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The Potty Project
The Potty Project

This document summarizes the sanitation situation in the Timber Layout slum located opposite the Satellite Bus Stand in Mysore, India. The slum is divided into two parts - one with permanent 'pucca' houses built under a government scheme, and one 'JJ' settlement of temporary structures. Most residents have lived there for over 15 years. The sanitation situation is quite good as no one defecates in the open, and residents either use private latrines in permanent houses or pay a small fee to use a community toilet or the bus stand toilet. Bathing in public toilets can be expensive, so most in temporary housing have improvised bathing areas. The document seeks to investigate how residents can afford

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Timber Layout, Satellite Bus Stand, Mysore Road The ‘ultra-poor’ slum with a good sanitation profile General Description: Set opposite the Satellite Bus Stand on the Mysore Road, the Timber layout slum had been described as an ‘ultra poor’ slum but the slum was quite different from what we expected. It is divided into two parts, one is ‘pucca’ houses that have been built under a government scheme where by spending about Rs. 25000 a house with a room, kitchen and latrine can be built alongwith a small courtyard. The other part is a JJ settlement. Most people have been there in the settlement for over 15 years. Sanitation Situation: Is quite good as it seems that nobody defecates in the open, and that could be corroborated as there did not seem to be any open spaces nearby. Everyone who has been able to build a ‘pucca’ house has a private latrine and those that live in the JJ use either the Sulabh toilet that has been built for this particular settlement or the toilet in the bus stand. At the Sulabh toilet men pay Rs. 3 and women pay Rs. 3. The toilet at the bus stand costs the same, if not more Bathing at a public toilet can be expensive so most people in the JJ houses have made make-shift bathrooms Top Reasons to Choose This Location/Unique Aspects: 1. Investigate conditions and reasons of how people in the slum are able to afford the daily fee of the toilet for the entire family

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  • 1. Timber Layout, Satellite Bus Stand, Mysore Road The ‘ultra-poor’ slum with a good sanitation profile General Description: Set opposite the Satellite Bus Stand on the Mysore Road, the Timber layout slum had been described as an ‘ultra poor’ slum but the slum was quite different from what we expected. It is divided into two parts, one is ‘pucca’ houses that have been built under a government scheme where by spending about Rs. 25000 a house with a room, kitchen and latrine can be built alongwith a small courtyard. The other part is a JJ settlement. Most people have been there in the settlement for over 15 years. Sanitation Situation: Is quite good as it seems that nobody defecates in the open, and that could be corroborated as there did not seem to be any open spaces nearby. Everyone who has been able to build a ‘pucca’ house has a private latrine and those that live in the JJ use either the Sulabh toilet that has been built for this particular settlement or the toilet in the bus stand. At the Sulabh toilet men pay Rs. 3 and women pay Rs. 3. The toilet at the bus stand costs the same, if not more Bathing at a public toilet can be expensive so most people in the JJ houses have made make-shift bathrooms Top Reasons to Choose This Location/Unique Aspects: 1. Investigate conditions and reasons of how people in the slum are able to afford the daily fee of the toilet for the entire family