Even after five years of the Swachh Bharat Mission being launched, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has managed to build only 15 per cent of the total number of Individual Household Latrine toilets applied for under the mission. While 21,464 people had applied for individual toilets, BMC approved only 9,081 and has managed to build 3,222 till date.

One of the primary reasons that the civic body has stated for this delay is the non-availability of sewer lines. Ram Barot, corporator and member of the standing committee, had raised the issue regarding the status of individual toilets at a meeting held on November 11. In its response to the matter, the BMC administration said it received 21,464 applications for IHL till November 18, 2019. However, only 3,222 toilets have been constructed and 33 are still under construction.