‘Healthy & clean toilet movement’ for women

Nagpur: ‘Healthy and clean toilet movement’, a nationwide campaign will be launched on Women’s Day. The project aims to provide public toilets to women and also to maintain them hygienically.

Those associated with the project have appealed to the concerned authorities to include the NMC, MPs, people from gram panchayats and others to pay attention to the construction, repair, maintenance and management of women’s toilets in their respective areas.

At a press conference at Patrakar Bhavan on Saturday, social worker Aruna Purohit, chairperson of women’s empowerment and networking initiative (WENI) stated the importance and need of public toilets for women.

Even if a public toilet exist, there is no one to manage it properly, she said.

The objectives of the movement include inspection of toilets at various public places around the city and creating awareness regarding the concept of clean and hygienic toilets.

Places like private institutions, schools, colleges, malls, petrol pumps, cinema halls and other important places should mandatorily have toilets, added Purohit.

The movement also aims to hold silent demonstrations and signature campaigns at busy squares.

Executive director of Annakshetra Foundation, president Nilima Bawne and vice-president Sarika Pendse from Dharampeth Mahila Multistate Coop. Society, Chhaya Shukla-Bharat from Vikas Parishad, Orange City, Supriya Mangulkar and others were present on the dais.

Shailja Pingale, Varsha Deshpande, Savita Paliwal, Shruti Deshpande, Sumit Kulkarni, Sachin Mukkewar, Sanjay Pendse and a few more organizations are associated with the movement.