MUMBAI: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) built the city’s largest public toilet at Juhu Galli in Andheri (West). Mumbai Regional Congress Committee (MRCC) President Bhai Jagtap inaugurated the facility on July 3.Spread across 4,000 sq. feet, the lavatory will cater to around 60,000 slum dwellers. Each family has to pay Rs 60 per month for unlimited use. Mumbai Regional Congress Committee (MRCC) president Bhai Jagtap inaugurated the facility on Saturday and said, “This ground-plus-one structure has 60 seats and we are going to add 28 more seats”. The BMC has also planned to set up 80 multi-utility air-conditioned mobile toilet vans at major traffic signals, but the plan has been delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The block is designed with cartoon characters, and the main source of attraction lies in the Tom and Jerry picture welcoming the users. Not only is this the biggest public toilet in the city, but the block also has an efficient cleaning system. With the launch of this sprawling toilet block, people residing in slum areas will have an uptick in hygiene.
Earlier in 2018, the city had a 55-seat-public toilet in Gilbert Hill, followed by a 32-seater, the latest 88-seater-jumbo block, and 10 big and small blocks. However, another 324-seaters-public toilet is likely to be launched in December. With the BMC election in 2022, Mumbai civic corporation is speeding up its development projects.
The facility has been built as part of the BMC’s programme of promoting health and hygiene in slum areas and officials and local elected public representatives have billed it as the largest community toilet in the city.