Shillong, Jan 15: Community Toilet Complex near Additional Secretariat, Shillong was constructed by M/s Sulabh International Social Service Organization under CSR activity of Antrix Corporation Ltd., Bangalore. North Eastern Space Application Centre (NESAC) was co-ordinating with local authorities for realizing the project.
The land was given by state PWD for this purpose. The toilet facility is a two storey building with one IWC, one EWC with shower and wash basin for ladies and three urinals for gents in ground floor, two bathrooms with shower, two IWC, two EWC with wash basin for gents in first floor. This toilet block will be maintained on pay and use basis by Sulabh International for 30 years.
The facility was inaugurated by Ms. Isawanda Laloo, Deputy Commissioner, East Khasi Hills District on 15.01.2021 at 11 AM in the presence of Shri P L N Raju, Director, NESAC and Shri B S Sohliya, Chief Executive Officer, Shillong Municipal Board. Shri Rakesh Sasi Bhusan, CMD, Antrix Corporation Ltd, Bangalore participated the event in virtual mode.
The meeting has commenced with welcome speech by Director, NESAC followed by address from CMD, Antrix and CEO of Shillong Municipal Board. Representative of Sulabh International also spoke on the occasion.
The chief guest in her address lauded the efforts taken by Antrix, NESAC and Sulabh International to construct the toilet block in a central location and stressed the need to upkeep the toilet to serve the public in Shillong city. She expressed the hope that many more initiative of this kind has to be taken in the district in particular and Meghalaya as a whole.
