8 toilets for 800 families, people forced to defecate in the open in Thideer Nagar

VENNILA was 26 when she got married and came to her husband's house at Thideer Nagar. Her new home was very different from her own at Broadway where there was a toilet. "In the initial days, it was very difficult for me to go to the open ground to defecate. Though I gradually got used to it, I feel bad for my children," said Vennila.

- NIMISHA S PRADEEP

Nearly 700-800 families live on Brick Kiln Road at Thideer Nagar in Purasawalkam. However, there are only eight public toilets there - four each for men and women. With toilets being insufficient, people use the open area near the Otteri burial ground to defecate. The families living near the main road use the public toilets while those living at the other end use the open area. Around three months ago, the corporation assured the residents that two more toilets will be built in two weeks. But, work is yet to begin.