Mumbai: Only one in four toilet seats at public facilities in Mumbai is available for women, a survey report has claimed.
There is one public toilet seat for 752 male users in the country's financial capital, but when it comes to women, the ratio is one seat for 1,820 users, NGO Praja Foundation said in its latest `report on the status of civic issues in Mumbai.' Is. ,2024'.
Eknath Pawar, program coordinator of the NGO, said at a press conference that the availability of public toilets is below the standards set under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM).
He said, Swachh Bharat Mission has a limit of one public toilet per 100-400 men and 100-200 women.
“Out of four public toilet seats in Mumbai, three are for male users and only one is for female users,” Pawar said.,
Moreover, a 'community toilet' seat in Mumbai serves 86 male users and 8 female users, while the SBM earmarks one toilet seat for 35 male users and 25 female users, he said. Community toilet blocks are usually located in slum areas.
The report also said that as per SBM norms, the existing 82,407 community toilet seats in Mumbai are enough to serve only one-third of the city's slough population.
Of the 6,800 community toilet blocks in Mumbai, 69 per cent do not have water connections and 60 per cent do not have electricity connections.
The report also claims that air pollution complaints in Mumbai have increased by 30 percent from 2019 to 2023, while air quality in the city has declined by 2 percent during this period.The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) sets maximum desirable levels of biological oxygen demand (BOD) and fecal coliform in river, sea and creek waters of Mumbai. The report said that despite seven waste water treatment plants, BOD across all BOK outlets in Mumbai recorded a minimum of two times and a maximum of five levels above the desirable standard of 3 mg per litre.
There is one public toilet seat for 752 male users in the country's financial capital, but when it comes to women, the ratio is one seat for 1,820 users, NGO Praja Foundation said in its latest `report on the status of civic issues in Mumbai.' Is. ,2024'.
Eknath Pawar, program coordinator of the NGO, said at a press conference that the availability of public toilets is below the standards set under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM).
He said, Swachh Bharat Mission has a limit of one public toilet per 100-400 men and 100-200 women.
“Out of four public toilet seats in Mumbai, three are for male users and only one is for female users,” Pawar said.,
Moreover, a 'community toilet' seat in Mumbai serves 86 male users and 8 female users, while the SBM earmarks one toilet seat for 35 male users and 25 female users, he said. Community toilet blocks are usually located in slum areas.
The report also said that as per SBM norms, the existing 82,407 community toilet seats in Mumbai are enough to serve only one-third of the city's slough population.
Of the 6,800 community toilet blocks in Mumbai, 69 per cent do not have water connections and 60 per cent do not have electricity connections.
The report also claims that air pollution complaints in Mumbai have increased by 30 percent from 2019 to 2023, while air quality in the city has declined by 2 percent during this period.The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) sets maximum desirable levels of biological oxygen demand (BOD) and fecal coliform in river, sea and creek waters of Mumbai. The report said that despite seven waste water treatment plants, BOD across all BOK outlets in Mumbai recorded a minimum of two times and a maximum of five levels above the desirable standard of 3 mg per litre.
