<p>Bengaluru: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has in a status report submitted to the High Court put forth several measures being undertaken to help people access toilets in the city.</p>.<p>These measures include allowing the toilets in 172 'Indira Canteen', which was meant only for the staff, for public use.</p>.<p>The city civic body has also proposed permitting the general public to use toilets situated in public restaurants and hotels. </p><p>The Special Commissioner (Health) and Chief Health Officer (Health) have been directed to take necessary steps and pass necessary orders/circulars in this regard.</p>.<p>The BBMP will also be inviting tenders for construction of 100 toilets exclusively for women, called 'SHE' toilets.</p>.BBMP proposes 11 skywalks under PPP model .<p>Alternatively, the BBMP has also proposed to construct such toilets on its own and allotted a budget of Rs 25.50 crore for it in the 2024-25 budget.</p>.<p>The status report was filed by the Chief Engineer, Solid Waste Management, BBMP following a HC direction in a public interest litigation.</p>.<p>The BBMP constituted a committee for construction and maintenance of public toilets for general public and women under the civic body’s limits that includes the Chief Commissioner, Special Commissioner and all zonal Commissioners.</p>.<p>The status report reveals several measures including installation of new E-toilets, maintenance of the 229 existing E-toilets and identification of place for construction of toilets in places where there are large floating populations.</p>.<p>The BBMP is also providing separate toilet blocks for transgenders and differently abled persons in the new toilets being constructed.</p>.<p>Recording the submission on Wednesday, the division bench headed by the Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale adjourned the hearing of the PIL. </p>
<p>Bengaluru: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has in a status report submitted to the High Court put forth several measures being undertaken to help people access toilets in the city.</p>.<p>These measures include allowing the toilets in 172 'Indira Canteen', which was meant only for the staff, for public use.</p>.<p>The city civic body has also proposed permitting the general public to use toilets situated in public restaurants and hotels. </p><p>The Special Commissioner (Health) and Chief Health Officer (Health) have been directed to take necessary steps and pass necessary orders/circulars in this regard.</p>.<p>The BBMP will also be inviting tenders for construction of 100 toilets exclusively for women, called 'SHE' toilets.</p>.BBMP proposes 11 skywalks under PPP model .<p>Alternatively, the BBMP has also proposed to construct such toilets on its own and allotted a budget of Rs 25.50 crore for it in the 2024-25 budget.</p>.<p>The status report was filed by the Chief Engineer, Solid Waste Management, BBMP following a HC direction in a public interest litigation.</p>.<p>The BBMP constituted a committee for construction and maintenance of public toilets for general public and women under the civic body’s limits that includes the Chief Commissioner, Special Commissioner and all zonal Commissioners.</p>.<p>The status report reveals several measures including installation of new E-toilets, maintenance of the 229 existing E-toilets and identification of place for construction of toilets in places where there are large floating populations.</p>.<p>The BBMP is also providing separate toilet blocks for transgenders and differently abled persons in the new toilets being constructed.</p>.<p>Recording the submission on Wednesday, the division bench headed by the Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale adjourned the hearing of the PIL. </p>