New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS): The Delhi government has decided to construct toilet blocks in 700 slum clusters after identifying the shortfall of lavatories in these settlements, an official said here Sunday.

"The shortage of toilet blocks in Jhuggi Jhopdi (slum dwelling) clusters has made DUSIB take it as a mission to provide toilet blocks in all the 700 Jhuggi Jhopdi colonies," Delhi Urban Slum Improvement Board (DUSIB) CEO Amar Nath said.

The decision came close on the heels of the launch of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Oct 2. The mission aims at providing toilets to every family by 2019.

"A data base has been prepared and the deficit has been identified. DUSIB is actively planning to implement this programme of providing toilet block in slums at the earliest," he said.

Besides, Nath said a massive cleanliness drive was carried out at 185 night shelters in various parts of the national capital.

To monitor the cleanliness drive, a centralised control room and 11 teams of officers have been set up, he added.