As enunciated in the respective guidelines issued by the Ministry
of Tourism for approval/classification, the provisions with respect to Sewage Treatment
plant, Waste Management system and Rainwater Harvesting system in the Starred
hotels, Heritage Hotels, Guest Houses, as well as Guest Houses of Apartment
category Hotels are given as under:-
(i) Starred Hotels:- Sewage Treatment plant, Waste Management
system and Rainwater Harvesting system are mandatory. However, Sewage Treatment
plant is not mandatory condition for Hotels which have obtained completion
certificate for construction before 1st April, 2012.
(ii) Heritage Hotels and Guest Houses:- Waste Management
system is mandatory.
(iii) Apartment Hotels:- Waste Management system, Water
Harvesting and Disposal/Recycling as per Pollution Control Board norms are
mandatory.
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Sanjay Kumar/jk/Tourism/
29-12-2015