Public MBMC toilets turn into washing hubs for private vehicles

Already under the scanner for doling out a multi-crore contract to a private agency for the upkeep of public toilets in the twin city, the Sanitation Department of Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) stands exposed for turning a blind eye towards the activities of staff deployed by the contractual agency. It has come to light that some of the community toilet operators have been selling water to auto rickshaw, taxi, trucks and even tourist bus drivers to wash their vehicles. Armed with video clippings and photographs of water from a community toilet near a municipal stadium in Bhayandar (West) being diverted to wash and service vehicles, members affiliated to the social organisation Yuva Pratishthan, led by Ganesh Baamne, registered a complaint with the municipal commissioner and sought action against the contractual agency. -