Currently, there are 1,300 toilet blocks operated by NGOs and private institutions, which are inadequate and not maintained properly. Additional Municipal Commissioner (city) R A Rajeev agreed that there was a shortage of ‘pay and use’ toilet blocks. “By giving advertisement rights we are hopeful of setting international toilet blocks and involving more corporate houses,” he said.
Recently, the civic body allowed construction of ‘pay and use’ toilet blocks to Fumes International with 100 percent advertisement rights, but there are many other NGOs and other private institutions willing to provide same facilities as Fumes and give 50 per cent revenue to the BMC. The proposal states that for ‘pay and use’ toilet blocks of international standards, the organisation will pay 50 per cent revenue earned through advertisement through display boards/hoardings.
According to the manual guidelines on ‘pay and use’ toilet blocks, BMC will lease out the area to the organisation for 10 years at the rate of Re 1 per sq meter per annum. These toilet rackwill be made of granite stones/tiles with ceramic tile flooring and coloured paver blocks. Greenery and potted plants will be maintained on 10 feet area around the toilet block.
