MTDC's Responsible Tourism platform for Maharashtra — protecting coast, ghats and forests while the state stays open to travellers.
Through Rethink Tourism, the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation works to keep travel light on the land — conserving water, cutting plastic on the Konkan coast, powering resorts with solar, protecting tiger habitat, and putting resort earnings back into the villages that host us.
Rainwater harvesting, greywater recycling and low-flow fixtures across MTDC resorts in the Sahyadris and the drought-prone Marathwada belt.
Single-use plastics phased out at Tarkarli, Ganpatipule, Kunkeshwar and Harihareshwar, with beach clean-ups run alongside local gram panchayats.
Rooftop solar, solar water heating and LED retrofits rolling out across MTDC properties, cutting diesel dependence at remote forest lodges.
MTDC's Responsible Tourism initiative — Responsible Traveller pledges, local guide training and community-run homestay linkages across Maharashtra.
Responsible tourism programmes running across our 38 resorts
MTDC resorts are moving to energy-efficient HVAC, LED lighting, sewage treatment and native landscaping at every site.
Local employment, Malvani and Varhadi home-kitchen partnerships, and women-led self-help groups supplying resort kitchens and craft counters.
Working with forest departments around Tadoba, Pench (Sillari), Navegaon and the Konkan mangroves to protect habitat and fund anti-poaching patrols.
Regulated safari numbers, electric buggies and quiet-hour rules at MTDC jungle lodges keep tiger reserves undisturbed.
Resorts at Ajanta, Ellora and Lonar are designed to respect protected zones, using local stone, low silhouettes and dark-sky lighting.
Portion-planned buffets, composting and farm tie-ups have cut kitchen waste sharply across participating MTDC resorts.
State and forest-department frameworks that guide how MTDC operates
MTDC's Rethink Tourism framework for post-pandemic, low-impact travel in Maharashtra
Operated under the Tourism Department, Government of Maharashtra, with regulated tariffs and standards
Aligned with forest department eco-tourism norms at Tadoba, Pench, Navegaon and Bhandardara
When you choose MTDC Resorts, you're supporting a hospitality company committed to making a positive impact on people and planet. Together, we can create a more sustainable future for travel.
