Archive · 18 Sep 2026
Mumbai BMC Plans ₹15.30 Crore Upgrade With 15 Public Toilets
Mumbai’s civic body wants to build 15 new public toilet blocks.
The project is expected to cost ₹15.30 crore.
The toilets will be built in western parts of the city.
They are meant for commuters, tourists and local residents.
Men and women will have separate facilities.
The blocks will also include features for people with disabilities and transgender users.
Some facilities will save water, use solar panels and sell sanitary napkins.
The work is expected to finish within 18 months.
The BMC has invited tenders to build 15 upgraded public toilet blocks in Mumbai’s western suburbs.
The project will cost ₹15.30 crore and is scheduled for completion within 18 months, including the monsoon season.
Facilities will include separate sections, accessibility provisions, water-saving fixtures, sanitary napkin vending machines, solar panels and overhead water storage.
Planned locations include Vakola, Borivali, Juhu, Versova, Aksa, Andheri, Goregaon and Malad.
The project is part of the Swachh Bharat Mission–Urban 2.0 and follows proposed changes to Mumbai’s pay-and-use toilet policy.
- Who
- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, referred to in the articles as the BMC.
- What
- Construction of 15 upgraded public toilet blocks costing ₹15.30 crore.
- When
- Tenders have been invited, with completion planned within 18 months, including the monsoon season.
- Where
- Mumbai’s western suburbs, including Vakola, Borivali, Juhu, Versova, Aksa, Andheri, Goregaon and Malad.
- Why
- To improve sanitation, hygiene, safety, accessibility and maintenance for commuters, tourists and residents.
- Project cost
- ₹15.30 crore
- Number of toilet blocks
- 15
- Completion timeline
- 18 months, including the monsoon season
- Planned locations
- Vakola, Borivali, Juhu, Versova, Aksa, Andheri, Goregaon and Malad
- Accessibility
- Provisions for persons with disabilities and transgender users
- Planned features
- Water-saving fixtures, sanitary napkin vending machines, solar panels, overhead water storage and CCTV at entrances
- Existing pay-and-use toilets
- Mumbai has 787 pay-and-use toilets, according to the article