Kathmandu, January 14:

Considering the lack of public toilets in Kathmandu, the Environment Management Division (EMD) of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is planning to construct 10 mobile public toilets in 10 busiest areas of the capital within a month.

“Many people are facing difficulties due to lack of public toilets. The EMD has decided to help them by constructing toilets, said chief of the EMD Rabin Man Shrestha.

“The toilets will be built alongside the roads at the busiest areas like New Baneshwor, Kalanki, Singha Durbar or around bus parks where the movement of people is maximum,” he said. As these toilets can be relocated to different places, they are called mobile toilets, he said. The KMC had planned to construct 20 public toilets in Kathmandu two years ago, but only three toilets were constructed — in Chabahil, Ratnapark and Bhotahity — due to lack of areas for construction.

“Construction of permanent structures is not a good idea because roads may be expanded anytime. Due to this constraint, we thought of building mobile toilets,” Shrestha said.

Mobile toilets will be built at the roadside, but they can be moved from one place to another. These toilets are cost-effective. Each mobile toilet covers up to 200 square-feet.

The KMC plans to have separate toilets for males and females.

The KMC has recently invited tenders from the interested companies for building such toilets. “The company will very soon be selected and we hope to complete the construction of toilets within a month.”