An app ‘Delhi School Adarsh Toilet Mission 2016’ was launched on Tuesday in a bid to ensure cleaner toilets in MCD schools. In an initiative, Sampurna NGO founder Shobha Vijender Gupta unveiled the app which will address the issue of dirty washrooms.
The app aims to provide clean toilets to students wherein any school staff can complain about the dirty condition, following which the particular toilet would be cleaned in a few days.
During the research work conducted by the volunteers of Sampurna in 455 MCD schools, 35 per cent schools are in ‘A’ category, 42per cent are in ‘B’ and 21 per cent in ‘C’ category, in the month of April and first week of May 2016.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia applauded the initiative taken by Sampurna to maintain the toilets of the Government schools of Delhi. “Government alone could not do everything in the schools, the Volunteers of Sampurna are most welcome to supervise the schools after every 15 days,” he said.
The app launched for locating the dysfunctional toilet will serve the purpose to keep a watch on 2,500 schools. In a bid to ensure implementation of the project, Sampurna nominated leaders who are working at Vidhan Sabha level for three years were also present in the event. They pledge to bring the ‘C’ category school to ‘A’ category in 72 hours.
leader of Opposition Vijender Gupta said the most vulnerable and underprivileged children study in 1,760 MCD schools. “Maintaining the sanitary facilities of these schools and by generating the awareness among students, staff, teachers in the school is the most distinguished initiative by Sampurna,” he said.
Founder president of Sampurna, NGO and MCD Councillor Shobha Vijender said Sampurna is determined to make the toilets of schools of Delhi usable. “Public participation is effective tool to sever the society. Hence, it is the responsibility of people of Delhi that they should involve themselves in supporting utility places like hospitals, parks, schools, libraries and colleges. The schools are the temples of learning. So, we are duty bound to keep their toilets clean and usable,” Gupta added.