Mangaluru: Misuse of toilets - Mayor raids market, offenders to be booked


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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SB/SP)

Mangaluru, Apr 6: City mayor Kavita Sanil, who conducted surprise raid on the fish market building located next to the central market here on Wednesday April 6, instructed the city corporation commissioner to register first information report against owners of shops who had converted toilets of the building into godowns.

This building, which has ground floor and two upper floors, has a total of 91 stalls. Toilets have been provided for all the three floors, but only one toilet at the ground floor is currently available for use, as the other two toilets are being used for other purposes without getting concurrence from the city corporation. Women working in some shops in the building, who faced problem of relieving themselves, had complained about this problem to the mayor.

Kavita saw to her chagrin that the toilet in the first floor was being used as godown by the electrical shop located adjacent to it. The toilet in the second floor was being used by a shop dealing in eggs to stock waste materials..

Angered by what she saw, the mayor instructed the city commissioner, Mohammed Nazeer, to immediately register first information reports against these shopkeepers. She also asked the officials to see that women working here and visitors got proper toilet facility.

During her raid in the first floor, the shop owner expressed anger against the city mayor and other officials and engaged in verbal duel, claiming that he has permission to operate this godown and that he possesses a letter of permission too. When he was asked to produce the letter, he produced a letter of request written in 2009 seeking permission from the city corporation for godown. But he failed to produce any proper permission received from the city corporation.

When shopkeepers and vehicle drivers approached the mayor and complained that because of unauthorized vegetable and fruits shops that have occupied roadside spaces, vehicle parking, traffic, and business of the shop owners inside the building have been affected. The mayor promised to clear the encroachments within a week.

  

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  • BENJAMIN D SOUZA, Puttur/Mct

    Fri, Apr 07 2017

    The Mayor has done a good job. Let us congratulate her .Corruption still exists in our society. Together we stand, together we serve. Our Mangalore city is always smart !.

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  • J.F.D SOUZA, Attavar, Mangaluru

    Fri, Apr 07 2017

    What Gents (Mayor) has not done Lady Mayor has done a good job by visiting the spot showing her guts and taken action which needs to be appreciated. Why our MCC Officers/officials are not detecting such issues? Whether Mayor and Commissioner do all these jobs when sufficient staff is there.

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  • Rita, Germany

    Fri, Apr 07 2017

    Well done.Usually there should be someone responsible to look after the market ,or not?To clean up,or to control things .is it not or anyone can come and do things what he wants?By the way where does men go to relieve?Noone noticed the miss use and reported to MCC?Now put heavy fine to the persons who mis used the place without allowance ,and close them out .clealiness in market and a person to lookafter the market ,so that no misusing again happens.A sudden visit from time to time without information is useful.

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  • Dylan, Mangalore

    Thu, Apr 06 2017

    Madam Mayor good job............!!!
    Madam please see to it that all bus stops are sheltered. There are so many bus stops do not have any shelter its so sad to see people standing at the bus stops when it is so hot these days. Later on its even bad when people use the bus stops without shelter during the rainy season. Please do have some mercy on the bus users.
    Madam, please do construct good footpaths were motorists will be are unable to park their two wheeler, three wheeler,cars and etc. the drivers/riders should know the use of the footpaths.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Thu, Apr 06 2017

    Digital India ...

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  • Ruben Pinto, Mangalore/Australia

    Thu, Apr 06 2017

    As usual it is all corruption between contractor, municipal employees and stall renters. there is no toilet built in the room so everybody gets storage money.

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  • G R PRABHUJI, Mangalore

    Thu, Apr 06 2017

    Our MCC staff most honest persons in the world.!!!!!.

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  • J.F.D SOUZA, Attavar, Mangaluru

    Fri, Apr 07 2017

    What do you mean by that? Most honest or idiots ?

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  • Gangaram, Moodbidri

    Thu, Apr 06 2017

    jeevan and Aniketh, Modi will again take broom in hand 2019 before elections. as that matters him for photos.... they will put fresh papers & sweep tiled floor and call it swatch Bharat Abhiyaan...

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  • simboy, mangalore

    Thu, Apr 06 2017

    What a plight, the mayor of the city has to identify the wrong doings in the society and solve the same. Whose job is it to identify and solve, the inspectors or the Surveillance team.
    Mayor before cleansing the society you have to cleanse the departments.
    They come now and then for inspection, have they not inspected this.
    The babus are the one who does the dirty work and shove it on the people holding seats.
    Mayor Madam,
    Please do one thing don't do any developement, just throw away the dirty people from the department, this will be have a ripple effect and will reflect with all the good work.
    But pity you will have only twelve month to perform and perish.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Thu, Apr 06 2017

    Toilets belong to ...

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  • Mario, Lalbagh Mangalore

    Thu, Apr 06 2017

    Sorry to say this but nobody in the corporation can be trusted ad they only promise and escape soon after.

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  • Arvind, Mangalore

    Thu, Apr 06 2017

    Keep it up its " Good Drama "

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  • Dinesh, Dubai

    Thu, Apr 06 2017

    90% of building from central market to old bunder there is no sepperate women toilets mayor should take stirct action against them also.

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  • GIRISH, MANGALORE

    Thu, Apr 06 2017

    Dear officials,
    Please note it is a commercial building, M/s Ammar Board cutting, it is a industrial activity, who permitted them to run these industry in market building. weather this is legal.

    Please check this

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  • ANIKETH, MUMBAI

    Thu, Apr 06 2017

    till now earlier mayors were sleeping?
    who was previous mayor? take action against him

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  • jeevan, mangalore

    Thu, Apr 06 2017

    Swatch bharath,..Jai ho Modiji

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  • ANIKETH, MUMBAI

    Thu, Apr 06 2017

    yes you are right ..modiji make us aware of cleanliness.
    people are understanding the meaning of swach bharath now.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Thu, Apr 06 2017

    Where is Modi ...

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  • Sujith Nayak, Kudla / AUH

    Thu, Apr 06 2017

    @Jossey,

    24x7 on your mind.

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  • Poojary, Mlore

    Fri, Apr 07 2017

    Modi is in the brain of Kejriwal . And in Our heart..

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  • Dinesh Poojari, Kudla

    Thu, Apr 06 2017

    Swatch bharath abiyaan only for one day by chaiwala feku infront of cameras what a joke

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  • The Guru, Mangalore

    Thu, Apr 06 2017

    Dinesh Poojari, Kudla

    do you tell the same to people who clean your house???

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  • Gangaram, Moodbidri

    Thu, Apr 06 2017

    As long we do not change our attitude we will remain in filthy toilets only.

    Most of people thinking that cleaners are ther to clean !!! so they make dirty everywhere.

    its not only happens in public places but in offices also. if anyone point bad doing of one he/she says office boy is ther to clean, why he is paid to cleaning it!!!

    I think govt should adopt a policy with heavey penalty or jail for doing these type of thing.

    Otherwise swatch Bharat will remain in papers only..

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  • Ashok, MANGALORE

    Thu, Apr 06 2017

    Well done Madam.

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  • Ronald D, Udupi

    Thu, Apr 06 2017

    Congrats Mayor for attending such an important issue. While shoppers struggle to relieve, these thick skinned people converted toilets for their personal storage. Also make sure these toilets are maintained and worthy for human use.

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  • Flavian, Manglaore/Kuwait

    Thu, Apr 06 2017

    People's mentality should be corrected. Why no one brought such things to the notice of corporation officials.
    Do they use their own toilet for such purpose?

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  • n shetty, manglore

    Thu, Apr 06 2017

    Well done Mayor Sanil......Please also earmark Parking lots for Private car owners who also pay huge tax to the Government.
    All over Parking is earmarked only for Autos/Taxis and Public goods carriers ......

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  • n shetty, manglore

    Thu, Apr 06 2017

    Well done Mayor Sanil......Please also earmark Parking lots for Private car owners who also pay huge tax to the Government.
    All over Parking is earmarked only for Autos/Taxis and Public goods carriers ......

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  • Rajesh, dubai /mangalore

    Thu, Apr 06 2017

    SIr,

    Those shop owners who illegally occupied toilets and convert them in godown , PUT HEAVY PENALTY ON THESE TYPE OF SHOPKEEPERS and also their licence to run shop in that building should be cancelled permanently

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  • Marol, Udupi

    Thu, Apr 06 2017

    Let all of us abide by the law and adopt a right way of life in all walks of our life. Then only life will be smooth for each and every one of us. Thank you and God bless each and every one of us.

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  • Manu, Surathkal

    Thu, Apr 06 2017

    Well done by Mayor, this type of issues in all the commercial Buildings and one more major issue is parking allotted places utilized for godown/shops. Can you pls look into this also in all the commercial buildings in your jurisdiction?????????

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  • Elwyn Goveas, v

    Thu, Apr 06 2017

    In india we work to live
    in US they live to work

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