Mysuru: E-toilets installed after five years Mysuru Municipal CorporationThe civic body has decided to remove almost half the units as it has become challenging to keep them functional without any agency coming forward to maintain them.
There are 23 e-toilets units set up across the city, most of which have been set up in the heart of the city. The objective of setting up e-toilets was to facilitate the people visiting the city by providing them with clean and hygienic toilets. These toilets were coin-operated, but have been defective for two years.
After condemning the civic agency for not maintaining it properly, mcc The authorities decided to operate at least a dozen of them.
Sindhu KJ, Executive Engineer, Underground Drainage Wing, MCC, explained the challenges faced by the civic body in maintaining them as agencies are not coming forward. “At present, we have 23 units across the city. An agency has come forward to look after them. We have decided to keep more than 50% of the e-toilets and remove the rest at places where they are not needed,” the official said.
former mayor BL Byrappa He defended the administrators, saying they cannot be blamed for bad e-toilets or their shutdown. “A section of the public has damaged toilets and taps, and tried to remove the coin boxes. Since they are not used to this type of toilet, the idea has failed in Mysore,” he said.
“When I was the mayor, a unit was put up at D Devaraj Urs Road. Though it is easy to use – with the press of a button – people damaged them due to lack of knowledge about its use,” Byrappa said.
Officials said that in places where maintenance is difficult, the toilets will be removed from the toilets as well as the places where the two units have been installed.
There are 23 e-toilets units set up across the city, most of which have been set up in the heart of the city. The objective of setting up e-toilets was to facilitate the people visiting the city by providing them with clean and hygienic toilets. These toilets were coin-operated, but have been defective for two years.
After condemning the civic agency for not maintaining it properly, mcc The authorities decided to operate at least a dozen of them.
Sindhu KJ, Executive Engineer, Underground Drainage Wing, MCC, explained the challenges faced by the civic body in maintaining them as agencies are not coming forward. “At present, we have 23 units across the city. An agency has come forward to look after them. We have decided to keep more than 50% of the e-toilets and remove the rest at places where they are not needed,” the official said.
former mayor BL Byrappa He defended the administrators, saying they cannot be blamed for bad e-toilets or their shutdown. “A section of the public has damaged toilets and taps, and tried to remove the coin boxes. Since they are not used to this type of toilet, the idea has failed in Mysore,” he said.
“When I was the mayor, a unit was put up at D Devaraj Urs Road. Though it is easy to use – with the press of a button – people damaged them due to lack of knowledge about its use,” Byrappa said.
Officials said that in places where maintenance is difficult, the toilets will be removed from the toilets as well as the places where the two units have been installed.