India, Oct. 28 -- What if residents of Delhi's slum clusters could access toilets, showers, washing machines and clean drinking water under one roof, at subsidised rates? The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is piloting a community amenity centre in South Delhi's RK Puram, modelled on Mumbai's 'Suvidha centres', which combine hygiene, sanitation and laundry facilities.

The first centre is coming up at Ekta Camp near RK Puram and is expected to be completed in the next three months.

Spread across around 160 square metres, the facility is estimated to cost Rs.2.5 crore, officials said. The centre will have 46 toilet stalls, four shower units, eight washing machines and a water ATM dispensing RO-filtered drinking water. The proposed us...