Integrity, trust and credibility are the elements that drive us while doing any business and the same reasons define us as we venture into the supply of Parŏ Gangtey spring water, rich in mineral contents that has its source deep in the bowels of Earth.
Besides the rich historical legacy, the spring water is also known for its refreshing and rejuvenating sweet taste. This fountainhead of summer cool and winter warmth is still used to meet the drinking, cooking and bathing needs of the estate.
This perennial spring water is named after the Paro Gangtey estate, home to the nobility of Bhutan, including the Second and Third King, who periodically resided in its blessed grounds. Today, the traditional palace is a heritage hotel, located atop a ridge of Himalayan pine, with a bird’s eye view of the fertile valley of Paro in western Bhutan.
Extreme caution has been taken to use only natural materials such as clay and stone of its origins to tap the source. Of the many health benefits Parŏ Gangtey is safe for all. With one of the lowest sodium levels of (0.05 mg/l) in the world. Parŏ Gangtey Spring Water makes it safe for infants to drink and is extremely beneficial to help flush the body of its impurities. It also contains a PH of 7.06 and Total Dissolvable Solids (TDS) count of 78 because of its long and natural filtration through the Bhutan Himalayan bed rock.
Water – in its many manifestations – is the gift that keeps alive the Bhutanese dream of self-reliance without compromising or selling out its natural resources.
The old trails and tracks of the kingdom run along mountain streams, quietly wading downhill through the lush woods or crashing hundreds of metres in its beautiful waterfalls. It is commonplace to see these waters propelling large prayer wheels across the kingdom.
Water is considered the all-quenching, sacred element and the faithful collect water droplets trickling down natural caverns or by the side of old trails or along the highways, funnelled by bamboo drains, as endowed with medicinal and pre-emptive powers.
The healing properties of such fountainheads is a common belief held steadfast by a people who will venture out to hot springs around the country and return with containers filled with such blessed waters.