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Leela Bags Bombay Chamber Civic Award
The
Leela Kempinski, Mumbai, has bagged the Bombay Chamber's Civic Award 2004-2005
for environmental excellence. Captain C P Krishnan Nair, chairman of the Leela
Group of Hotels, received the award from the Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaran.
The occasion was held on the 169th annual general meeting of the Bombay Chamber
of Commerce and Industry.
The Leela has been involved in greening and beautifying land between the international
airport at Sahar to the domestic airport. Capt Nair is has also been responsible
for transforming barren land in Mumbai, Bangalore and Goa. The hotel has received
several awards for its contribution towards greening the environment including
the PATA gold award 2002, the Maharana Udai Singh Award 2002 and the VP Menon
Award 2000.
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