Women's panel seeks minister's help in building pink loos

The Karnataka State Commission for the Protection of Child Rights has sought the help of ministers Umashree and K J George to build pink toilets for women and girls in all districts.

In a letter to the ministers and district commissioners, the panel referred to a pilot project of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) under which they installed hi-tech pink toilets in South Delhi, especially for women and girls.

The NCPCR had apparently written to all state commissions to work on implementing the project in their respective states. The KSCPCR has written to the ministers and district officials seeking their help to construct the exclusive toilets.

The information about the location of these toilets will be available in a mobile application. The toilets will be open round the clock and have women attendees. They will also have vending machines to dispense sanitary napkins at subsidised rates. They will also have space to rest and will be furnished with ramps for the disabled.