Organic Township

Own a villa with built in naturopathy, reiki and yoga facilities in the Himalayan foothills

It is a truism that recession fires imagination among entrepreneurs like little else. And if ingenuity were to be the sole yardstick, Naturoville, on the Haridwar-Dehradun road, would be a winner all the way.

Just take the load of this: the 72-acre property is being developed around a naturopathy centre that will focus on the medical aspects of indigenous healing techniques; the 15 per cent built area will have 200-odd units ranging from 600 to 1,000 square yards and priced from Rs 14.5 lakh to Rs 24 lakh; there will also be a 50-unit resort area that will operate like a hotel; and, just to tie up loose ends, there will be a time-share arrangement with the US-based Resort Condominium International.

Yet, why would anybody want to buy a cottage or even choose to live in Naturoville?

Resort manager Rohit Anand points to several factors, as he guides us through one of the units which is almost complete. Since the complex