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LooCafe
LooCafe is an Indian public toilet model, built out of shipping containers with a point of sale attached with additional features. The company, legally incorporated as Ixora Corporate Services, works in the WASH industry. LooCafe is designed to end open defecation and public urination onto buildings, sidewalks, or streets, and create access to public toilets under the Swachh Bharat Mission. History Founded in 2018 by Abhishek Nath, LooCafe started from Hyderabad and now are currently operational in multiple Indian states and districts, including Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu and Telangana. Model Most public toilets in India fail because of maintenance issues and a variety of government challenges. LooCafes are designed to be sustainable models because of their business model. Revenue from the café or point of sale helps them sustain the public toilets that are built towards the back out of the shipping container. The usage of IoT devices and facility management technolog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abhishek Nath
Abhishek Nath is an Indian Businessperson, businessman, Social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneur. He is the founder of LooCafe, an India-based organization focused on WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene), environmental sanitation, and waste management. The parent company of LooCafe, Ixora Corporate Services, which Nath also founded, operates in urban sanitation and facility management for public spaces. Nath serves as the chair of the All India Management Association's Young Leaders Council. He has collaborated with the Swachh Bharat Mission and leads a private company involved in Swachh Survekshan initiatives. Movement for sanitation and hygiene After leaving his roles at Johnson Controls and Taj Hotels, Abhishek Nath began working in urban sanitation. He founded Ixora Corporate Services (ICS), a facility management company, and became involved in the Swachh Bharat Mission for urban sanitation work with heritage sites, such as the Charminar. He first noticed the failin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
