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Modern toilets in Harpanahalli

DAVANGERE: The Davangere district administration has begun construction of modern toilets for the residents of Harpanahalli town.

It has started demolishing five of the 20 existing dry toilets and has assured the people of building the new infrastructure within the next 15 days.

Elaborating on the project at the public grievances meeting held here on Saturday, Deputy Commissioner M.B. Dyaberi said that the Davangere Nirmithi Kendra had been assigned the task of building the new toilets. The district administration has also sent a proposal to the Government to build another 15 such toilets in Harpanahalli town for the benefit of the people.

According to a Supreme Court directive, there should not be any dry toilets anywhere.

Although a non-governmental organisation, commissioned by the Directorate of Municipal Administration, had stated in its report that manual scavenging was going on in Harpanahalli, the district administration had strongly rejected such claims.

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