CELEBRATIONS -- 20:

FAMILY GET TOGETHER AT THE GATEWAY HOTEL, COONOOR..

BY P S SUNDAR.

As the mountainous and cool The Nilgiris district is getting ready for the forthcoming peak summer tourism, the tourists received an encouraging message on Sunday with the hospitality sector’s staff members assuring them of a memorable season ahead.

This enthusiasm was reflected at the 27^th Family Get-together of the Associates held at Taj Gateway Hotel in Coonoor.

“We used the occasion to reiterate our commitment to deliver our best for enhancing the tourism experience for the visitors”, Gateway General Manager R Muralidharan told me.

My wife and I were special invitees along with D Antony Gerald, Human Resources Manager, Taj Club House, Chennai.

The proceedings were set into motion by Human Resources Manager A Manoharan.

Muralidharan honoured the Associates who have served the hotel for long contributing consistently as also those who hold prompt reporting record at service.

The following got the awards for their Long years of service with the Taj group::

Sagayanathan, Ramalingam, Sakthivel, Bala Murugan, Ravi, Vijay Kumar, Anandha Kumar, Manikandan, Devaraj Govindaraj, Ramesh and Suresh.

Certificate as also Gold/silver coin were given to them. 

The following got ‘Perfect Attendance’ awards::

Sreejith, Mithun and Pandurangan .. all from Food and Beverage Production department.

“These are the gems bringing laurels through their dedication and hard work and are promising symbols of assurance to the tourists that their stay, food and picnicking experience in The Nilgiris would be of high order”, noted Muralidharan who himself has been serving through the Taj group for about 34 years now.

These two got Taj Scholar awards::

1. Junior .. Rithehwar s/o Bala Murugan.

 

2. Senior .. Dharshan . s/o Ramalingam.

Muralidharan showed to me the new organic manure creating facility using the excess food produced in the hotel as also the vegetable wastes from the kitchen.  “On the one hand, we have advised the kitchen staff to control the volume of cooked food to reduce wastes and on the other, we convert whatever wastes generated into organic manure, apply it in our garden and use the organic vegetables so grown to prepare healthy food for the tourists”, he explained.

The Associates and their family members staged variety entertainment programmes.

These were the responsible ones who conducted the Family Get together:: 

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