Abhishek Nath Explained

Abhishek Nath
Birth Date:12 October 1978
Birth Place:Hyderabad, India
Nationality:Indian
Education:Hotel Management
Occupation:CEO, LooCafe & Ixora Group
Known For:Founding LooCafe
and working in WASH in India

Abhishek Nath is an Indian businessman, social entrepreneur.[1] He is the founder of LooCafe, an India-based WASH organization promoting employment, environmental sanitation, waste management and ending sanitation based issues in India.[2]

The parent company of Loocafe, Ixora Corporate Services that he founded is into urban sanitation, and facility management for public spaces.[3] [4]

He also the chair for All India Management Association's Young Leader's council[5]

He has worked closely with the Swachh Bharat Mission and heads one of the key private companies for the Swacch Survekshan.[6]

Movement for sanitation and hygiene

Nath started working in urban sanitation after leaving his roles at Johnson Controls & Taj Hotels, he started Ixora Corporate Services (ICS) a facility management company.[7] Then was involved in the Swachh Bharat Mission for urban sanitation work with heritage sites, such as the Charminar.[8]

He first noticed the failing structures of brick and mortar Public toilets and their pay to use system, which did not work out due to operations costs and high philanthropic investment needs.

Then established LooCafe where he created a structure of a public toilet that was prefabricated, free for toilet use, attached to a Point of sale (café) built inside a shipping container.[9] The model also supports social change, as it helps urbanization of street hawkers into established businesses and creates employment directly through its structure.[10]

After founding LooCafe in 2018[11] in Hyderabad, he has worked on expanding their operations into sanitation technology,[12] waste management, and building circular economy models.[13]

Currently, the company counts 400 such structures across India. With operations set up in Hyderabad,[14] [15] [16] Srinagar,[17] Bengaluru, Chandigarh,[18] Mumbai,[19] Chennai,[20] Patna,[21] Pune, Indore,[22] Mohali.[23]

Recognition

In 2016, he won Cleaning leader of the Year award by Clean and Green India.[24] In 2019, he won Confederation of Indian Industry awards.[25] In 2020, his work was featured by the UNDP as a best practice[26] In the 2022 edition of InkWASH, he was awarded with the WASH Stewardship Award, In the 2023 edition, he was a featured speaker.[27] His work was also a featured Innovation in the WASH book of Innovations.[28] His work has been claimed to have brought about reforms in the Public toilet and sanitation space using sustainability and technology.[29] Currently, LooCafe's are India's most widespread public toilet models.[30]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bhattacharya . Ahana . 2022-10-05 . Loocafé Founder Abhishek Nath shares how they are changing India’s public toilet scene . 2024-01-08 . The CSR Journal . en-GB.
  2. Web site: Bhattacharya . Ahana . 2022-10-05 . Loocafé Founder Abhishek Nath shares how they are changing India’s public toilet scene . 2024-01-09 . The CSR Journal . en-GB.
  3. Web site: India filings Abhishek Nath CIN .
  4. Web site: Check . The Company . Abhishek Nath Director Profile The Company Check . 2024-01-09 . www.thecompanycheck.com . en-IN.
  5. Web site: YLC Young Leaders Talk Abhishek Nath . 2024-01-09 . www.aima.in.
  6. Web site: Bhaskar . Anisha Bhatia, Sonia . 2018-07-26 . Hyderabad To Go Swachh With 130 Loo Cafes, Equipped With Smart Toilets, Cafes And ATM Services . 2024-01-09 . NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth Swachh India . en-US.
  7. Web site: Abhishek Nath, the man behind ICS has taken in keen . 2024-01-09 . DNA India . en.
  8. Web site: India . The Hans . 2018-01-04 . GHMC takes special steps to keep Charminar surroundings clean . 2024-01-09 . www.thehansindia.com . en.
  9. Web site: Nitnaware . Himanshu . 2020-12-07 . Hyderabad Man Turns Shipping Containers Into Solar 'Loocafes' With Stink Sensors . 2024-01-09 . The Better India . en-US.
  10. Web site: Kosuru . Amrutha . 2022-05-07 . 28 Toilet Tales highlight entrepreneurial dedication to transform public toilets . 2024-01-09 . newsmeter.in . en.
  11. News: 2018-05-23 . Loo Café: Luxurious washrooms with ATM in Hyderabad . 2024-01-09 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  12. News: How smart tech is leaving public loos smelling of roses . 2024-01-09 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  13. News: 2019-10-12 . Hyderabad: Going to this restroom will be a futuristic experience . 2024-01-09 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  14. Web site: Kims Hospitals . LooCafe in KIMS Hospital Featurette .
  15. Web site: 2018-09-16 . India’s first exclusive dog park comes up in Hyderabad . 2024-01-09 . Hindustan Times . en.
  16. Web site: S . Lekshmi Priya . 2018-05-24 . Hyderabad Is Getting 'Smart' Toilets with Swanky Cafés & ATMs Attached! . 2024-01-09 . The Better India . en-US.
  17. News: Paitandy . Priyadarshini . 2021-05-05 . Comfort stop: Hyderabad-based Loo Café makes its way to Tamil Nadu and Karnataka . 2024-01-09 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
  18. News: The Tribune . Chandigarh all set to get LooCafes .
  19. Web site: Reporter . 2023-12-01 . Bihar: Loo Cafe to Grace Patna at Six Locations with Modern Toilet Facilities . 2024-01-09 . Patna Press . en-US.
  20. News: Kandavel . Sangeetha . 2022-05-12 . Chennai’s first free luxury toilet with a cafe attached opened at Indira Nagar MRTS . 2024-01-09 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
  21. News: LooCafe will be built in Patna . Dainik Bhaskar.
  22. Web site: Loo Cafe Hyderabad - Concept Facilities & More Information . 2024-01-09 . www.holidify.com.
  23. Web site: 2018-05-23 . Hyderabad Gets Swanky Washrooms That Have ATMs Too . 2024-01-09 . IndiaTimes . en-IN.
  24. News: AP News . The first edition of clean green India 2016 commences .
  25. Web site: CII Awards - Home . 2024-01-09 . www.innovationawards.ciiinnovation.in.
  26. Web site: UNDP . Practices: LooCafe .
  27. Web site: INK@WASH Goa-2023 . 2024-01-09 . washinnovationhub.in.
  28. Book: WASH Book of Innovations . Administrative Staff College of India.
  29. Web site: Dev . Sudipta . 2020-01-08 . How technology is powering sustainable public toilets in Telangana . 2024-01-09 . Express Computer . en-US.
  30. News: Thomas . Liffy . 2023-11-21 . World Toilet Day: changing the narrative . 2024-01-09 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.

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