Jiangsu Rural Mobile Toilet Renovation
Jiangsu's rural areas have taken multiple measures to advance toilet renovation and achieved remarkable results.
I. Measures and Achievements in Typical Regions Suqian City adopts a dual-wheel drive strategy of 'demonstration leading + problem orientation'. Yuanxing Village in Sangxu Town, Shuyang County, serves as a model village for toilet renovation. It strictly adheres to construction standards, employing three-chamber septic tanks with配套 (matching) exhaust pipes and other facilities. The government fully funds the toilet renovation costs, with all 93 households in the village completing the renovation, achieving a 100% prevalence rate of sanitary household toilets. Sangxu Town has also explored a 'dual approach of management and supervision' model, establishing a sanitary toilet management and service system that combines the resource utilization of fecal waste with local agricultural industries, achieving a win-win situation in terms of ecological and economic benefits. Jiangqiao Community in Guiren Town, Sihong County, also serves as a model for pilot projects, providing experience for other regions.
II. Toilet Renovation Actions in Nantong City In 2025, Rugao City was assigned a target of renovating 6,000 rural household toilets by higher authorities. The city plans to renovate 6,800 toilets (including 4,800 carried over from the超额完成 (over-completion) in 2024), involving 20 administrative villages in provincial livelihood projects (whole-village promotion villages). The work arrangements are meticulous, including identifying project towns and villages, determining toilet renovation models, integrating funds from higher authorities, conducting project bidding, strengthening quality supervision, and organizing completion acceptance. Led by the Municipal Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau, with collaboration from the Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, the Municipal Finance Bureau, and other departments, each town (district, street) appoints a dedicated person to ensure the orderly progress of toilet renovation work. In 2024, Tongzhou District in Nantong built and renovated over 16,000 new rural household toilets, focusing on model selection, technological upgrades, and post-renovation management to meet the personalized needs of the masses and address issues such as frozen pipes in winter. This has led an increasing number of households to shift from a 'I have to renovate' to an 'I want to renovate' mindset.
III. Overall Progress Across the Province Jiangsu Province as a whole is also accelerating the推进 (advancement) of rural household toilet renovation work. Through the active exploration and practice of various cities, the prevalence rate of rural sanitary toilets continues to rise, improving the rural living environment and contributing to the implementation of the rural revitalization strategy.
