Our Journey

ReFlow in Action

Events, Meetings & Milestones

Public milestones, including the September 2026 inauguration at Lumbini Park, Hyderabad.

Featured: ReFlow Technology Showcase

Watch our comprehensive technology presentation demonstrating the circular toilet system, IoT integration, and real-world deployment insights.

Technology Deep Dive

Overview of the circular toilet, the operator tools, and how a containerized unit is run on a public site.

Key Topics Covered:

  • On-site treatment: electrochemical oxidation and anaerobic digestion
  • 4-in-1 management platform demonstration
  • Operator tools for status, alerts, and maintenance
  • Real-time IoT sensor monitoring
  • District-wide deployment strategies
  • ROI analysis and cost savings

Our Milestones

Milestones from the 2016 company and the May 2018 LooCafe launch.

2018
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LooCafe Founded by Abhishek Nath

LooCafe launches in Hyderabad with a revolutionary public toilet model built from recycled shipping containers. Partnership with GHMC under PPP model begins, serving transit hubs with free, clean, and sustainable washrooms.

Hyderabad, TelanganaCompany Launch
2019
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CII Most Innovative Company Award

LooCafe 1.0 wins CII Most Innovative Company Award for revolutionizing public sanitation in India. Recognition for IoT-based hygiene monitoring, RFID janitor tracking, and UV-coated floors with misting exhaust systems.

Confederation of Indian IndustryAward Ceremony
2020
🎨

Hyderabad Design Week Partnership

LooCafe showed sanitation design work in Hyderabad, including hygiene monitoring and the public-toilet layout used on the network.

Hyderabad, TelanganaDesign Exhibition
2021
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LooCafe network in Hyderabad

LooCafe units at bus stations, metro stops, and railway platforms.

Hyderabad Metro RegionNetwork Expansion
2023
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Expansion to Jammu & Kashmir, Tamil Nadu

LooCafe expands beyond Telangana to Jammu & Kashmir and Tamil Nadu. The public network is run as staffed facilities, separate from the containerized treatment unit.

Multiple States, IndiaRegional Expansion
2024
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Containerized treatment work in India

Work on a containerized toilet that treats water on site. The public installation is the September 2026 unit at Lumbini Park.

HyderabadProduct work
Sep 2024
🚀

LooCafe 3.0 announced in Hyderabad

LooCafe 3.0 adds on-site wastewater treatment to the public toilet. That layout is the basis for the ReFlow circular toilet.

Hyderabad, TelanganaProduct Launch
2025
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ReFlow circular toilet brand

ReFlow is the name for the containerized toilet. The public unit is at Lumbini Park, inaugurated in September 2026.

HyderabadBrand
September 2026

circular toilet Unit at Lumbini Park

ReFlow's public container unit is at Lumbini Park, Hyderabad, overlooking the Telangana Secretariat. Telangana ministers Duddilla Sridhar Babu and Ponnam Prabhakar inaugurated it, as reported by The New Indian Express on 12 September 2026.

The gray container is the ReFlow toilet at Lumbini Park. The white building in the background is the Telangana Secretariat, not the toilet.

ReFlow toilet at Lumbini Park

The gray container is the ReFlow toilet. The white building in the background is the Telangana Secretariat, not the toilet.

Location

Lumbini Park, Hyderabad

Overlooking Telangana Secretariat

Technology

circular toilet Container Unit

Zero discharge is the design intent

Significance

Public deployment

High-visibility government district location

Sep 2026Ministerial inauguration
Lumbini ParkOverlooking Secretariat, Hyderabad
Zero DischargeDesign intent
Site visit

Site visit photographs

Photographs from a site visit.

Site visit photograph
Site visit photograph
Site visit photograph
Site visit photograph
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Team presenting Toilet Tales book
Officials touring the LooCafe facility
PhotographsFrom the site visit
Site visitField photographs
Lumbini ParkPublic unit, September 2026

Photo Gallery

Capturing moments from our events, installations, and partnerships.

LooCafe Exhibition Booth at Industry Conference

LooCafe Exhibition Booth

Industry Conference • Hyderabad

ReFlow toilet beside the Hyderabadi Chai Adda kiosk at Lumbini Park

ReFlow toilet at Lumbini Park

Beside the Hyderabadi Chai Adda kiosk, Hyderabad

Operations dashboard

Operations dashboard

Screen from the operator view

Operations dashboard

Operations dashboard

Screen from the operator view

Cabin doors on the ReFlow toilet at Lumbini Park

Cabin doors

ReFlow toilet at Lumbini Park, one cubicle open

Operator app

Operator app

Screen from the operator app

ReFlow operator app screens

Operator app

Status and maintenance screens

Media Coverage

Press releases, articles, and interviews highlighting ReFlow's impact.

📰

LooCafé Makes for a Healthy Alternate to the Stinking Public Toilets

Only LooCafé and Urban Loo maintain their toilets well in Hyderabad. LooCafé does not charge users as it depends on cafe revenue...

Deccan Chronicle2024
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Hyderabad Startup Loocafe Abhishek Nath GHMC Public Toilet

How Abhishek Nath is changing India's public toilet scene with IoT-based washrooms, sensors, UV floors, and RFID janitor tracking...

The Better India2021
Read More →
🎙️

Loo Cafés Aim to Change Perception of Indian Public Toilets

In Hyderabad, a LooCafe challenges the poor perception of Indian public toilets with hi-tech technologies and sustainability...

Scroll.in2019
Read More →
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Driving Change: The Impactful Tale of LooCafe in India

LooCafe founder shares how they are changing India's public toilet scene under Swachh Bharat, Skill India, and women empowerment...

The CSR Journal2024
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Strategic Partnerships

Collaborating with leading organizations to scale sustainable sanitation globally.

ReFlow

ReFlow site engineering

Each unit is assessed for access, power, and how the site is run before it is installed. Treatment stays inside the container.

InstallationOn-site treatment
Service

Operator service

Operators see status, alerts, and maintenance tasks for the installed unit.

OperationsPer site
Ixora Group

Ixora Corporate Services

Facilities team for the LooCafe public toilets and for ReFlow units once they are installed. Covers cleaning, security, and field service.

Operations PartnerSince 2018
LooCafe Logo

LooCafe (WASH Network)

The LooCafe network is the operating base. ReFlow’s public unit is at Lumbini Park.

Deployment PartnerSince 2018
Ops

Maintenance records

Service notes, alerts, and site photos stay with the operating team. Treatment performance depends on the installed configuration and how the site is run.

RecordsPer unit

2025 dates previously listed

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Feb
12
2025

Smart Cities Expo India 2025

Previously listed.

📍 Pragati Maidan, New DelhiConference & Exhibition
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Mar
20
2025

Municipal Corporations Meeting

Municipal corporations meeting, listed as virtual.

📍 Virtual EventPartner Meeting
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Apr
15
2025

WASH India Conference 2025

A conference listing.

📍 Bengaluru, KarnatakaIndustry Conference
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Join us at our next event

Schedule a demo, or a visit to the public unit at Lumbini Park.