Kozhikode: Faulty toilets irk students

Why are they not functioning, children ask on World Toilet Day

Update: 2015-11-20 07:00 GMT
Students of Vismaya Multi Media Institution protest on the lack of public toilet facilities in the city as part of World Toilet Day observance on Thursday at Muthalakulam ground in Kozhikode (Photo: DC)

KOZHIKODE: The lack of public toilets in the city has put the citizens in serious trouble.    Although over  20 modern toilets were set up in  the city during the last one year, only less than five are functional.

As part of  the World Toilet Day,  a few students of Vismaya Multimedia institution in association with Sthreechethana, a women’s forum, took to the streets on Thursday  and brought the issue to the notice of the new corporation council.  

The students presented  various competitions and games, including  essay writing, painting and poster writing.  

“The United Nations had declared November 19 as World Toilet Day to focus  attention on a critical health need of more than 2.5 billion people in developing countries, including India,  for proper toilets,”  said  Ambadi, a student of Vismaya institution.

“There are many closed electronic rooms installed at various parts of the city in the name of e-toilet, spending huge sums.  But  none of them are  working properly and some have  frequent complaints.  Therefore, the  public also fear to use them,” he said.

“We have also highlighted the fact that diarrhoeal diseases are the second most common cause of death in children,” he  pointed out. This is one of the first of its kind of protests organised by school students in the district.

 

 

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