The Hindu 17.03.2011
More funds for toilet complexes
Taking cognisance of the poor state of most of the nearly 2,000
community toilet complexes across Delhi, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit
has directed taking up of major repairs in all of them, direct funding
for their functioning and their expeditious connection with sewer lines.
At a meeting with the Delhi Assembly’s Environment
Committee earlier this week, the Chief Minister said all measures should
be taken to improve functioning of these public toilets.
Committee chairman Hari Shanker Guptasaid both the MCD
and the DUSIB should be allowed to maintain the toilet complexes under
them.
MCD Commissioner K. S. Mehra said the complexes under
the care of an NGO in three zones of the MCD were not being maintained
properly and so there was a need to bring them under the direct control
of the civic body.
Agreeing to the proposal, the Chief Minister said steps
should be taken to repair and improve all the toilet complexes,
including those being maintained by the NGO.
When Mr. Gupta pointed out that Rs.170 crore is given by
the Delhi Government to the MCD annually for sanitation works but the
heads are not specified, Ms. Dikshit said this would be done from now to
ensure that money is spent on the projects it is meant for.
