Now, pee in Ahmedabad’s public toilets to make a quick buck!

Municipal Corporations have been trying to encourage people to use toilets across India, but they have failed every time. But now Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has come up with an innovative idea; it has decided to pay one rupee to people who use the nearest public toilets, promoting cleanliness drive cross the city.

As per a Times of India report, this innovative idea was first implemented in Darechowk, Kathmandu Nepal); the state started paying people to pee at the right spots and it worked very well for them. No wonder this encouraged AMC to try it out in Ahmedabad too.
The AMC would initially implement the scheme in 67 nuisance spots in the city. Once successful, the scheme would come into force across all public toilets in the city.
"The whole motive of the scheme is to popularize the public toilet. We plan to generate revenue through advertising," said a senior AMC official.
On Thursday, the standing committee of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has taken up the proposal for consideration. The AMC sanitary department plans to motivate people to use toilets through advertising the scheme near open defecation sites. The corporation is even planning to impose heavy fines on offenders.
Standing committee chairman Pravin Patel said: "We are going to implement this project because people near 67 pay and use toilets are found defecating in the open. Some even defecate on footpaths and pose a major public health risk. Our move will encourage people to use public toilets and AMC officials will also explain their family to do the same."
"There are around 300 public toilets in the city out of which the service will be available in 67 public toilets. Most of them are located near slum areas," Patel added.
The government and health workers have been trying to encourage people to use toilet. This would help to combat the spread of diseases, like diarrhea and typhoid which kills many children each year.
Moreover, lack of toilets poses threat to women safety. They go to fields in early mornings or late nights to attend the nature’s call, leaving themselves vulnerable to sexual assault or predation by big cats.
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