Even as Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation strives to keep town blank and lift its ratings in Swachhata Survekshan , the civic body has didn't keep its own space so as. While washrooms of the first citizen and those used by best officials are spick and span, those for employees and visitors are dirty and “falling to items”.
An estimated 1,500 workers paintings on everlasting and contractual foundation in each the constructions, of which 400 are feminine workers. A Mirror Check of washrooms in the outdated and new constructions of AMC, Danapith place of job for the ‘aam janta’ have been found to be stinking and in run-down condition. The ceiling was once falling aside at many puts, ventilation windows have been broken and not using a electricity in most bathrooms, whilst water dripping from the faucets had made the flooring rainy and slippery.
The open wiring, the lacking doors and pan stained partitions made it almost inconceivable for one to talk over with the washroom. An worker on condition of anonymity said, “Since officials sit down on second and 3rd flooring in the new construction, the bathrooms are kept blank, but bathrooms at the different flooring smell awful and are in unhealthy form. AMC must maintain its workers first sooner than it serves the public.”
Jahnvi found it dangerous to use the bathroom as the ceiling was once falling aside and the broken glasses of the ventilation made it imaginable for anyone from the next construction to see into the women’s rest room. Another customer,Utsav Patel , 21, who used the bathroom at the 5th flooring said, “The rest room was once blank but tiles have been broken, ceiling was once falling off, pan stains have been there at the partitions and there was once no stopping the operating water. I would be expecting a minimum of AMC to not waste water.”
What officials claimed
Civic officials claimed that as the bathrooms in the AMC constructions are used broadly, they're maintained on common foundation. However, the condition of the bathrooms provide a unique story all together. On an average Rs three lakh according to 12 months is spent on repairs of the bathrooms, claimed an legit.
Amit Patel, further city engineer of Central Zone said, “Many a time, things are left damaged and at times folks don’t use it correctly, so repairs is a continuous procedure. There have been issues because of folks spitting pan masala which has choked up drainage pipeline too.” On being requested about its repairs, Patel said, “In fact we are going to start the upkeep. Tenders have been cleared and full-fledged restore paintings will start now.”
Dipak Nayak, assistant director, Central Zone (Solid Waste Management Department) who takes care of the cleansing aspect of bathrooms in the AMC premises said, “Cleaning is looked after in the morning, afternoon and evening. But infrequently the utilization is more. Now we can use more rest room cleaners in order that where does now not stink.” Senior councillor and spokesperson for the opposition Surendra Baxi was once alternatively crucial of all the topic.
“The civic body is not doing the rest concrete. It is just appearing off and losing folks’s money. The organisation is corrupt.” Renuka Patel, Legal Committee chairperson and corporator of Ghatlodia cites her first hand enjoy: “I've used rest room at the fourth flooring. Ihave found it blank but ventilation is an issue. I be mindful the usage of probably the most rest room blocks at the same flooring and the ventilation was once open. I was concerned and feature now not used the similar one since then. Keeping the privacy aspect in thoughts, I had also informed the previous deputy mayor about it and will bring this issue to the notice of the mayor as properly.”
Meanwhile, the mayor whose washroom was once blank and well-kept has promised to look into the topic.Mayor Bijal Patel said, “I will now not let cleanliness of the bathrooms in AMC to be taken calmly. If cleanliness is not maintained, I will issue understand to the contractor and failure to do so will lead to cancellation of the contract. About leakage in the bathrooms, ceiling falling off and maintenance is the engineer’s duty. It is the engineer’s fault if the upkeep is unhealthy and I will make certain that it is maintained correctly.”
An estimated 1,500 workers paintings on everlasting and contractual foundation in each the constructions, of which 400 are feminine workers. A Mirror Check of washrooms in the outdated and new constructions of AMC, Danapith place of job for the ‘aam janta’ have been found to be stinking and in run-down condition. The ceiling was once falling aside at many puts, ventilation windows have been broken and not using a electricity in most bathrooms, whilst water dripping from the faucets had made the flooring rainy and slippery.
The open wiring, the lacking doors and pan stained partitions made it almost inconceivable for one to talk over with the washroom. An worker on condition of anonymity said, “Since officials sit down on second and 3rd flooring in the new construction, the bathrooms are kept blank, but bathrooms at the different flooring smell awful and are in unhealthy form. AMC must maintain its workers first sooner than it serves the public.”
Visitor Jahnvi Dave’s reaction on getting into the bathroom at the first flooring was once to step again and cover her nostril. The 21-year-old customer said, “AMC has the correct to ask folks to keep public bathrooms blank most effective after they handle their own. I didn't be expecting bathrooms right here to be so unhealthy. At least there should be fundamental cleanliness and maintenance.”
Jahnvi found it dangerous to use the bathroom as the ceiling was once falling aside and the broken glasses of the ventilation made it imaginable for anyone from the next construction to see into the women’s rest room. Another customer,
Mayor’s restroom is spick and span (Pics: JIGNESH VORA)
What officials claimed
Civic officials claimed that as the bathrooms in the AMC constructions are used broadly, they're maintained on common foundation. However, the condition of the bathrooms provide a unique story all together. On an average Rs three lakh according to 12 months is spent on repairs of the bathrooms, claimed an legit.
Amit Patel, further city engineer of Central Zone said, “Many a time, things are left damaged and at times folks don’t use it correctly, so repairs is a continuous procedure. There have been issues because of folks spitting pan masala which has choked up drainage pipeline too.” On being requested about its repairs, Patel said, “In fact we are going to start the upkeep. Tenders have been cleared and full-fledged restore paintings will start now.”
Dipak Nayak, assistant director, Central Zone (Solid Waste Management Department) who takes care of the cleansing aspect of bathrooms in the AMC premises said, “Cleaning is looked after in the morning, afternoon and evening. But infrequently the utilization is more. Now we can use more rest room cleaners in order that where does now not stink.” Senior councillor and spokesperson for the opposition Surendra Baxi was once alternatively crucial of all the topic.
“The civic body is not doing the rest concrete. It is just appearing off and losing folks’s money. The organisation is corrupt.” Renuka Patel, Legal Committee chairperson and corporator of Ghatlodia cites her first hand enjoy: “I've used rest room at the fourth flooring. Ihave found it blank but ventilation is an issue. I be mindful the usage of probably the most rest room blocks at the same flooring and the ventilation was once open. I was concerned and feature now not used the similar one since then. Keeping the privacy aspect in thoughts, I had also informed the previous deputy mayor about it and will bring this issue to the notice of the mayor as properly.”
Meanwhile, the mayor whose washroom was once blank and well-kept has promised to look into the topic.
I’ll now not let the topic be taken calmly. If cleanliness is not maintained, I will issue understand to the contractor and failure to do so will lead to cancellation of the contract
Swachh toilet for mayor, stinking ones for others
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December 29, 2018
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