The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has commissioned six state-of-the-art biodegradable, solar-powered bio-toilets along the Mumbai Coastal Road (South) promenade to improve sanitation for citizens and tourists, with facilities operational at six key pedestrian underpasses
The facility includes two toilets each for women and men, along with one toilet for children and one for persons with disabilities. PIC/BMC
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has commissioned six state-of-the-art biodegradable toilets (bio-toilets) along the Dharmaveer Swarajya Rakshak Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Mumbai Coastal Road (South), aiming to provide improved sanitation facilities for citizens and tourists using the promenade.
The facilities have been set up by the BMC’s Solid Waste Management Department at pedestrian underpasses (PUPs) numbered 2, 4, 6, 11, 12, and 14 along the promenade stretch of the coastal road. These locations include areas near Amarsons Garden, Akriti Building parking, Haji Ali Junction, Worli Dairy, Bindumadhav Thackeray Chowk, and Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan Road.
The Mumbai Coastal Road (South) is regarded as a major engineering landmark that has significantly eased traffic movement in the city.
With the development of promenades along the route, the area has seen a steady rise in footfall from residents and tourists. Keeping this in view, the civic body has focused on strengthening sanitation infrastructure to ensure cleanliness and convenience for visitors.
The bio-toilets have been installed as per the directions of Municipal Commissioner and Administrator Bhushan Gagrani, under the guidance of Additional Municipal Commissioner (City) Dr Ashwini Joshi and Additional Municipal Commissioner (Eastern Suburbs) Avinash Dhakane.
Each modular bio-toilet unit measures 20 x 20 x 8 feet and operates on a 1 kW solar power system. The facility includes two toilets for women (one western-style and one Indian-style), two toilets for men, one toilet for children and one western-style toilet for persons with disabilities. In addition, the unit is equipped with six urinals, three washbasins, three sensor-based mirrors, three soap dispensers, a sanitary pad incinerator, a sanitary pad vending machine, a 1,000-litre water tank and a 3,000-litre DRDO bio-digester.
Sustainable design, nominal user fee to ensure upkeep and accessibility, says BMC
According to the civic body, the toilets have been designed to ensure scientific waste management while minimising electricity consumption. The supply, installation, testing, and commissioning (SITC) work for all six locations has been completed. Apart from being functional, the toilets are aesthetically designed and contribute to the beautification of the coastal road area.
The primary objective of the initiative is to provide clean, safe and well-maintained sanitation facilities to the public, while ensuring financial sustainability through nominal user charges. As per the SWM department’s policy for newly developed ‘aspirational toilets’, a user fee of Rs 5 will be charged from both men and women.
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