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One public toilet for up to 30,000 persons in Bengaluru: Survey report
Bengaluru has one public toilet for 30,000 citizens, reveals study According to B.PAC, the city’s public sanitation infrastructure has not kept pace with its population growth, now estimated at over 1.4 crore Bengaluru faces a public toilet crisis, raising urgent sanitation and accessibility concerns. A public toilet in Cubbon Park in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: File photo There is only one public toilet for every 25,000 to 30,000 people in Bengaluru. And, even among those available, more than one in four toilets were found to be non-functional, according to a citizen-led audit released on July.
Bengaluru has one public toilet for 30,000 citizens, reveals study
Bengaluru has one public toilet for 30,000 citizens, reveals study Bengaluru, Bengaluru city, with 1.4 crore people, has only about 900 public toilets, making it one public toilet for every 25,000 to 30,000 citizens, revealed a public toilet audit report released by a voluntary organisation on Wednesday. "With only 800–900 public toilets across the city , Bengaluru has approximately one public toilet for every 25,000–30,000 citizens, far below the city's growing needs," says the report. The organisation said that the audit conducted during April and May 2026 by its civic leaders and student vo.
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