What is the importance of the Mempi Hills in the novel, Mr. Sampath: The Printer of Malgudi?

The Mempi Hills is the place to which Sampath and Shanti run away together when the film production ends prematurely. The Mempi Hills is described as a jungle oasis where Sampath and Shanti attempt to evade their day-to-day responsibilities and to fulfill their romanticized notions of their affair.