'Ti Toilet': Portable toilets on solar-powered buses giving Pune women a safe space

Portable toilets on solar-powered buses are giving Pune women a safe space. Ti Toilet project was launched in 2016 by entrepreneurs Ulka Salkar and Rajeev Kher, which has 12 mobile washrooms and is being used by over 200 women daily on an average.

"Ti" means "her" in Marathi. buses are powered by solar panels installed on top of vehicle. It is relatively affordable with five rupees per he and any woman can board mobile toilets and use facilities, breastfeed babies or purchase sanitary napkins and diapers.

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1000 toilets across India in next 5 years

Salkar said y came up with idea as part of a series of projects focused on improving hygiene in Pune. She told media that y believe women should deserve access to clean and safe washrooms and it is a basic right. entrepreneur furr ded that duo wanted to open 1,000 toilets across India in next five years. She said that y focused a lot in refurbishing se buses and provided clean toilets, television sets, temperature monitors with an attendant to keep a vigil. 

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Neat, clean and comfortable

An 18-year-old college student Suvarna Dongar spoke to media that she was surprised to find a pink women-only "washroom-on-wheels" in a public park in Pune. She said that she h come to park and wanted to visit washroom urgently. She ded that toilets are very neat, clean, comfortable and safe. 

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