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cleansing and easily installed in public places and are equipped with facilities like a
sanitary vending machine, incinerator for disposal of sanitary napkins and a women
caretaker. Other note-worthy models are the child-friendly community toilets in the
slums of Tiruchirapalli City Corporation in Tamil Nadu. These included smaller-size
toilets with features like stories narrated through pictures and cartoons of plants and
animals, painted on the front wall of toilets. Provision for anal cleansing and hand
washing was made in such a way that accompanying mothers and sisters had no
problems. The toilet cubicles have piped water facilities in press and use mode to
ensure judicious use of water. The first toilet was constructed in 1999–2000. Since
then, it has been adopted 186 urban slums in Tiruchirapalli.
References
AMRUT. (2015, June). Mission statement and guidelines. Ministry of Urban Development,
Government of India.
Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India (January 2015). Operational guidelines for
HRIDAY: Heritage city development & augmentation Yojana.
Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India (June 2015). Smart City: Mission transformation, mission statement and guidelines.
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Housing for all (urban), scheme guidelines 2015. Ministry of Housing
and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India.
P. D. Dey
cleansing and easily installed in public places and are equipped with facilities like a
sanitary vending machine, incinerator for disposal of sanitary napkins and a women
caretaker. Other note-worthy models are the child-friendly community toilets in the
slums of Tiruchirapalli City Corporation in Tamil Nadu. These included smaller-size
toilets with features like stories narrated through pictures and cartoons of plants and
animals, painted on the front wall of toilets. Provision for anal cleansing and hand
washing was made in such a way that accompanying mothers and sisters had no
problems. The toilet cubicles have piped water facilities in press and use mode to
ensure judicious use of water. The first toilet was constructed in 1999–2000. Since
then, it has been adopted 186 urban slums in Tiruchirapalli.
References
AMRUT. (2015, June). Mission statement and guidelines. Ministry of Urban Development,
Government of India.
Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India (January 2015). Operational guidelines for
HRIDAY: Heritage city development & augmentation Yojana.
Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India (June 2015). Smart City: Mission transformation, mission statement and guidelines.
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Housing for all (urban), scheme guidelines 2015. Ministry of Housing
and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India.