China News Service, Chongqing, August 31 (Reporter Zhong Yi) Zhang Chenglun, a 65-year-old villager in Wanneng Village, Shitan Town, Banan District, Chongqing City, did a "big thing" this year-demolishing the aqua toilet that had been used for decades at home A standard toilet of about 4 square meters was rebuilt.

From the dirt pit to the concrete house, Zhang Chenglun sighed to the China News reporter on the 31st that he also lived the life of a city dweller.

　　The rural "toilet revolution" is an important part of promoting rural revitalization and strengthening the comprehensive improvement of the rural environment. It is also an important carrier to enhance the sense of gain and happiness of the people.

The reporter visited in Banan District of Chongqing City and found that in recent years, the district has insisted on improving the rural human settlement environment as an important starting point for the implementation of the rural revitalization strategy. Get beautified and promoted.

　　"Before the toilet was next to the pigsty, it was not only smelly, but also a lot of mosquitoes." Zhang Chenglun said that his son works in the fish hole and the toilet conditions are not good. Children and grandchildren always go home after dinner and leave.

To his delight, since the newly built toilets, children and grandchildren can spend the night in the countryside, "thanks to the current good policies."

　　Anti-slip tiles, flushing toilets, cement roof... Zhang Chenglun said that the village fully respected its willingness to build and completed the site selection and construction process within one month. Under the guidance of the village cadres, the new toilet passed the village smoothly. Acceptance at the level and district level.

He also settled an account. He invested a total of 5,000 yuan in building new toilets and septic tanks, and the government would subsidize 2,400 yuan. He spent only 2,000 yuan, which greatly improved the quality of life.

　　“We insist that the villagers’ toilet reform must satisfy the common people. Each household can build it according to its own conditions and needs.” Liu Yong, party secretary and director of Wanneng Village, Shitan Town, introduced. Through a visit to the people’s sentiments, the committee found that the model of outsourcing toilets could not meet the actual needs of the villagers, and began to promote the villagers’ self-construction of toilets.

At present, more than 100 households in the village have completed self-built toilets, with a cost ranging from 3,000 yuan to 10,000 yuan.

　　Liu Yong said that with policy support, the villagers are highly motivated to "renovate toilets", and the village officials will also provide timely help.

From site selection, to standard control in toilet changes, to successful inspection and acceptance, village cadres will enter their households from time to time and do a good job of "supervision".

　　In accelerating the improvement of rural human settlements, Liu Yong and his colleagues will also call on the village to clean up and beautify their homes through ways such as opening hospitals and dam meetings and checking at any time.

Nowadays, the "five guarantees" responsibility card is hung on the wall of every household, advising villagers to consciously implement sanitation, environment, greening, order, and cleanliness.

　　Liu Yong said that he hopes to change the thinking and concepts of the older generation and attach importance to the improvement of human settlements through continuous publicity and appeal.

"Only when the environment is good, people can live in a comfortable and healthy life." While changing the habits of the elderly, the village cadres also pay attention to the cultivation of children's environmental protection concepts, "starting from the baby", and enhance their awareness of caring for the environment.

　　Zhang Chenglun's experience is the epitome of the "toilet revolution" in the rural areas of Banan District.

According to the relevant person in charge of the Urban-Rural Integration Development Center of Banan District, Chongqing City, in recent years, 23 towns and streets in Banan District have made full use of market days and village-to-village broadcasts to publicize the inspection and rectification of household toilets, and a total of 130,000 publicity materials have been distributed. More than 1,100 propaganda slogans were hung to guide farmers to actively participate in toilet improvement work.

　　Up to now, Banan District has supported 26,599 rural households to renovate toilets since 2013, and the penetration rate of sanitary toilets has reached 93.9%.

In 2020, "household toilet renovation" public satisfaction reached more than 90%.

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