Taraniya Forest Lodge and Resort

THE LOCATION OF THE PROJECT:
"Taranya" is a small hamlet, nestled in the midst of dense forest on the banks of a perennial river "Kanad". It is about 70 Kms from Indore with 40 kms of pucca road Indore -- Khandwa road and 30 Km of all-weather forest road. Currently work is under progress for pucca tar road being built up to the site under PM's "Rural Road Scheme".

Taranya village falls in Mehendikheda tribal Panchayat consisting of 3 villages viz: (1) Mehendikheda (2) Kundi (3) Taranya, all dominated by tribals like Bheels and Bhilalas.

Taranya has a population of only 300 of which majority is of Bheels. Total cultivable land in the whole village is hardly 70 acres, which contains land holdings of 2 to 4 acres per family, which are unable to provide them sustainable livelihood.

This village has abundant natural beauty which remains untapped yet as a tourist destination. The crystal clear waters of river Kanad flows throughout the year & meets river Narmada about 12-14 Kms downstream. The place is full of wild life and is a paradise for ornithologists (Bird watchers) and herb healers. It is soon going to adjoin "The Omkareshwar National Park" under development by the state. Boating expeditions in the backwaters of Omkareshwar dam. Possibilities of white-water rafting from Tincha fall up to Taranya to be explored with the help of experts. Two to three large caves downstream, big enough to be converted into temporary bedrooms for night stays for a unique and adventurous experience.

THEME OF THE PROJECT:
Indore city has a trend of spending weekends out of homes. At present people do so by going to nearby locations, hotel, and picnic spots. Etc. which are located solely on the main roads and highways, hence are easily accessible. This is so because places in the interior villages are not connected by good motor-able road, so are hard to reach, hence remain unknown to city dwellers. Although such places have natural beauty in abundance and are rich in flora and fauna but they are lacking in minimum luxury/ facilities and basic amenities.

Younger generation, which is at the high end of the income criterion and is increasing in numbers, is also on the lookout for newer adventurous locations, hitherto unknown but which provide basic infrastructure for comfortable overnight stays with safety. Our idea is to develop this site to suit the need/desires/demands of these visitors and also to help/guide the local population to benefit out of this activity.

This project also envisages bridging the ever widening gap between "India" and "Bharat". As the people born and brought up in the cities & urban areas do not have an inkling of how villages are surviving and facing hardships in their day to day lives. So one of the main intentions of this project is to bring the people closer and bring about general awareness of rural plight and problems.

This project will promote indigenous tourism with wild life safaris, camping, fishing rafting, rappelling, trekking and other adventure sports.
This will be an eco-friendly project making full use of solar power, biogas, zero-head hydro power generation, etc. without taxing the environment.

This initiative will promote community level efforts to address issue of rural poverty and ignorance by interaction of the visitors with villagers, with rural poor being the target beneficiaries.

It will create sustainable livelihood opportunities among the rural poor, which their small land holdings with large families cannot provide. The project shall generate employment to young men as cooks, guides, waiters, gardeners nearer to their homes and generate employment.

The design of rooms will be Nimadi village style and the food shall provide local flavours. Since water is in abundance, landscaping could be undertaken on a massive scale without any hinderance as to their irrigation.

Thus this innovative project will be a boon for the village and it's surrounding areas as well. It would also provide employment for locals and ready market for their products.

Also, a clear title land (5 beegha) is available for purchase for anyone interested. The title is absolutely clear and it is the only land in the buffer zone of Omkareshwar National Park (later to be included in core). All else are tribal lands which no one can legally purchase according to law.

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