The proposal of the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) to construct toilets at a cost of more than a crore per toilet drew criticism from the public and sparked concerns about whether public funds were being looted in the name of constructing toilets.
On Wednesday (March 8), a ceremony was held on behalf of Greater Chennai Corporation to award a contract for the construction of toilets in areas of Rayapuram, Thiruvika Nagar, and Teynampet in the Chennai district.
It is said that the contract for building and maintaining the toilets has been given to a private player. A budget of ₹430 crores has been set aside by Greater Chennai Corporation to construct 372 toilets. However, the name of the private player has not been made public.
It is worth noting that the Greater Chennai Corporation has laid the groundwork for a 13,708-square-meter park as part of the ‘Singhara Chennai 2.0’ project, near the mint flyover on Basin Bridge Road in Chennai’s district.
This raises a number of concerns about the GCC project to construct toilets at a cost of more than a crore each. Why should Chennai Corporation award a contract to construct 372 restrooms at a cost of ₹432 crores if it can construct a 13,700 square meter park on its own for 5 crores?
Netizens questioned if they are building toilets or a five-star hotel.
430/372=1.15 கோடி
ஒரு கழிப்பறை 1.15 கோடி நிஜமாவே 5 ஸ்டார் range க்கு இருக்கும் போல 🔥🔥.#isidestandwithstalin pic.twitter.com/GkSyXlBCo1
— 🐯பி♈️🚗🤫 🚩🇮🇳 (@par_the_nomad) March 11, 2023
(with inputs from Dinakaran and Malaimalar)
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