OUR ECO PRACTICES

• ​80% of the staff are villagers from in and around our village.

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• Besides paying above-average wages and gratuities to our employees, a savings account is opened in their names to which a part of our profits is credited, based on performance.

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• Local staff and villagers consulted before embarking on new projects.

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• We encourage all visitors to plant a tree before leaving.

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• Educating the locals on the importance of preserving the forest and the pristine environment and making our visitors know of their contribution to this worthy cause by staying here.

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• Supporting nearby schools which face difficulties in obtaining state-funding for bare necessities.

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• Funding the poor/handicapped to pursue their studies and in a few cases….., to survive.

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• Funding community projects such rice cultivation, road improvements, etc

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• Buying barren lands of our neighbours for re-forestation through the Forest Healing Project (more details here)

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• Using natural building-material available in our lands for construction of Lodges etc.

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• Doing all our purchasing from local shops situated within 5 Km from us.

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• Growing and sourcing organic coffee from our own and surrounding lands. 

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• Waste Management; using food waste as compost, recycling and reusing plastic & glass.       

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• Use of solar panels for Hot Water

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• A community shop to develop local craft and provide financial support.