Poor sanitation conditions - Request for redressal.

Dear Members!

The letter addressed to The Prl.AG(CA) on "Poor sanitation conditions" is posted here for the information of members please.

Yours Rahul.

24-03-2010

To

The Principal Accountant General (Civil Audit),

Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.

Sub: – Poor sanitation conditions - Request for redressal – Regarding.

Sir,

The Civil Audit Association is really pained to bring the following problem to your notice.

The staff working in this Office have no access to hygienic toilets/urinals which we feel a violation to our basic human rights. It is extremely sad that there is a constant fear about ‘answering the call of nature’ in the office.

The toilets in our office lack basic amenities,  such as water for flushing toilets/urinals; water for washing hands after using toilets/urinals; working flushes in toilets/urinals; mugs in toilets; liquid soap dispensers for washing hands; litterbins for proper garbage disposal; bathroom fresheners, etc.  Storing of water in open drums has become haven for mosquitoes and other insects which are prime cause for all infections.

Apart from this, most of the toilets in our office always emanate unbearable stench and making it hard to use them.  Many of the officials try to avoid using such poorly maintained toilets and contracting many stomach related dieses.

  

The staff working near the toilets is finding it hard to concentrate on their work because of the unbearable stench emanating from the toilets.  They either use incense sticks or shielding their noses to counter the offensive smell but all to no avail and they are only prone to Malaria, Chikungunya, etc.  They feel very much embarrassed and humiliated working in these disgusting conditions.  The Branch Officers, majority of whose rooms are neighbouring to toilets, in fact are the worst hit by such a condition.

The toilets are being regularly cleaned by the Safaiwalas but they are providing only brief respite.  Mere usage of disinfectants does not address the problem permanently.

This issue was brought to your notice several times in the past also.  However, the pathetic and unhygienic conditions continue.  The fact is that only a healthy person can contributes to the betterment of society and to the organisation.

Sir, we want nothing more than common toilets with basic amenities and hygienic conditions, just because, ‘answering the call of nature’ is common to every human being irrespective his/her hierarchical status.  Sir, here our intention is only to bring the fact to your kind notice but not to annoy you.

In view of this, I am directed to request you to take necessary arrangements to provide all basic amenities in the toilets without any delay and address the problem in a comprehensive manner through resolute action.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-

P.RAHUL

(General Secretary)

Copy to

The Accountant General (C&RA),
Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.