali, Lingaraj railway station, Jayadev Vihar Square, Ramadevi College and two at the Janata Maidan.
All the existing 38 public toilets and 25 community toilets in the city are in very poor conditions due to inadequate maintenance.
