Hyderabad odf-free status re-certified
5 years, 1 month ago

Hyderabad odf-free status re-certified

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has been re-certified as an open defecation free-city, after due field inspections were taken up by third-party consultants, on October 26. The GHMC is operating several categories of toilet across the city — BOT, pre-fabricated toilets, Sulabh complexes and SHE toilets. GHMC has convinced around 259 fuel stations and 280 restaurants in the city to give access to their toilets for public use, free of cost. To tackle the large burden of untreated fecal waste, the water board has established 18 fecal sludge and septage plants across the city.

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Over 90% villages in Punjab, three other states achieved ODF Plus status: Centre
1 month ago

Over 90% villages in Punjab, three other states achieved ODF Plus status: Centre

Hindustan Times  

Over 90% of villages in Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have achieved Open Defecation Free Plus status, the Jal Shakti ministry said on Tuesday. Open Defecation Free Plus is an advanced sanitation benchmark under the Swachh Bharat Mission, aimed at sustaining and enhancing the outcomes of ODF status.While the ODF status is achieved when a community eliminates open …

Yesterday’s GHMC public toilets are today’s shops!
2 years, 5 months ago

Yesterday’s GHMC public toilets are today’s shops!

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Thousands of public toilets, like the ones near Saroornagar lake and at Jubilee Hills Road No. It also claimed Hyderabad has the highest number of public toilets among all Indian cities. Of the 6,000 new public toilets, around 1,000 have been installed in LB Nagar zone, 1,000 in Kukatpally zone, 1,034 in Charminar zone, 1,000 in Serilingampally zone, 905 …

Hyderabad slums deteriorate, turn into open toilets
2 years, 7 months ago

Hyderabad slums deteriorate, turn into open toilets

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Children and men are spotted defecating openly, majorly outside slums, oblivious of the fact that they are spreading diseases like typhoid, dengue and malaria. In a way, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has to be blamed because it has not built public toilets or provided basic amenities in a majority of slum areas. Though the civic body attained open …

GHMC ignoring maintenance of she-toilets in Hyderabad
3 years, 4 months ago

GHMC ignoring maintenance of she-toilets in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The GHMC has ignored maintenance of she-toilets throughout the state capital, which the civic body had started amid fanfare in 2017 spending Rs 3.5 crore. Today, 95 per cent of them are dysfunctional, including those near iconic places like Charminar and Golconda, which are visited by international tourists. Civic body’s apathy in monitoring she-toilets and technical glitches have largely …

Public toilets go 'missing' in GHMC
3 years, 7 months ago

Public toilets go 'missing' in GHMC

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Thousands of public toilets have gone missing in the city post Swachh Survekshan and Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation polls. Though installation of 10,000 public toilets across GHMC limits should have been completed by January, GHMC took the stand that their construction had got delayed mainly due to Covid-19 pandemic. Following his instructions, the civic authorities dismantled around 1,000 public …

After wasting Rs 5 crore, GHMC now plans 160 ‘she-marts’
5 years ago

After wasting Rs 5 crore, GHMC now plans 160 ‘she-marts’

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Despite spending Rs 5 crore per zone on poorly maintained public toilets, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation is planning to add 160 more ‘She-marts’. The GHMC official said that during phase 1,60 stationary women’s toilets and 15 mobile women’s toilets will be installed in public parks and open space available in the city. The existing 38 women’s toilets, 157 …

Hyderabad caps ODF++ status
5 years, 11 months ago

Hyderabad caps ODF++ status

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Hyderabad has added a feather to its cap by becoming the only metro city to obtain ODF ++ status. Mr Kishore said GHMC has built several categories of toilets across the city, like BOT, prefabricated, Sulabh, engineering and SHE toilets. “This has been achieved by Hyderabad Metro Water Supply & Sewerage Board and GHMC in coordination with Administrative Staff …

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