Lavvi Blog
Insights, stories, and the hard truth about public sanitation in India.
Why Lavvi? The Need for a Crowdsourced Sanitation Movement
Public sanitation in India isn't just about building more toilets; it's about knowing which ones are usable. Here is why we started Lavvi and how community data changes everything.
The Lavvi Story: How It All Started
A family trip to a hill station sparked the idea for Lavvi. Here is the backstory of how a simple observation led to the creation of a community-driven toilet map.
The State of Public Toilets in India: A Real Look at the Challenges
Despite major sanitation drives, finding a clean public toilet on Indian highways and in metro cities remains a challenge. We explore the actual ground reality.
Why Women Safety Dictates Our Approach to Public Sanitation
Access to safe and clean washrooms is not just a hygiene issue for women in India—it's a fundamental safety concern. Here is why Lavvi focuses heavily on the Saheli mode.
The Economics of Public Washrooms: Why Pay-and-Use is Failing
We analyze why charging 5 or 10 rupees per use often isn't enough to keep a public toilet financially sustainable or structurally clean.
Building Lavvi: The Tech Architecture Behind Our Real-Time Map
A deep dive into how we use Next.js, Supabase, and PostGIS to cluster thousands of user-reported toilets and serve them instantly.