The complexes, comprising over 3,000 toilet seats, is envisaged to be built in densely populated urban centres, including beaches, parks, beside national and state highways, tourism centres and at the premises of major state-run institutions, including police stations.
Rural Kerala was declared as ODF last year, becoming the first ODF state among the densely populated in the country.
The authorities are now on a mission to declare urban areas of the southern state Open Defecation Free shortly.
The Suchitwa Mission and civic bodies are jointly entrusted to implement the public toilet initiative.
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Under this, over 3,000 toilet seats will be constructed. We can spend up to Rs 98,000 per seat," Suchitwa mission Director (Operations) C V Joy told PTI.
Respective corporations and municipalities have been asked to identify locations to set up toilets as part of the programme, he said.
Space constraint is the major challenge to implement this initiative, the official said.
"But majority of departments have offered us support. The National Highway Authority officials also offered cooperation, but widening of highways is an issue in constructing toilets beside highways," he said.
At present, only hotels and petrol pumps are offering toilet facilities for public, Joy said.
Detailing the features of the proposed public toilets, the official said they would be "differently-abled, women and child-friendly."
Suchitwa Mission is the implementing agency of the initiative.
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