The Hindu 18.09.2013
‘Namma toilets unaffected by vandalism’
The focus for implementing the Namma Toilet scheme will
be to make the toilet facilities as user friendly as possible. As these
toilets serve different kinds of users, by addressing all their needs,
vandalism is kept under control, Commissioner of Municipal
Administration, Chandrakant B. Kamble has said here on Tuesday.
He was speaking to the Hindu on the sidelines of a review meeting in which officials of 17 municipalities participated.
When
it was pointed out that in a tourist centres such as Udhagamandalam,
vandalism is a major source of concern as often public conveniences are
targeted by vandals,, he said that it has not affected the scheme till
date.
According to him, in places such as Tambaram in
Chennai, these toilets are well maintained despite being used by
thousands of persons many including those many who fall under the
floating populationcategory.
The namma toilets will
be replicated in various parts of the state and in due course of time
they will put an end to open defecation and replace the existing public
conveniences. Signages bearing messages in different languages relating
to the use and maintenance of the toilets would be displayed
prominently, he added. Later he inspected a namma toilet which had been
installed recently on the Government Botanical Garden road.
To a question on the water supply situation in Coonoor, Mr. Kamble said that there was signs of improvement in the situation.
Water supply
On Monday, Mr. Kamble inspected water sources in Coonoor and the Parsons Valley Hydel Reservoir here.
Review meeting
In
the review meeting, the emphasis was on tackling the plastic menace,
efficiently managing solid waste and the need to prepare for activities
ahead of the North East monsoon season.
. Among those
present were Nilgiris Collector Archana Patnaik, the Regional Director
of Municipal Administration D. Prema and the Regional Executive Engineer
Thirumavallavan.
The facilities to be replicated in various parts of the state.