Muscat Municipality: Installation of automatically operated water closets in vital places Distinguished with self cleansing and available for all users against (50) Baisa per 20 minutes
In the context of the Keenness of Muscat Municipality to develop public facilities in Muscat governorate, the municipality begun the installation of public automatically operated water closets that is available to all users, including those with special needs, which have been designed by the famous French designer Patrick Joanne. it will be operated by a company JCDecaux Oman, which is considered the world`s Leader in roads furniture .
Where the installation of the first automatically operated water closet has completed in Al Qarm beach Near Grand Hyatt Hotel more units will be installed in various parts of the city especially in the main touristic areas and vital public places within the coming period.
The new water closets featured with good lighting, HVAC, and automatic cleaning and disinfection system that is activated after each use to ensure the highest levels of hygiene in addition to a sank, soap, and hand dryer; a strict maintenance system will be applied to meet international standards for health and safety in order to provide better service to the public so that user enjoys incomparable use, convenience, and safety conditions that is achieved because of high technology used in the automatic cleaning system.
Hamad bin Salem Rasbi, Acting Director General of Income and Investment in Muscat Municipality ((Muscat Municipality is keen to attract the latest technologies in the management and operation of public facilities in the Governorate of Muscat, and the contract with JCDecaux has been made due to being one of the largest international companies working in roads furniture field in addition to its expertise in the management and operation of these facilities".
These facilities are featured with easy operation through insertion of coin equals (50) Baisa in the allocated box near the entrance to the water closet, immediately after insertion of the coin the door is opened automatically, as soon as the user enters it is automatically closed and can be opened by pressing the red button water closet or by using the door handle for emergencies. The usage period has been determined to be not more than 20 minutes, if the user stayed therein he will be alerted to get out through high sounds and bright lights before the door opens automatically, and after the user left the water closet the door closes for (55) seconds of the automatic cleaning includes washing the toilet, sink, and ground then sanitized and dried by air)).
David Burge, CEO of JCDecaux Middle East, said: ((We are pleased to begin the installation and management of the first automatically operated water closet in the Middle East in Muscat in cooperation with Muscat Municipality to enhance our network of automatically operated water closets that include (2500) units in all around the world, and as JCDecaux take care of the services of the cities, we are pleased to install these modern facilities which combine advanced technology and modern design, in a way contributes in strengthening of the policy of Muscat Municipality to beautify the city and provide better services to residents and tourists alike)).
It is worth mentioning that the municipality is seeking to keep pace with modern and advanced systems in the installation of facilities and road furniture to find modern life in harmony with the requirements of this era. Users can call Muscat call centre on (1111) in case there are any remarks.