Overview

• The Mayor-in-Council endorsed raising Sulabh Shouchalay fees from Rs 6 to Rs 10 at 25 locations, though the formal order has yet to be issued.
• Congress corporators led by Yogendra Singh Chauhan staged a protest at Shivaji Nagar’s Sulabh Complex on July 18, demanding the hike be rolled back.
• Chauhan warned the increase could derail Bhopal’s second-place national cleanliness ranking and push residents toward open defecation.
• Mayor Malti Rai and MiC member RK Singh Baghel defended the adjustment as a necessary update to resolve longstanding change-making issues.
• The Bhopal Municipal Corporation will revisit the contested fee hike at its July 24 meeting, where the opposition plans a formal challenge.