The upcoming spa-cum-lounge will also sport a cafe-lounge set up in the front with the customers getting a chance to avail facilities of salon and spa.
"We are in process of setting up a spa-cum-lounge which would have a cafe-cum lounge in the front along with the luxuries of spa and salon for the visitors," says Parth Sarthi, a member of the city based NGO Chaanv and also the Project Manager of Chaanv Foundation.
"Work is going on in parallel in four cities to start new branches of Sheroes Hangout. At the front, it will always be a cafe, but keeping the interest areas of the survivors we are planning to bring more branches with special facilities," says Parth.
The move comes in a bid to rehabilitate acid victim, Sonia Chowdhury, whose face was battered by a heinous acid attack in the year 2004.
Sonia Chowdhury, a resident of Ghaziabad was employed at a private salon when she was attacked with acid by her neighbour Anurag over a dispute.
She received a new cellphone from her neighbour Anurag after the payment only to discover some time later that it was a stolen property.
"After three-four days of buying the mobile, I got a call from an unknown number which happened to be from the police station. I was told that the cellphone that I was using was a stolen one. I panicked and gave complete details of Anurag who had got me the phone," says Sonia.
It took her over three years to recover from the attack.
Discovering that her family was reeling under debts, she wanted to resume her job only to realise that she would not get one in the beauty industry due to the condition of her face.
"I was the eldest of all the siblings and when I recovered, I found my parents had put in everything they had to save me and for my treatment. I thought of going for a job but could not have got one. That's when I decided to start my own salon in 2007 which operated from home in Ghaziabad," Sonia said.
"I always wanted to be famous like Shahnaz Hussain and consider her to be my role model. However, my dream was shattered due to the attack. I had expressed my desire to the team of 'Mission Sapne' who arranged a surprise meeting with Shahnaz Hussain at her place in Delhi.
"I was blindfolded and taken to her place where she extended her support to train me and help me in every way possible. This was the biggest surprise of my life," adds Sonia.
"I think that this would create awareness among the people especially the survivors. They would come out of their shells and will work for their upliftment," she says.
She promises to continue working for Stop Acid Attack (SAA)campaign and Chaanv with a dream to be famous like her role model.
"I would continue working for SAA and Chaanv. Such a move is a lesson for the attackers who think that by destroying our beauty, they can also destroy our hopes."
Recently Laxmi Saa, another acid attack survivor, was signed as the brand ambassador of a fashion brand, 'Viva N Diva.'
"It was all co-incidental. I went as a model for the shoot and to my surprise I was taken as the brand ambassador," Laxmi says.
The survivors, along with the NGO Chaanv have been running an extensive campaign for the rehabilitation of acid attack survivors.