ASSESSING THE STATUS OF PUBLIC SANITATION IN WEST TRIPURA DISTRICT: A SOCIO-LEGAL RESEARCH

AUTHORS – DR. KABITA CHAKRABORTY* & MISS POULAMI CHAKRABORTY**

* PROFESSOR, FACULTY OF LAW, ICFAI UNIVERSITY, TRIPURA

** GUEST LECTURER, FACULTY OF LAW, ICFAI UNIVERSITY TRIPURA

BEST CITATION – DR. KABITA CHAKRABORTY & MISS POULAMI CHAKRABORTY, ASSESSING THE STATUS OF PUBLIC SANITATION IN WEST TRIPURA DISTRICT: A SOCIO-LEGAL RESEARCH, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 6 (1) OF 2026, PG.823-833, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.

ABSTRACT:

Sanitation, which is a highly private and intimate affair, is directly tied to human dignity and also has a significant public health component and through faeces and wastewater, poor sanitation causes contamination of the environment and public areas as well. The purpose of this study was to look into the issues over using public toilets and to pinpoint ways to make them better. This study mainly focuses on the admittance of Right to Sanitation as a fundamental right under the ambit of Article-21 of the Indian Constitution combining the aspects of health, safety, cleanliness, hygiene, privacy and dignity. This study discusses on the available legal frameworks and policies dealing with human right to sanitation and addresses the gaps by recommending provisions to strengthen the available legislatures and policies and to achieve sustainability in sanitation in India. This study also deals with the infrastructural barriers faced by users while practicing sanitary facilities at public places. There is also discussion of availability of toilet focuses the need of each and every section of the society, proper maintenance of toilet incorporating periodic cleaning and repairmen of damaged functionalities, user involvement in toilet construction, reconstruction of toilets involving modern technologies, providing proper training to cleanliness staffs, creating awareness among users by conducting departmental programs and appointment of a grievance redressal committee and sanitary inspector to inspect and examine the entire process of sanitation at various public toilets to ensure that it meets the bare set standard.

 KEYWORDS:Sanitation, Swachh Bharat Mission, accountability, Clean Toilet Campaign, Municipal Acts, gender-designated,vulnerable.