Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis decides to act on Akshay Kumar's advice!

A very crucial step towards a clean Maharashtra was taken after Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis proposed to construct public toilets every few kilometres across the state at the annual transform Maharshtra meet held in Mumbai on May 1. The Transform Maharashtra initiative is a competition that invites solutions from college students to resolve issues that the state is facing. 

The decision was taken after Bollywood actor, Akshay Kumar, who was present at the event, addressed a gathering of over 5000 students asking Fadnavis to ensure that there are public toilets present every 500 meter to a kilometre to discourage open defecation and help the citizens. He also proposed the idea of a toilet app that would give people the location of the nearest toilet.

Speaking at the event, Kumar said that the way phone booths were built at a fixed distance, the state should propose toilet booths on similar lines. Prohibiting open defecation and promoting sanitation hygiene also happens to be the actor's upcoming film's central theme.

Earlier, Salman Khan was the brand ambassador of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's Open Defecation Free drive. In Mumbai, the major open defecation spots are in Colaba, Bhandup, Chembur, Malad, Kurla and Andheri. However, according to Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Mumbai needs 1.28 lakh toilets.