HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, March 7: Golaghat district commissioner has distributed the Swachhta Green Leaf rating certificate to hotel owners at the Forest Convention Centre in the Kohora range of the Kaziranga National Park.
The Bokakhat sub-divisional verification committee has completed the process of verification of 11 hotels, resorts and homestays situated around Kaziranga under the ‘Swachhata Green Leaf Rating System’.
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While four hotels secured 1-leaf rating, five hotels have secured 3-leaf rating. The Diphlu River Lodge and Medini Homestay qualified for 5-star rating under the system. They have adopted unique practices to avoid use of plastic such as use of betel nut leaf plates, jute slippers, wooden handwash dispensers, cotton mats etc.
Under this rating system, hotels, resorts and homestays will self-evaluate their existing waste management and sanitation related infrastructure based on set criteria and submit theirfindings to the local administration. After this, a sub-divisional verification committee will physically verify the criteria, based on which a district level committee will assign green leaf ratings of either 1, 3 or 5 green leaves on the basis of the marks obtained by them.
‘Swachhta Green Leaf Rating System’ was launched jointly by Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen), Assam and the state department of tourism on February 22 at Kaziranga in the presence of senior officials of the central and state governments.
Vini Mahajan, secretary of DDWS under the Union ministry of Jal Shakti explained the unique rating system, which aims to promote safe and green sanitation practices to the owners of hotels, homestays and resorts located in and around Kaziranga.
It is expected that the Swacchta Green Leaf rating will make both the hotel owners and tourists more aware of the scientific methods of solid waste, grey water and black water management. The rating will be tied up to be displayed on online hotel booking websites to improve awareness of customers and attract environmentally conscious tourists.
