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DMRC Offering Separate Toilets For Transgenders With Divyangjans
Taking an initiative to prevent gender discrimination, Delhi Metro has decided to install signages of ''Transgender'' and the symbol adjacent to separate toilets that are dedicated to ''Persons with Disability'', providing easy access to transgenders. Moreover, it also allowed transgender to choose gender-based toilets as per their self-identified gender at metro stations. A senior official at DMRC said we have currently 347 such separate… read-more
Tags: Delhi Metro, Transgender, Discrimination, Toilets
Courtesy: Press Trust Of India
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Bengaluru To Install Public Toilets; Public Can GeoTag For Facility
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Pallike (BBMP) will install public toilets across various parts of the city under its Shubhra Bengaluru Scheme. The new toilets will have the provision to be geo-located through google maps. Apportioning Rs 80 crore for the initiative, the authorities will prioritize areas around lakes, parks, and playgrounds. Planning to convert old buses into mobile toilets, the BBMP has asked… read-more
Tags: Toilets, bengaluru, google maps, Shubhra Bengaluru Scheme
Courtesy: The Indian Express
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5 Lakh Households Still Deprived Of Toilets In Karnataka
Karnataka government officials have said that about 5 lakh rural households in the state were still not benefitted by the Centre's Swachh Bharat Mission. Acknowledging the issue, the state's Minister K.S. Eshwarappa said most of these houses were abutting each other, making it unworkable to construct toilets in compact spaces. However, the officials added about 50 lakh toilets had been built in Karnataka under the scheme and 20 lakh were… read-more
Tags: Karnataka, Toilets, Swachh Bharat Mission
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