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11 hectares of Lavasa project land to be restored to tribals
Issue Date: Jul 10, 2012
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Lavasa may lose special planning authority status
Issue Date: May 17, 2012
Lavasa Corporation Limited (LCL), promoter of Lavasa city near Pune, is likely to lose the uninhibited powers it enjoys in drawing up development plans for the hill station. It is learnt that the Maharashtra government has decided to revoke the Special Planning Authority (SPA) status granted to the project at the time of its inception. The move follows strictures passed by the Comptroller and Auditor General against illegal expansion plans for the hill city.
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MoEF clears first phase of Lavasa hill city
Issue Date: Nov 10, 2011
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has granted environmental clearance to the first phase of Lavasa township near Pune on November 9. The clearance is subject to several conditions. The first phase of the township, touted as Independent India’s first hill station, is being built in an area of 2,000 hectares (ha).
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Very good piece.