The e-city of India will soon have e-toilets, with slot machines, for a rupee, giving you access to plush loos, if the BBMP’s plans are realised.
“Users have to have insert one rupee coin in the slot before entering the toilet. The toilet will be fully automated and will flush automatically before and after use,” Mayor BS Satyanarayana told dna on Friday.
He said a couple of e-toilets had been installed near RV College. “We want to introduce e-toilets at 100 locations at selective places on a pilot basis. If viable, this facility will be extended to other areas.’’
e-toilets aim at redefining the urban public sanitation landscape by providing quality sanitation. A 8x120 sq plot is all the space needed to install one. Variants use existing sewage lines, septic tanks or bio-digester technology. The flushed water can be treated.
“The electronic public toilet has automated its operations from entry to sewage treatment and operates on a sensor-based technology, providing convenient, affordable, hygienically maintained, and eco-friendly sanitation facilities to the common man,’’ the mayor said. He said a similar facility exists in Kerala.
The service provider selected for the project has been demanding that the BBMP pay Rs 4.50 lakh for the installation per toilet. But the BBMP wants the contractor to put in the money and realise the investment by way of the access fee and advertisement revenue.
“We want the service provider to generate income by collecting nominal fee and leasing the advertisement space,’’ Satyanarayana said.
Asked about the existing Nirmal toilets, he said the concept had failed due to mafia taking over the system. “There are some people who want to earn money through Nirmal toilets without spending money on the maintenance.
