The city is actively improving publicfacilities including toilets in order to prepare the 1,000th anniversaryof Thang Long-Hanoi.
A lack of public toilets and dirty, run down facilities are becomingcommon problems in Hanoi.
Along many streets in Hanoi, it is difficult to find a publictoilet. Many are hidden behind shops and high buildings and some areleft inaccessible because they are locked.
In some cases, signs for public toilets are out of date or lead peopledown dead ends.
Meanwhile, the toilets that are in use are dirty and smelly and areoften unstocked. In some cases, there are no locks on the toilet doorswhich make members of the public feel vulnerable. Because of this, manyare left unused which is both a waste of money and land.
At some places, public toilets are used for other purposes.
On Trieu Quoc Dat street, part of the toilet is used by vendors tosell products such as drinks and telephone cards and the toilet door onHang Bo street is covered with clothes and belts.
"If anyone asks to use the toilet, the vendors refuse to let them in,saying the toilet is only open in the evening," said one resident fromHoan Kiem district.
Due to the state of public toilets, most of the public try to avoidthem.
It is not difficult to understand why a lot of men urinate in thestreet or behind a tree because of the condition of public toilets thatare available.
At the moment, Hanoi Urban Environment One Member State Owned limitedcompany (URENCO) has the responsibility of managing public toilets inthe city.
"Besides existing public toilets, the company will install more mobilefacilities. We will not allow public toilets to be used for otherpurposes and violators will get strict fines," said Nguyen Van Hoa,General Director of URENCO./.
A lack of public toilets and dirty, run down facilities are becomingcommon problems in Hanoi.
Along many streets in Hanoi, it is difficult to find a publictoilet. Many are hidden behind shops and high buildings and some areleft inaccessible because they are locked.
In some cases, signs for public toilets are out of date or lead peopledown dead ends.
Meanwhile, the toilets that are in use are dirty and smelly and areoften unstocked. In some cases, there are no locks on the toilet doorswhich make members of the public feel vulnerable. Because of this, manyare left unused which is both a waste of money and land.
At some places, public toilets are used for other purposes.
On Trieu Quoc Dat street, part of the toilet is used by vendors tosell products such as drinks and telephone cards and the toilet door onHang Bo street is covered with clothes and belts.
"If anyone asks to use the toilet, the vendors refuse to let them in,saying the toilet is only open in the evening," said one resident fromHoan Kiem district.
Due to the state of public toilets, most of the public try to avoidthem.
It is not difficult to understand why a lot of men urinate in thestreet or behind a tree because of the condition of public toilets thatare available.
At the moment, Hanoi Urban Environment One Member State Owned limitedcompany (URENCO) has the responsibility of managing public toilets inthe city.
"Besides existing public toilets, the company will install more mobilefacilities. We will not allow public toilets to be used for otherpurposes and violators will get strict fines," said Nguyen Van Hoa,General Director of URENCO./.
