No windows in Kopar Khairane police station loo leave cops embarrassed

Navi Mumbai may be a planned city but the authorities have not planned the maintenance of its police stations toilets So everything that ails most police stations toilets in Mumbai is replicated hereToilets that are filthy without lights broken doors stinky and missing an important constituent soap are seen here too In what is an embarrassment literally to the cops at Kopar Khairane police station is that their toilets have slots for windows which have not been installed Most policemen and women confessed to avoiding the toilets as far as possible All said there were no cleaners for the toiletsOne of the toilets at Kopar Khairane police station which has a slot without a window installed in it PicsRajesh GuptaPolice public alag alagLocated right besides the ThaneBelapur Road the Rabale MIDC police station looks after the MIDC and Airoli areas The newlybuilt police station is spread across two and has toilets under a staircase But when this reporter accessed one it was so unclean that the white tiles are turning yellow Also the stench from it was the guide to its location When asked about the maintenance of the toilet a constable had a different tale to tell Toilets which cops use are in good condition but toilets for visitors are dirty he said He also said there was no cleaner for the toiletA washbasin at Kopar Khairane police stationNo lights in toiletsWith a population of over 5 lakh in its jurisdiction Rabale is one of the busy police stations in the entire commissionerate said an officer at the station house But toilets here were filthy and did not have lights After dark if we have to use the toilet we have to use the torch from in our cell phones Due to ill maintained sewage lines the issue of mosquitos has also increased manifold said another copToilets in the officers cabin are wellmaintained but toilets which are open to the other personnel are not There isnt a clean toilet for complainants here Sometimes we warn them about the state of the toilet said a woman police officer Many times we avoid using toilets in the police station but in an emergency we have to Why cant the police station maintain its toilets she addedThe toilet at Turbhe MIDC police station does not have lightsWindows exposeThe police station located in the busy neighbourhood in Kopar Khairane is hard to locate It is housed on the first floor of a building and is in such a sorry state that one can imagine the condition of its restrooms Here there are separate toilets for men and women but the condition of the toilets is worse than any public toilet in Navi Mumbai The pipe of the washbasin was broken the urinals were unclean and stinking The door of one of the two squat toilets was brokenWindows are missing in both toilets and the huge openings for them leave cops embarrassed While this reporter was inspecting the toilet a constable entered Asked about the state of the toilet he replied Unless its an emergency nobody likes to enter this shithole There is a residential building in front of the toilet and these toilets have slots where the windows are missing Forget women even I am ashamed to see someone at the window or balcony of that building when I am using the toilet Most of the policemen confessed to not using the toilets very often We go to the public toilet near the police station One might contract a disease if one uses the filthy toilets at our police station said another constableNo lights filth and stenchThe Turbhe MIDC police station has one toilet There are not lights here and policemen and women use it in the light of the torch from their cell phones Vashi police station is considered one of the busiest police stations in Navi Mumbai It has separate toilets for men and woman and they were fairly clean However there was mud on the floor and reddish patches due to gutkha stainsHowever at the Sanpada police station the toilets were filthy and stank Many cops revealed that they use the toilets at a petrol pump opposite the police station which are usableCatch up on all the latest Mumbai news crime news current affairs and also a complete guide on Mumbai from food to things to do and events across the city here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates