Mysore/Mysuru: The e-toilets built in several parts of the city to maintain hygiene in the city are rendered waste, turning into a safe haven for illicit activities. During the initial years of Swachh Survekshan, e-toilets were built at 24 places in the city by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), with each unit costing Rs. 6.25 lakh….
Rs. 1.52 crore paid to e-toilet unit suppliers for project worth Rs. 1.16 crore Following non-maintenance, now all e-toilet units to be sent to scrapyard Mysore/Mysuru: All the 23 e-toilets (electronic/ eco toilets) installed in Mysuru city at various points will be put to scrap as none of them are functioning. The metal and plastic…
None of the 24 e-toilets working now MCC to maintain only five for a year Innovative solutions such as e-toilets (electronic/ eco toilets) installed in Mysuru city have failed to provide the desired results and it is literally money flushed down the toilets. All the e-toilets are rendered useless within a span of four years…
No users despite setting up at crowded places in city Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is mulling shifting of e-toilets to Government Offices in the wake of theft of accessories inside toilets. Under 14th Finance Scheme, the MCC had installed e-toilets at various locations at a cost of Rs. 7 lakh each. In all, the…
By Rajkumar Bhavasar Making Mysuru open-defecation-free has been a promise of sanitation drives for at least 15 years. But latest statistics suggest that taxpayers’ money spent through the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to tackle this problem has by and large been flushed down the sewer. A majority of pay-and-use e-toilets in city are dysfunctional. Several…
Mysuru: Mysuru city which had to be satisfied with the top cleanest city tag in the medium category in the country, is all set to add 12 new e-Toilets shortly. During the Swachh Survekshan survey conducted last year, 15 new e-toilets had been installed. The public, tourists and the locals are using this facility since…
Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has constructed e-toilets in Devaraja Mohalla, near Jaganmohan Palace and behind Punjab National Bank, off Devaraja Urs Road here. Mayor M.J. Ravikumar is scheduled to inaugurate the e-toilet in Devaraja Mohalla tomorrow at 11.30 am in the presence of MLA Vasu. The MCC had built the first e-toilet on…
Sir, This refers to the letter titled “Simple and effective public toilets: Will MCC take up this initiative?” (SOM dated Apr. 24). The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has already gone in for e-toilets. These e-toilets can be operated by inserting coins and it has automatic flushing system. One such e-toilet has been installed on Devaraj…
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