The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is toying with a new idea of paying people money if they visit the nearest public toilets.

AHMEDABAD: Henceforth you will be tipped a rupee to pee at the right spot! The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is toying with a new idea of paying people money if they visit the nearest public toilets.

This idea was first implemented in Darechowk in Katmandu in Nepal and had worked well.

In Ahmedabad, the AMC will implement the scheme in 67 nuisance spots in the city with a public toilet nearby. Once successful, the scheme will be implemented across all public toilets in the city.

"The whole motive of the scheme is to popularize the public toilet. We plan to generate revenue through advertising," said a senior AMC official.

The proposal was taken up by the standing committee of the AMC on Thursday. The AMC sanitary department plans to advertise the scheme near open defecation sites and even impose heavy fines on the offenders.

Standing committee chairman Pravin Patel said: "We are going to implement this project because people near 67 pay and use toilets are found defecating in the open. Some even defecate on footpaths and pose a major public health risk. Our move will encourage people to use public toilets and AMC officials will also explain their family to do the same."

"There are around 300 public toilets in the city out of which the service will be available in 67 public toilets. Most of them are located near slum areas," Patel added.