Vermi-composting at Chitvan, Kanha

In effort to go completely green another step taken by Chitvan, Kanha, is Vermicomposting. It has helped reduce the waste flow to landfills. All vegetable and fruit peels, tea bags, grains, rinsed egg shells, leaves and grass clippings, basically all kitchen and garden waste, are dumped in a special corner which have earthworms to digest organic wastes and convert the same into high quality compost. This compost is being used by us in organic farming. It not only helps in our farms but Organic farming is also a big step to combat global warming, as this is living in a way that ensures Earth is a flourishing, healthy planet indefinitely. This means drastically reducing pollution and waste—and aiming to eliminate them—and cutting way down on our use of natural resources and greenhouse gas emissions.

Chitvan Initiatives for the local school

Chitvan came in the area in year 2007, only 2 students passed the 10th grade that year, we announced a personal scholarship, so in year 2008, 5 students passed 10th grade. We worked more closely with the kids and this year to our surprise 20 students cleared the 10th board exams. Ashwani our GM brought the group to Chitvan for orientation. He took them around and showed the medicinal plant nursery, explained the benefits. Then the moment of great pride was when the kids for the first time in their lives saw a Computer at Chitvan, Ashwani briefed them on its benefits. They looked glued on. And then started English speaking classes for them, which is a regular feature 3 times a week now at Chitvan which is taken by our naturalists. At the end they did plantation at Chitvan, and they were explained the benefits of tree plantation, consevation, and why tourists visit their area. All teachers and students were thrilled by this initiative. And we have now committed to ourselves that soon we want to see lot of sports in this school, and lot of development.