Responsible Tourism

Water Conservation

• Dual flushing cisterns installed
• STP (Sewage treatment plant) with stream-water standard output installed
• The treated water used for horticulture
• Foam flow faucets used to reduce water consumption

Solid Waste Management

• Degradable / Bio degradable waste segregation
• Plastic / paper / glass / metals (cans) sent for recycling
• STP sludge used as fertilizer (organic manure)

Sound Pollution

• Acoustic enclosures installed for generators / kitchen exhausts
• Continuously working to minimise mechanical noise levels at resort
• No vehicular movement within the resort premises

Air Pollution

• Diesel generators with electronic governors to reduce fuel consumption
• Staff accommodated within property. Hence no transportation required
• Company owned wind power generator offsets power consumption from government utilities
• Company owned wind power generators supplying surplus power to government
• Local trees planted in the resort premises

Energy Conservation

• CFL Lamps used
• Electronic key tags used
• Multiple entries discouraged in cold rooms
• Electronic governors on Diesel Generators to reduce fuel consumption.
• Two separate Diesel Generators with lower and higher capacity installed to reduce fuel consumption during lower occupancy days.
• Air conditioners only in the bedrooms

Reduced use of plastic

• Reverse Osmosis plant in each suite reduces usage of bottled drinking water
• Usage of cloth bags & bags made out of news papers is encouraged
• Biodegradable bags used in the waste bins

Flora & Fauna

• Only local trees and plants are planted in the resort premises
• Designated areas within the resort, which was previously purely farm land, being restored to a naturally wild condition as a sanctuary for local fauna
• No exotic fauna within resort premisesSteps taken to minimize formal landscaping
• Financial assistance to the anti-poaching camp at Nagarhole National Park run by the Karnataka Forest Department
• Park fees paid by guests helps in upkeep of national park

Sustainable tourism

• Number of guests entering the forest is limited
• Construction of rooms is limited to retain the serenity of the environment
• Guests' and vehicle intrusion into ecologically sensitive areas minimized

Light Pollution

• Usage of lights optimized to minimize disturbance to nocturnal wildlife