1,023 household toilets built, 28 community ones renovated
All wards of the Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) would be declared open defecation-free (ODF) from coming Gandhi Jayanti on October 2, informed BeMC Commissioner Chakrabarty Singh Rathore on Sunday.
Addressing a meeting, Rathore said as many as 1,023 household toilets have been constructed and 28 community toilets renovated in the BeMC area during the last few months.
The meeting presided over by Mayor K Madhavi was attended by Deputy Mayor Jyostna Nayak, Slum Development Officer Dr Ipsita Priyadarshini Mishra, Deputy Commissioner Sourendra Routray and Health Officer Dr Prasanna Kumar Mohapatra, among others.
It was revealed that denizens and communities had been advised to apply for toilets so that all the wards can be declared open defecation free from the Gandhi Jayanti. A total of 4,468 applications, including 1,023 individual ones, had been received.
As many as 461 toilets have been constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Similarly, 129 community hospitals have been constructed in slums which would benefit 1,266 families. Now, Ganjam district Collector Bijay Amrit Kulange is managing affairs of the BeMC after completion of five-year term of Corporators.