Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Piyush Goyal Inaugurates Mumbai’s 26th Suvidha Kendra In Dahisar
A new Suvidha Kendra has opened in Sawarpada, Dahisar.
Piyush Goyal inaugurated it online on Sunday.
People can use clean toilets, showers, laundry machines and purified water there.
A family of five can get unlimited toilet access for Rs 150 a month.
One litre of filtered water costs Rs 1.
Washing a 7kg load costs Rs 70.
The centre uses solar power and recycles some wastewater.
Goyal said more such centres should be built and managed by women’s self-help groups.
Piyush Goyal virtually inaugurated Mumbai’s 26th Suvidha Kendra in Sawarpada, Dahisar (East), on Sunday.
The centre offers toilets, showers, laundry services and purified drinking water.
It has 29 toilet seats, six laundry machines and a water-purification facility.
Monthly family toilet access costs Rs 150, while water costs Rs 1 per litre and a 7kg laundry load costs Rs 70.
The facility was built through a corporate social responsibility-funded public-private partnership involving Hindustan Unilever Limited, HSBC India, JSW Foundation and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.
- Who
- Union Minister and North Mumbai MP Piyush Goyal inaugurated the centre, with support from Hindustan Unilever Limited, HSBC India, JSW Foundation and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.
- What
- Mumbai’s 26th Suvidha Kendra was opened to provide toilets, showers, laundry services and purified drinking water.
- When
- It was inaugurated virtually on Sunday; no calendar date was specified.
- Where
- Sawarpada in Dahisar (East), Mumbai.
- Why
- The centre aims to provide residents with affordable, clean sanitation, water and laundry facilities.
- Facility number
- Mumbai’s 26th Suvidha Kendra
- Location
- Sawarpada, Dahisar (East), Mumbai
- Toilet capacity
- 29 toilet seats
- Laundry capacity
- Six laundry machines
- Pricing
- Rs 150 per month for unlimited toilet access for a family of five; Rs 1 per litre for RO-filtered water; Rs 70 for a 7kg laundry load
- Construction model
- Corporate social responsibility-funded public-private partnership
- Sustainability features
- Green steel, green cement, rooftop solar, greywater recycling and a structure raised three feet for flood resilience
- Mumbai-wide reach
- More than 25 Suvidha Centres reportedly serve six lakh people annually