Goa, June 15 -- AMAN VERMA

In many cities around the world, finding a public toilet is treated as a basic urban necessi ty. British standards rec ommend public toilets every 300 to 500 metres in busy commercial are as. China follows a similar benchmark in high-footfall tourist zones, while urban planning studies in Aus tralia and Oman frequent ly use a 500-metre accessi bility target. In Panjim, however, finding a public toilet can feel less like accessing a civic amenity and more like stumbling upon a rare urban landmark. Despite being Goa's capital city and one of the country's flagship Smart City projects, Panjim operates with only around 30 public toilets under the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP), with three facilities remain...