Mumbai corporator pitches converting junked buses into mobile toilets

Convert discarded BEST buses into mobile toilets and let it be used at highways and other places in the city, including the crowded streets of Mumbai, a notice of motion by a Corporator in the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. The motion was filed by Shiv Sena Corporator Sachin Padwal from ward number 206 in the BMC. 

The proposal will be discussed in the House of the BMC on January 5. If passed and later on approved, the discarded BEST buses may soon be used as toilets in the city. 

BEST keeps on discarding buses as they get old or if they are not required. Recently, it stopped using air-conditioned bus services in its fleet. BMC, on the other hand, uses mobile toilets excessively, especially on roads, near highways, slums and even during large gatherings in the city. 

The proposal by the Corporator reads, “Converting buses, which according to the BEST undertaking has been discarded as scrap, into well equipped mobile toilets, and then making them available on highways, major roads and small-big crowded streets in Mumbai.”

Padwal claims that he has spoken to the BEST committee chairperson seeking details on the number of discarded buses and is getting the response soon. He also says that instead of hiring mobile toilets for big events, these toilets can be used, saving a lot of revenue.