Responsible Tourism

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 premises
• Steps 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