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4,000 public toilets are not connected to sewer lines

Standing Committee members say MP, MLA-funded toilets built without required permissions; lavatories are often not connected to BMC sewer lines and waste is being discharged into open drains

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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) fears that the current state of many of the public toilets in the city that were constructed with funds from Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), pose a major health hazard due to ill-maintenance, lack of water and improper waste disposal methods.

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BMC Standing Committee members claim that public toilets funded by MPs and MLAs pose a major health hazard due to ill-maintenance and lack of water. Pic/Sameer Markande

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