Providing Public Toilets and Drinking Water Facilities

a) Public toilets

Tirupati gets about 50,000 pilgrims everyday. Due to lack of adequate public conveniences, open defecation and urination is observed. To start with, three toilets are proposed for construction at strategic points, in addition to the 3 existing toilets in the railway station, bus stand and the proposed one at the multi-storied parking facility. These 3 proposed toilets would be located near Koneru, near railway station and near the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) bus stand.

The toilets project includes:

1. Separate provisions for gents, ladies and physically handicapped
2. Landscaping in front of the toilets
3. Solar power is integrated
4. Granite stone exteriors to match with the character of the area
5. Water recycling arrangements for gardening
6. Provision for caretaker and tourists’ luggage

The construction of toilets would be taken up on build own operate-transfer (BOOT) basis.

b) Drinking water facilities

Public drinking water supply points that are clean and provide safe water are not adequately available in the project area. Under the EcoCity project, drinking water handpumps would be initially developed at three places, viz. near Govindaraja Swamy temple, near railway station and near bus stand.

The highlights of the project are:

1. Includes water cooler
2. Separate provision for physically handicapped and children
3. Landscaping in front of the drinking water facilities
4. Appropriate designs to avoid blocking of water outlets
5. Self closing taps to avoid wastage of water
6. Granite stone exteriors to match with the character of the area
7. Water recycling arrangements for gardening