Sustainable Development Solutions Put the Green in India Ecotourism Park
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Project Highlights

• Public-private partnership that integrates government agencies with private sector to build a sustainable tourist park in a local community.

• Green development with botanical garden, research and development facility, green convention center, nature club, and other attractions.

Increasingly, the private sector is helping governments decrease the cost of designing and managing programs using innovative public-private partnerships. Delara Tourism Corporation Limited (DTCL), a Group Company of NCS, had a vision for developing an Ecotourism Park in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, and was looking to integrate green development into the entire project.

WESTON to Integrate Green Vision Into Reality

Weston Solutions, Inc. (WESTON^®), through its subsidiary Weston Solutions India Pvt. Ltd., is providing the integrated, sustainable approach to combine construction management and green development in planning, engineering, and building the 128-acre, LEED^® platinum-targeted Ecotourism Park—the first of its kind in the region. The park will be a platform for sustainable green development where major global and local businesses will be attracted to set up shops, hotels, and restaurants—all designed to have minimal impact on the environment.

Located in the heart of Hyderabad and within 2 kilometers of Hitech City, the park revitalization and development will provide educational and recreational opportunities for local residents and the tens of thousands of workers in the area.

Ecotourism Park Highlights

• Botanical Garden, with 5,000 plants and rare and medicinal species
• Hotel, green convention center, tourist accommodation center, service apartments, nature club
• Shopping mall and entertainment complex
• Research and development and training facility
• Office space
• Restaurants
• Playground
• Sustainable infrastructure with 80% self-producing energy

Building Green Public-Private Partnerships
The Ecotourism Park supports the Andhra Pradesh government’s commitment to conservation and India’s rich cultural background. In this case, the government owns the forest land and DTCL is funding and performing the improvements to the land. Andhra Pradesh has immense stretches of forests that harbor 5,000 species of plants, many disappearing due to encroaching population growth. The park’s botanical garden and study center—located within the Kothaguda Reserve Forest—will preserve the rich flora heritage of the nation and facilitate scientific study.

Sustainable Development Solutions

DTCL has established a commitment to sustainable design and development and will minimize environmental impact by aiming for the platinum level of the U.S. Green Building Council LEED^® standard for site facilities. WESTON, operating in Hyderabad for the past 10 years, will draw on the company’s local and global expertise to provide the following strategic services:

• Integrated, sustainable solutions for design/build construction
• Construction management
• Green buildings and clean energy
• Design review
• Contract administration
• Field inspection
• Administration of Quality Management and Risk Management Plans

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
WESTON will provide assistance in the planning, design, and implementation of green solutions in a variety of ways, including:

• Land use planning, development, and revitalization
• Review of environmental design, plans, and permitting
• Indoor air quality monitoring and controls
• Green roof design reviews, renewable energy design reviews, and lifecycle cost analysis
• Water reuse, distribution, and supply
• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED^®) program

The end result for the park will be a landmark facility destination for tourists, families, and local workers—one that is a successful public-private partnership benefiting the government of Andhra Pradesh, the developers, and the local community.