Super Market to get four more public toilets

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has started construction of five more public toilets costing Rs2.5 million at the Super Market (F-6 sector) to provide better sanitation facilities to the visitors at this highly busy commercial hub of the capital city.

There are currently eight public toilets in F-6 sector and this number would increase up to thirteen after construction of new toilets. The plan to construct new public toilets has been approved by Mayor Sheikh Anser Aziz.

Lack of adequate toilet facilities in markets and bazaars is something that cannot be ignored, and as a result, people form queues to have access to the few existing public toilets, whereby putting extreme pressure on these facilities.

CDA Director Sanitation Sardar Khan Zimri said five public toilets would be constructed on 500 square feet—four for male and one for female visitors—in the Super Market. “The selection of site for construction of the public toilets in the Super Market has been made in consultation with the local traders. We have taken utmost care to ensure no rule is violated in construction of this facility for the visitors,” he said.

APP adds: District Education Authority (DEA) have decided to take action against public and private schools, particularly those not following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), issued by the Punjab Government to ensure security of the students.

It was decided in a meeting that the schools, violating orders of the government and not sufficient security arrangements, would be sealed.

Special teams have been formed to conduct raids and check security arrangements of the schools.

The teams would start inspection and monitoring of the schools from Monday.

All the teams have been directed to compile data of the public and private schools at Union Council level within one week and the schools found violating the rules, would be sealed.

It is pertinent to mention here that a number of public and private educational institutions of the city, particularly schools have not followed SOPs in true spirit regarding security arrangements.