High Court of Kerala directed the Government to install ‘toilet -waste’ treatment plants at each district. Justice C.N. Ramachandran Nair and B. P. Ray were hearing a PIL filed by R. Sudha, an advocate of the High Court.
There is an equally important thing which needs immediate attention is lack of public toilets on highways. It is a great concern for the motorists and travellers.
In my post of August last year I have made some suggestion of putting up public toilets along with ATM counters of banks. Now the modern technology has brought in e-toilets, the compact, hygienic and convenient toilets, and these can be put up at important points on highways. Such e-toilets are already in use at museum compound in Thiruvananthapuram.
The Hon’ble High Court may take up this as a PIL. Some social activists may bring before the Hon. Court.
Earlier Post
FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2010
PUBLIC TOILETS
From the open air Malayalee has improved into the privacy of the lavatory but is still ages behind in the matter of public toilets. The concept of public toilets is alien to hotels, shopping places, petrol pumps etc. where people frequent and the namesake facilities at bus stands and railway stations are the ugliest and most unhygienic, the very thought of it will bring in nausea and using it will bring in diseases. The travelling public are the worst affected. Men still manage to urinate in the open but women folks reluctant to follow suit are destined to hold it and succumb to urinary infection and other more serious diseases.
Our Government is to be blamed for this ridiculous and shameful situation. They are spending crores of rupees to educate people the importance of personal hygiene. Advertisements in visual and print media ask people to wash their hands properly afterwards but are silent about lavatories. Government should enact legislation to make it compulsory to put up proper and hygiene toilets at every hotel, shopping malls, restaurants and other such buildings, bus stations etc. where people visit. Banks operate ATMs everywhere in our State. It should be made mandatory for the banks to put up state-of-the-art toilets along with ATMs that can be opened using the ATM card which will a great relief especially for motorists to relieve themselves.
Posted by bipin's views. at 4:54 PM
Earlier Post
FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2010
PUBLIC TOILETS
From the open air Malayalee has improved into the privacy of the lavatory but is still ages behind in the matter of public toilets. The concept of public toilets is alien to hotels, shopping places, petrol pumps etc. where people frequent and the namesake facilities at bus stands and railway stations are the ugliest and most unhygienic, the very thought of it will bring in nausea and using it will bring in diseases. The travelling public are the worst affected. Men still manage to urinate in the open but women folks reluctant to follow suit are destined to hold it and succumb to urinary infection and other more serious diseases.
Our Government is to be blamed for this ridiculous and shameful situation. They are spending crores of rupees to educate people the importance of personal hygiene. Advertisements in visual and print media ask people to wash their hands properly afterwards but are silent about lavatories. Government should enact legislation to make it compulsory to put up proper and hygiene toilets at every hotel, shopping malls, restaurants and other such buildings, bus stations etc. where people visit. Banks operate ATMs everywhere in our State. It should be made mandatory for the banks to put up state-of-the-art toilets along with ATMs that can be opened using the ATM card which will a great relief especially for motorists to relieve themselves.
Posted by bipin's views. at 4:54 PM
