Mumbai, January 30, 2022: In a first-of-its-kind in the country, Woloo Powder Room Lounge – an exclusive lounge for women, was inaugurated at the mezzanine floor of the Ghatkopar Metro station by Railway Police Commissioner Shri Quaiser Khalid on Sunday, January 30, 2022. The occasion was also marked with IAPMO in association with IWSH donating free subscription of the Woloo Powder Room & Woloo App (helps you locate hygienic & safe washrooms in Mumbai) to Women Railway Police Force in Mumbai.
The Woloo Powder Room Lounge at Ghatkopar Metro Station is India’s first 1,000 sq.ft size exclusive lounge for women and the first of the only chain of Powder-Rooms for women of all ages & diversity, catering to their hygiene dignity. Equipped with Wi-Fi, centrally air-conditioned facilities, 8 smart hygienic, clean, and safe toilets for women, a sanitary napkin dispenser, facility to change baby diapers, facial recognition software for enhanced security, a 14-seater Café for a quick breather or a bonding session with the besties, and a retail area for women centric hygiene & wellness products, the lounge creates a world-class experience.
Speaking at the launch Manish Kelshikar, Co-founder, Woloo, expressed, “Women make 41% of the commuters and still there is a lack of sanitised washroom facilities for them. As a step towards addressing this issue, Mumbai Metro One has joined hands with Woloo to provide Powder Room Lounge to its women consumers at Ghatkopar Metro station. The lounge provides a comfortable stop over to the women commuters to take a refreshing break and cater to their personal hygiene needs. We are looking forward to collaborating with more women entrepreneurs to open more such powder rooms across the country.”
Speaking about the need of a women’s exclusive lounge at the Metro Station, an official of Mumbai Metro One, said, “We are committed to providing superior customer service and the best-in-class experience to our commuters. By introducing the Woloo Powder Room Lounge, we will be able to provide a comfortable stop-over for our women commuters of all ages. Woloo Powder Room Lounge is not just a hygienic place for women of all ages for their personal sanitization, but it also houses a Café and a retail store for women-centric products.”
Dr. Nimish Shah, Managing Director, IAPMO India, said, “For women, lack of access to improved sanitation, especially out-of-home, has remained a difficult problem to solve, leading to immense anxiety on one hand and an increasing incidence of infectious diseases on the other. There are hardly any sustainable models that have successfully solved this problem. Woloo is a promising Women’s hygiene and sanitation access platform that is taking this challenge head-on. IWSH & IAPMO are proud to partner with Woloo in its mission to provide safe, clean, and hygienic sanitation access for women.”
Dr. Nimish Shah further added, “Through IWSH, we are enabling 1000 Mumbai Railway Policewomen to access improved sanitation out-of-home. IAPMO believes that quality, certified hardware, underpin durable and lasting improved sanitation. Thanks to our donors, Ashirwad Pipes, Cera and AO Smith, the Woloo Powder Room is a perfect venue for well-designed and hygienic public toilets for women!”
Woloo Powder Room Lounge at Ghatkopar Metro Station is a collaborative effort of Woloo and Mumbai Metro One, along with Toilet Board Coalition, IWSH, IAPMO, AOSmith, Cera, Jet Synthesys and Ashirvad Pipes among others.
