Used sanitary napkins flushed down the toilet by women might be the cause of choking drains not just in your building society but in the city’s main drainage line as well, says a recent study by the NGO Bhartiya Stree Shakti.
The NGO, which conducted a survey, found that many women flush used sanitary napkins down their toilets or dump them in open garbage bins. While the former can choke the drains, the latter is a serious health hazard.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has in the past, had to face a lot of criticism for the frequent chokes in the lines, which drain sewage from housing societies.
However, the NGO, having studied the problem, has come up with a solution as well.
They have demanded that the civic body install incinerators near the toilet ducts in housing societies. One such incinerator will be installed at D’Mello Compound, Santa Cruz (East) soon.
Sneha Pandit and Varsha Pawar-Tawade, both members of Bhartiya Stree Shakti, submitted a detailed proposal to Ashishkumar Singh, additional municipal commissioner on Saturday.
“The incinerator would be placed outside the toilet duct on the ground floor. Women can dispose used napkins from their toilet, which will directly go to the incinerator and be disposed off,” explained Varsha Pawar-Tawade. “Civic authorities appreciated our project and assured that the BMC would help implement it,” said Sneha pandit.
Seema Redkar, BMC’s officer on special duty of solid waste management said, “The BMC will help the NGO to setting up the incinerator at public toilets. The incinerator at Santa Cruz is a pilot project, but in the next eight ten days we will install it at other toilets as well.”
