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Orange County to expand in Karnataka, Kerala

Gayatri Vijaykumar - Bangalore

Orange County Resorts and Hotels, a part of the Ramapuram group announced the opening of their latest resort, Orange County, Kabini in Mysore district of Karnataka. Spread across 20 acres of land, the resort is built on the banks of the river Kabini and has been designed to replicate a traditional village. Built with an investment of Rs 20 crores, the project was completed in 16 months. According to Jose T Ramapuram, director - marketing, Orange County, the resort will offer 26 jacuzzi huts and eight pool huts. The group has also released an advertisement campaign corresponding with the opening of Orange County, Kabini.

The group has also announced its plans of setting up more resorts in Karnataka and Kerala. According to Abe T Ramapuram, vice chairman, Orange County Resorts and Hotels, the group also plans to set up resorts at Hampi, Karwar and Bangalore in Karnataka at an investment of around 200 crores. "We are looking at a timeframe of around two years. We plan to build the resort at Hampi on 27 acres of land and at Karwar on 45 acres of land," Ramapuram said. In continuance with the theme-based designs of all their projects, Ramapram added that the resort at Hampi will be designed based on the Vijaynagar theme, and the resort at Karwar might be given a fishing village look. The projects at Hampi and Karwar will be built at an investment of Rs 100 crores each, while the project at Bangalore will be at an investment of Rs 30 crore. The company also has plans of going for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in the next two years time to finance part of the projects.