The defunct toilets in main market Bandipora are causing immense problems to the general public. The toilets were supposed to be maintained by the local municipal committee.
The residents have complained that the toilets constructedby the Manasbal Development Authority years ago have been rendered defunct forthe last several months, causing inconvenience to the general public.
“The Manasbal Development Authority had constructed publictoilets by spending lakhs of rupees but they have never been put to use owingto the failure of municipal committee Bandipora to maintain them. There areseveral public toilets in main market Bandipora but all of them are defunctwhich causes lot of inconvenience to the people, particularly to the womenfolk,” said Bashir Ahmad, a local resident.
The locals said that last month the toilets were madefunctional but only after two days they were closed by the municipal committeeBandipora for reasons best known to them. “What is the fun of constructingthese public toilets when they cannot be put to any use,” they said.
“Generally women folk who visit Bandipora market forshopping and other purposes have to face a lot of inconvenience due to defunctpublic toilets in the main market. This is very unfortunate on part of theconcerned department as they have failed to maintain the facilities. We haveapprised them several times about the issue but our pleas have fallen on deafears,” said Mushtaq Ahmad, a taxi driver.
The locals said that public toilets built near Gulshan Chowkare in deplorable condition and most of the time these toilets are occupied bythe security personnel as they have remained defunct since their construction.
They said that the people, who visit Bandipora market duringday time, are forced to urinate in the open.
When contacted Executive Officer Municipal CommitteeBandipora, Syed Nayeem Rizvi, said the public toilets constructed near GulshanChowk need to be repaired. “We will repair them under this year’s plan andhopefully they will be restored and made functional soon,” he said.