Initiative to develop public toilets begins this week
The Hindu
Private agencies will build the facilities and maintain them for eight years; identification of locations is likely to be completed soon
The Greater Chennai Corporation will start the process of developing public toilets under public-private partnership (PPP) this week.
A meeting will be held on Monday to find ways to resolve the issues pertaining to public toilets in Chennai and other parts of the State. Officials of the Chennai Corporation, the Commissionerate of Municipal Administration and the private sector are to attend the meeting, which will be chaired by Municipal Administration Secretary Shiv Das Meena.
A pre-bid meeting with private entities for the development of modern toilets and integrated commercial buildings at 50 locations of the city will also be held this week.