Three weeks on, public and community toilets in the city are yet to get scrubbed five times a day. The BMC made an announcement to this effect three weeks ago, but is yet to issue instructions to toilet operators. In fact, the authority is yet to come up with a concrete plan and financial support to make the plan feasible. The operators, however, are concerned about the increase in cost if the scheme is implemented. 

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and MHADA have spent substantial amounts of money to construct and repair the toilets, but maintenance of the same has been a long-standing issue. The civic body has started the process to take over the toilets under MHADA jurisdiction and appoint contractors to maintain the same. BMC commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal had, during the inauguration of beautification works in the city on December 10, announced that public toilets would be cleaned up five times a day.