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No public toilets even on the busiest streets in Bangalore

There isn't a single public toilet either on Brigade Road or Commercial Street, areas that see thousands of footfalls every day from shoppers and tourists alike.

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In a city like Bangalore, chances of finding a public toilet are very meager. Brigade Road and Commercial Street, being shopping hotspots are frequently visited roads, but lack the basic facilities of public toilets.

Barring a few restaurants, no retail or eatery outlets have toilets.

“There used to be one public toilet in commercial street, which is closed now. We just go to the mosques or some restaurants to relieve ourselves,” says Salim, a shopkeeper at Commercial Street.

Not having easy access to public toilets leads to subsequent problems that are causing innumerable health disorders.

“There are public toilets in Bangalore, but they are totally absent in places where a lot of people travel, and even if they are present, some of them are very badly maintained. This causes a lot of health problems like urinary tract infection, kidney stones etc. Not drinking adequate amount of water to stay away from dirty toilets is again a health issue,” says Dr Vikram.

“Public toilets have not been built on Brigade Road because there is no adequate space to build.

The nearest public toilet is in Mayo Hall,” says BS Prasad, chief engineer of BBMP. Lack of toilets are not only restricting the mobility of women but are also affecting their ability to work.

“I was at Brigade Road this Saturday and it took me almost fifteen minutes to locate a public toilet in this crowded street. I had to walk all the way to Garuda Mall searching for a toilet. At least one pay and use toilet is a necessity to this street,” says Sudha S, a resident of Bangalore.

Some find it inappropriate to use a restaurant just to attend nature’s call.

“It is really an embarrassment to walk in to a restaurant and ask at the cash counter for a toilet. It will force people to order something to eat even if they don’t want to,” says Shraddha Vishwakarma, another city dweller.

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