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Mumbai: BMC plans toilets at beaches, but none for transgenders
Updated On: 09 September, 2023 09:05 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
The community has criticised the civic body for this; officials blames shortage of space for the issue
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A BMC public toilet at Girgaon Chowpatty. A transgender person said they face harassment when they try to use public toilets for men or women. Pic/Satej Shinde
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) ambitious project to construct toilets on seven city beaches, has no space for this facility for transgenders. Out of the 27 bio-toilets planned, none are dedicated to transgenders, drawing criticism from the community.
The National Green Tribunal
had ordered the BMC to install bio-toilets on beaches in 2021. The civic body finally invited a tender for the installation of bio-toilets at Juhu, Dadar-Mahim sea shore, Girgaon, Madh-Marve, Manori Gorai Beach and Versova on September 6. The project will cost Rs 3.20 crore. The date for submitting the tender is September 25. But BMC officials claim that due to the shortage of space, they can’t construct separate toilets for transgenders.
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