MUMBAI: Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) along side BMC's M-east ward held a workshop on - Total Sanitation at the TISS campus on Friday. The workshop defined the need of creating basic infrastructure amenities for the lower strata other people of the society like rest room amenities. The BMC appealed to corporates particularly to co-operate with the civic body via their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) control idea in construction 54 toilets in M-east ward as a lot of them have turn into defunct.
Following the incident in Maharashtra Nagar the place a woman misplaced her lifestyles for using a rest room seat which she was once using that gave way and he or she fell right into a septic tank this is estimated to be several ft deep, the BMC recognized 54 such toilets across the ward which needed to be close down for their dilapidated status. TISS presented a find out about of Mankhurd, of the five areas studied (Jyotirling Nagar, Mandala, Transit Camp A and B, Maharashtra Nagar) 6 slum wallet had been found not to have a unmarried public or particular person rest room and are critical to succeed in the project of zero defecation and overall sanitation. The norms under Swachh Bharat Mission require one rest room seat in keeping with 35 males and one rest room seat in keeping with 25 ladies hanging the entire deficiency within the ward at 14,704 rest room seats.
Kiran Dighavkar, Assistant Commissioner, M - East Ward mentioned, "The Maharashtra Nagar accident which happened in March 2015 came as an eye opener for us and we conducted a structural audit of these toilets and closed 54 dilapidated toilets immediately. We urge the CSRs to engage and participate in the transformation mission. We have also simplified the procedures and have adopted a single door approach wherein we will grant permission within 8 days of application."
Professor Amita Bhide, Director of Transforming M-Ward Project mentioned, "It is imperative that CSRs invest in sanitation as apart of their overall commitment to societies in which they are operating. Further, the approach to sanitation has to move beyond construction and encompass the engagement of communities to ensure the sustainability of toilets."
Following the incident in Maharashtra Nagar the place a woman misplaced her lifestyles for using a rest room seat which she was once using that gave way and he or she fell right into a septic tank this is estimated to be several ft deep, the BMC recognized 54 such toilets across the ward which needed to be close down for their dilapidated status. TISS presented a find out about of Mankhurd, of the five areas studied (Jyotirling Nagar, Mandala, Transit Camp A and B, Maharashtra Nagar) 6 slum wallet had been found not to have a unmarried public or particular person rest room and are critical to succeed in the project of zero defecation and overall sanitation. The norms under Swachh Bharat Mission require one rest room seat in keeping with 35 males and one rest room seat in keeping with 25 ladies hanging the entire deficiency within the ward at 14,704 rest room seats.
Kiran Dighavkar, Assistant Commissioner, M - East Ward mentioned, "The Maharashtra Nagar accident which happened in March 2015 came as an eye opener for us and we conducted a structural audit of these toilets and closed 54 dilapidated toilets immediately. We urge the CSRs to engage and participate in the transformation mission. We have also simplified the procedures and have adopted a single door approach wherein we will grant permission within 8 days of application."
Professor Amita Bhide, Director of Transforming M-Ward Project mentioned, "It is imperative that CSRs invest in sanitation as apart of their overall commitment to societies in which they are operating. Further, the approach to sanitation has to move beyond construction and encompass the engagement of communities to ensure the sustainability of toilets."
Workshop on total sanitation at TISS Mumbai
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