The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) ambitious project to construct toilets on seven city beaches, has no space for this facility for transgenders. Out of the 27 bio-toilets planned, none are dedicated to transgenders, drawing criticism from the community.

The National Green Tribunal 

had ordered the BMC to install bio-toilets on beaches in 2021. The civic body finally invited a tender for the installation of bio-toilets at Juhu, Dadar-Mahim sea shore, Girgaon, Madh-Marve, Manori Gorai Beach and Versova on September 6. The project will cost Rs 3.20 crore. The date for submitting the tender is September 25. But BMC officials claim that due to the shortage of space, they can’t construct separate toilets for transgenders.