Sanitisation is such a pivotal part of our life and even in the 21st century people all over the world are denied a basic right which is the toilet.
On the occasion of World Toilet Day 2021, UNESCO stated that 3.6 billion people across the world do not have a properly working toilet.
According to the recent report by World Health Organisation (WHO)/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene, 103 million people lack access to toilets with safely managed sanitation facilities in Bangladesh.
The report states that a basic sanitation service consists of a facility that hygienically separates human excreta from human contact i.e an improved toilet that is not shared with other households, which is not the scenario among half the population of the country.
More measures need to be taken to build public
toilets for citizens and CCTV cameras should be installed
outside the public toilets in order to ensure security
The number of public toilets in Dhaka is not enough for its population. It is essential to take an initiative to make toilets accessible for both men and women all over the city. It is important to have proper toilets in busy regions of the country like the capital.
Even though sanitation is a human right recognized by the United Nations, we urgently need massive investment and innovation to quadruple progress all along the ‘sanitation chain’, from toilets to the transport, collection and treatment of human waste.
To safeguard this basic right in our capital legal action should be taken against owners of buildings who do not follow rules while installing sewerage lines. More measures need to be taken to build public toilets for citizens and CCTV cameras should be installed outside the public toilets in order to ensure security.
Public awareness should be made to let people know more about ‘Sobar Dhaka’ mobile app where people can locate public toilets all around the capital.
