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March 05, 2021 09:38 IST
Residents of this Hyderabad community grow their own vegetables and live with the principle of giving back to Nature
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Residents of this Hyderabad community grow their own vegetables and live with the principle of giving back to Nature Residents of
Organo Naandi, a Hyderabad-based eco-habitat, call themselves ‘rurban’ people (urban people living the rural life). The founders of the community, Nagesh Battula, Vijaya Durga and Rajendra Kumar assure that Organo Naandi is built on the core philosophy of
Samavriddhi prosperity for all. Built on 36.5 acres of land in Aziznagar in Moinabad mandal, it houses 73 villas, and was founded to re-establish a conscientious connection with the way we produce and consume resources as a community.
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With professionals and employees locked indoors due to the restrictions arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, working from home became one of the foremost trends last year. Though remote working had existed even in the pre-pandemic era, COVID-19 turned things around and forced offices to adapt to the new trend.
It is something that many people, especially those living in metropolitan cities, rely on to escape the hustle-bustle of city life.
This trend of people living and working outside the city was noticed by two architects –
Nagesh Battula and Vijaya Durga, who endeavoured to tap into it. They were later joined by
The idea of a ‘perfect world’ is unrealistic. Nagesh Battula, founder and managing director, Organo, would agree. Responsible for a Hyderabad-based eco-habitat founded on the core philosophy of Samavriddhi prosperity for all Battula believes in blending rural experiences and urban conveniences. This has resulted in their award-winning housing project Organo Naandi. In this journey, learning and unlearning established norms, and figuring out intersecting solutions becomes more important than targeting an ideal state,” says Battula.
Built on 36.5 acres and housing 73 villas on the outskirts of Hyderabad, it was recently covered by BBC in its highly acclaimed Building a Better Future series. And better it is the organisation prides itself in being a net-zero energy community. Organic farming, earth air tunnel draft system, zero disposal of organic waste, zero wastewater discharge, in-house production of natural fertilisers and pesticides, usage of local materials for constructio