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IDEAS| Water Saving

The situation is bad, everywhere.
As hoteliers we use water a lot. With the current crises what have you been doing about it? Leave your comments.

Here are some efforts from others...

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Kamlesh Barot, owner of Encore hotels, has introduced a subtle way of asking guests to save water.

"We have placed appeal cards in the rooms that request guests to save water in our hotel in Lonavla.

They can choose not to get their bed sheets changed and, thus, save water used for laundry."

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Sanjeev Shekhar, general manager of Hotel Marine Plaza at Marine Lines, informed that guests rarely use bathtubs.

"Very few customers demand bathtubs as most of them are business travellers. Our hotel will undergo renovation soon and we plan to remove all bathtubs," he said.

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Said Rishi Puri, general manager of Ramada Powai Hotel, "We have placed a sewage water treatment plant, which is used to nurture our lawns."

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P R P Ramakrishnan, chief engineer, Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel, who shared water-saving tips at a Hotel and Restaurant Association-Western India convention on Friday, said, "We need to save water be it a drop from the AC or the rainwater. We plan to start rainwater harvesting."

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Alka Sharma, director (housekeeping), Oberoi Hotel at Nariman Point, has instructed her staff to avoid unnecessary flushing of toilets.












source | http://www.mid-day.com/news/2009/jul/130709-BMC-Water-shortage-30-per-cent-Alka-Sharma-Oberoi-Hotel-Nariman-Point.htm