An NDTV article caught my attention…
Kudos to Sulabh International and its founder Bindeshwar Pathak for popularizing a low cost toilet model with provision for biogas plants to recycle and and reuse human excreta..
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The Transparent Chennai team happened to survey a few Sulabh toilets in Zone 4. In one of these toilets, we witnessed leakages and considerable structural damage, making it really inconvenient and uncomfortable for users, especially women and children. In another Sulabh facility, there was no water because of which it had zero users during the time of our visit. The caretaker was nowhere to be seen and locals told us that he was visiting the zonal office to register a complaint. Yet another toilet had been contracted to Sulabh but the Corporation had to intervene and take over since Sulabh couldn’t manage and maintain the facility.
While the design of these toilets did seem slightly better in terms of space and comfort, the real concern is the the maintenance of these toilets. Once constructed, one needs to ensure that the facility is maintained. There was also no way to figure out or verify if the waste was actually being recycled.
Posted by Somya Sethuraman
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Toilets need to be upgraded, there’s no doubt about it but the people in the SLUM، they also need a proper house so that they can have their own toilet and also the most important aspect of chennai is the Water logging during the rainy season …and that is the cause of the mosquitoes causing all the deadly diseases. We need to concentrate on the Roads first so that there are no stagnant water
November 19, 2010 at 9:32 am