It is something that no one could even imagine in his wildest dreams- A toilet with two seats.
The Panchayati Raj Department has constructed a toilet, which has two seats, in Uttar Pradesh's Basti district, about 200 kilometres from Lucknow.
The toilet was constructed at Bhiura village.
The matter came to light when the picture of the two-seat toilet went viral on social networking sites triggering sharp reactions from the people.
What made the matter funnier was the explanation put forward by a senior official when queried in this regard.
''It will help the children overcome their fears,'' the official remarked.
He, however, did not care to elaborate.
According to the sources, the officials of the Panchayati Raj department were in a hurry to spend the budget given to them under the Swachcha Bharat Mission' and therefore constructed such a toilet.
''They just wanted to show that the entire budget was utilised,'' said local Congress leader Ankur Verma in Basti.
As the matter snowballed into a controversy with the opposition parties slamming the district administration, an inquiry was ordered into the same.
''We have ordered an inquiry....we will fix responsibility and punish the guilty,'' said a senior district official in Basti on Saturday.
''The pictures (toilet with two seats) are laughable but they are also examples of sheer carelessness,'' said the official.
Published 06 March 2021, 09:58 IST