5,633 individual household toilets built: Govt

Tribune News Service

Shimla, February 23

The state government has constructed 5,633 individual household toilets worth Rs 5.51 crore, 1,198 public toilets and 370 community toilets worth Rs 1.11 crore under the Swachh Bharat Mission in the last two years.

According to an official release, for waste management, a 1.75-MW waste-to-energy plant with a cost of Rs 42 crore in Shimla and 1-MW waste-to-energy plant of Rs 18 crore in Manali have been set up under public-private partnership by the state government.

It has implemented several schemes to keep the state clean and beautiful in the last two years.

The objective of the mission is to completely eliminate the practice of open defecation by providing toilet facilities to the citizens of the state, converting dry toilets into flash toilets, ending the practice of manual scavenging and ensuring management of solid waste in a modern and scientific manner. Besides, the mission seeks change in people’s behaviour by ensuring awareness and public participation towards the hygiene system.

The release stated that a baling machine was being installed in every urban body of the state and so far, 15 machines had been installed. In addition, 54 sanitary napkin incinerators were being installed. Plants for waste manure were being set up for 40 other urban bodies.