BMC sealed only toilet without making alternative arrangements

Vile Parle locals say municipal officials have sealed off the only toilet nearby.  They also suspect it could be a design to break.  The government’s efforts to provide indoor toilets to millions of citizens under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan are disappointing, with the frustrating crisis facing more than 150 residents in Vile Parle West declaring ordinary toilets damaged. Lakshmi Solanki, a non - generic, said she had a heart attack after walking a long distance to access the toilet.

 

Residents of Old Police Line, Cotinho Chawl on Lajpat Rai Road, say they have been using the toilet for decades and BMC has not introduced any alternative arrangements.  Lakshmi Solanki, 90, a resident of the area, said that what they are facing now is a denial of basic infrastructure.  “At in this age I cannot even walk to the toilet normally.  BMC has announced that the structure has collapsed.  Do I and other women in Gothenburg expect to defecate on the railroad tracks?  She asked.

 

 

Rakesh Solanki, 28, another local, wrote letters and signatures to BMC asking them to renovate or repair the toilet, which had six stalls and no water or electricity.  What is very basic to them is the possibility of some people shedding tears. “The toilet is very dirty and it stinks like hell.  The interiors are full of pan, the tiles in it are broken, but we are forced to use it because we have no other choice,”he said. Hina Shroff, a local activist and activist, alleged that the toilet had been repaired several times before each elected corporator but had been neglected for the past few years.“I am calling the people at the pumping station to clean the overflowing toilets at the request of the public using the broken facility facility, and I have reason to believe that there may be some vested interest. 

 

Man,”she alleged.  Shroff added how a 10-foot-tall structure without a load-bearing water tank could quickly become dangerous and beyond repair.  Corporator Anesh Naval Makwani said he had received several complaints from the Residents Association that the toilet built at the junction giving access to the SV Road was a major obstacle to pedestrians and traffic.  The resident association, which represents 1,500 members, complained that the entire road had been encroached upon and that toilets had been built for nearby slums, which were far away, violating standards set by MHADA and MSIB.  In addition, there are toilets in Misquita Chawla that can be used by the locals,”said the corporator.  "I still wrote to BMC in 2018 asking for the structure to be repaired, but no action was taken," he said. 

 

 

 

There are copies of both letters in the afternoon. McWani said he approached BMC after learning about the ceiling but was told the structure was unstable and could have serious repercussions if immediate action was not taken.  “I dont have a political vengeance to tarnish my name, and there may be regular complainants with vested interests behind the scenes.  If BMC says the structure is unstable, how can I, as a non-technical person, take responsibility if something goes wrong? ”He said.

 

BMC Assistant Commissioner Vishwas Mote from K West Ward said the efficient structural auditor declared the toilet broken.  “This structure is on the road because it’s demolished only after other adjustments are made.  We are also making standby arrangements at a nearby channel,”he said