Rp 5b earmarked for toilet program

Rp 5b earmarked for toilet program

TANGERANG: In a bid to familiarize its residents with proper
hygiene, the Tangerang municipality is allocating Rp 5 billion to
build public toilets in four districts along the northern coast.

"We are also campaigning for the use of the toilets so they
will discontinue the practice of excreting in open areas, a
practice that spreads many types of diseases," Tangerang first
assistant Benjamin Davnie said on Monday.

He explained that most residents along the northern coast did
not have toilets even though they had built permanent houses, and
thus were prone to diseases.

Last month, Tangerang municipality reported 1,247 residents
who had extreme diarrhea, 19 of whom died. Most of the cases were
blamed on poor sanitation. -- Antara