Articles for Community Toilets

Girls turn to art to illustrate challenges in women’s safety
1 week ago

Girls turn to art to illustrate challenges in women’s safety

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The city’s well-lit roads are one of the reasons that qualifies it as the safest city in the country for women. However, that feature does not extend to every part of the city, reveals an exhibition being held over the weekend by the NGO Vacha, the women’s group that has been working among adolescent girls in the city’s slums …

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Chandigarh: Municipal corporation working on improving public toilets for better hygiene
1 week, 3 days ago

Chandigarh: Municipal corporation working on improving public toilets for better hygiene

Hindustan Times  

The municipal corporation is working to keep public and community toilets clean and well-maintained. More than 300 public toilets in markets, parks, green belts and community toilets in colonies are being regularly cleaned. While speaking on the cleanliness of public toilets city mayor Harpreet Kaur Babla on Wednesday said that all toilets are now marked on online maps, thus making …

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Narikuravars allege official apathy over free housing scheme
2 years, 1 month ago

Narikuravars allege official apathy over free housing scheme

New Indian Express  

V Rani, who has been fighting for the rights of the community, told TNIE, "Nearly 30 years ago, the people from our community were leading a nomadic life. After a long battle, 15 years ago, then Collector U Sagayam issued 100 free pattas to us at Poothampatti and Valaympatti - Erampatti areas. Officials asked us to contribute `2.5 lakh towards …

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Peddapalli’s ‘clean’ sweep
5 years, 5 months ago

Peddapalli’s ‘clean’ sweep

New Indian Express  

“Peddapalli district was declared open defecation free. Despite this, during my visits to different parts of the district, I caught people urinating or even defecating out in the open,” the collector said. In order to tackle this issue, the district administration then undertook the construction of community toilets in all villages. Sri Devasena said that she had instructed the sarpanches …

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Feet of clay
6 years ago

Feet of clay

The Hindu  

The theatrics of Prime MinisterNarendra Modi washing the feet of sanitation workers in Prayagraj notwithstanding, the report card of the Bharatiya Janata Party government has been dismal with regard to manual scavengers. “The toiletisation taking place under Modi’s flagship scheme of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is indirectly promoting manual scavenging,” said Taware, adding, “With every single toilet built under the Abhiyan, …

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Thane municipal officials step into sanitation workers’ shoes, clean community toilets
7 years, 5 months ago

Thane municipal officials step into sanitation workers’ shoes, clean community toilets

Hindustan Times  

Sanitation workers woke up to a pleasant surprise to see Thane Municipal Corporation officials cleaning community toilets in their areas on Monday. Additional commissioner Sunil Unhale, deputy municipal commissioner Manish Joshi and assistant municipal commissioner Maruti Gaikwad were among the team officials who cleaned the toilets. Civic commissioner Sanjeev Jaiswal suggested we clean community toilets instead. When these toilets are …

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Sanitation ministry allows transgender people use public toilets, wants them recognised as equal citizens
7 years, 11 months ago

Sanitation ministry allows transgender people use public toilets, wants them recognised as equal citizens

India Today  

The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation on Monday issued guidelines to the Swachh Bharat Gramin Mission and all the states affirming that the transsexual community should be allowed to use the public toilets of the gender they wish to. According to the Ministry's circular, which entitles the transgender community to use the public toilets of their choice, many from …

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Kerala: Race toward November 1 deadline for toilets
8 years, 7 months ago

Kerala: Race toward November 1 deadline for toilets

Deccan Chronicle  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Last week Siluvamma, a poor fisherwoman was fatally attacked by around 50 stray dogs as she came out of the house to relieve herself near Pulluvila coastal village on the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram. Despite being a viable technology, eco san toilets are yet to implemented on a largescale in coastal areas. Another option is the eco san toilets which …

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