Mumbai: In the backdrop of the death of two persons due to a toilet collapse in Bhandup last Saturday, several corporators have demanded a structural audit of old toilets in the city. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) should also allow corporators to use their funds for the repair of toilets to avoid such incidents, they said.
Two people were killed after the floor of a public toilet caved into septic tank in a chawl in Bhandup on April 28. The issue was raised in the BMC House on Friday by Shiv Sena’s Vishakha Raut, who demanded that the BMC should make a specific policy for the repair and maintenance of city toilets.
“The Bhandup toilet mishap has brought to fore the issue of old toilets, whose construction quality is substandard. The repairs of about 22,000 toilets are pending and some of them are in very poor condition. The maintenance and repairs of these toilets should also be carried out properly under the policy,” she said.
Shiv Sena corporator, Trishna Vishwasrao said, “The BMC should carry out the structural audit of toilets that are more than 20 years old. Several toilets are in a dilapidated condition and their suction tanks have not been cleaned for several years, making them dangerous.”
Mayor Vishwanath Mahadeshwar had visited the spot of the incident couple of days back and also met the relatives of the deceased.
