The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has prohibited the use of acid for cleaning public toilets. In a statement, the MCD said the provision “for penalty for not using acid for cleaning” toilets is “abolished/repealed from the contract,” the MCD said.
MCD bans use of acid in public toilets
The MCD has released an order which bars the use of acid in public toilets. The MCD order said, “The agency/operator shall use alternate toilet cleaning material in place of acid. Violation of the instruction will attract a penalty, including confiscation of acid from the premises,” the order added.
DCW’s statement
The MCD move comes after taking the cognizance of a concern expressed by the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW).
“We found acid in an MCD toilet in a huge quantity. Initially, we thought that it was an illegal act by the private agency operating the toilets of behalf of the MCD. However, our inquiry opened a Pandora’s box. Our investigation revealed that in 2017, the elected representatives of North MCD passed a resolution approving the contract with private agencies operating public toilets, which mandated them to use acid to clean them weekly or pay a hefty fine?”
As per the commission’s inquiry, the MCD since 2017 had not issued any guidelines to prevent the use of acid for cleaning public toilets. “They also informed that toilets are cleaned (by the agency) as per terms and conditions imposed upon them in the contract agreement by MCD. Further, they provided a copy of the contract agreement between MCD and the agency (Shri Ram Institute of Rural Development) for maintaining and operating the toilet,” stated an official release.
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