Lavasa Hill City | 10,000 acre city

[Dubaiwala]

I heard Construction has restarted again on Phase 1. Has anyone seen workers on site and can anyone comment on pace of construction activity. What is the schedule now for the Dasve opening.

Hope Dasve opens in next 6 months or so, constructions needs to pick up speed before Mansoon hits.

Someone please comment, this thread has been silent since Nov 9th when Lavasa got approval to restart. Happy new year all, hopefully this is our year to see this project go through without any more disruptions.

[IndiansUnite]

These albums have many nice and new pictures:

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Check out the albums for more images

[cncity]

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[Suncity]

Looks cool.

And the "environment" looks nice for a change.

[cncity]

Yes and very green too
cc Sonal Rajore

[cncity]

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[adam_india]

image hosted on flickr

Sunny Day At Lavasa by photofixation, on Flickr

[tryindiffdrugsngirls]

Did they get the clearanceÉ Is the work on the project going onÉ

[IndiansUnite]

^ They received it last month:

March 25: Mugaon: 2nd township after Dasve launched in Lavasa

Lavasa Corporation Limited on Saturday announced the launch of Mugaon, the second town to be built at Lavasa after Dasve.
Mugaon will come up on an area of around 2,400 acres. The launch announcement was made by Rajgopal Nogja, group president, HCC in presence of finalists of Miss India pageant 2012. The finalists launched the Bellshore Apartments — the first in series of apartments up for sale at Mugaon. Nogja said, “The first two towns are part of the planned phase-1 development project, which has been cleared by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). Dasve, the first town is sold out and for Mugaon we have a long waiting list.”

A residential, commercial, education and entertainment hub, Mugaon will have a 4 km long road stretch of a formal promenade. The town is designed on a theme inspired by the western coastal Indian architecture. A proposed exit from Mumbai-Pune Expressway via Lonavala and Tamhini (via tunnel) will reduce travel time between Mumbai and Lavasa by an hour.

Meanwhile, Lavasa Corporation has resumed its development activities post the environment clearance given by the Ministry of Environment and Forests.

[MYSTIC]

Is the exit via lonavala in progress? I remember going the site many years ago when they told me that the road will be ready in a few years. Still working on it I guess. What are the rates at the moment?

[adam_india]

Green panel sees red, but state approves another hill city

The state government has cleared a Rs. 2,000-crore hill city project spread across seven villages in the Mulshi taluka of Pune district, not very far from where Lavasa hill city stands. The clearance comes barely two months after a Centre-appointed green panel raised concerns over the project, saying the area in which the hill city is to come up “is the last patch of biodiversity corridor between northern and southern eco-sensitive Western Ghats”.
The hill station, being developed by Maharashtra Valley View Pvt Ltd, falls within a 10-km radius of a major portion of the Pawna and Mulshi dams and the entire Saltar dam. It is also within a 10-km radius of three reserve forests, Salte, Barpe and Budhru.

At the time of granting approval to the proposal and delineating seven villages in the 5,914-acre area allotted for the project as a ‘hill station’, the state said the final nod was subject to clearance from the environment panel and that the project had not been granted a special planning authority status like the controversial Lavasa project.

The approval was granted through a notification on May 19 under the 1996 special regulations for tourism and township development in hill station-like areas.

On March 12, the state-level expert appraisal committee (SEAC) of the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) had noted after a site visit that “this proposal appears to be in line with the earlier two projects in the region in the catchment area of major dams, such as Amby Valley and Lavasa. Both projects are (a) little controversial and are considered by environmental experts as direct threat to biodiversity and ecology. The same mistake should not be repeated in this project.”

The panel said the proposal over-emphasises planned development for the urban rich by development of golf courses and artificial water bodies, instead of giving attention to biodiversity, local social milieu and sustainable development.

After a hearing in May, the committee has kept its clearance to the project in abeyance, saying its members would consider it after referring to the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) report, which was recently made public by MoEF.

Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said, “In the case of Amby Valley and Lavasa, certain environmental clearances were not taken. But this project will go through all requisite scrutiny.”

Voyants Solutions Pvt Ltd, consultants to M/s Maharashtra Valley View Pvt Ltd, which has mooted the proposal, did not respond to a detailed email sent by HT.

HT

[WorldVision]

LAVASA really a LAND SCAM ???? How many such land mass were taken forcefully ??? Without compensation ???? Is this Democratic India or some African country ruled by Idi Amins ??????

Lavasa land case: High Court gives Maharashtra government last chance to file reply
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court today gave an ultimatum to the Maharashtra government to file its reply in a petition by two tribal brothers alleging that their lands were usurped for constructing the Lavasa township near Pune.

A division bench headed by Justice D D Sinha has directed the government to file its affidavit within four weeks.

The court has since last year, time and again sought a reply in the case but the state government has failed to comply with the directions following which the High Court again issued orders by way of last chance.

The court was hearing a petition filed by Bandya and Babu Walhekar, residents of Mulshi Tehsil from Pune. The brothers have challenged the June 2008 notification conferring special powers upon Lavasa Corporation Limited to acquire land and act as a special planning authority for its hill station in Pune.

The petitioners have contended that such statutory powers like planning authority cannot be delegated to a private company registered under the Companies Act 1969.

According to the petition, the land was declared surplus under the Maharashtra State Land Ceiling Act and was allotted to them by the state government.

Walhekars moved the High Court after receiving a show cause notice from the Sub-Divisional Officer, Maval, in 2010 asking why action should not be initiated for dispossessing them from their property measuring about 10 hectares and 86 acres.

On inquiry, the revenue authorities informed them the land was transferred in the name of Lavasa Corporation.

Relying on the June 2008 notification, Lavasa was trying to dispossess them of the property, although they have never sold it, contends the petition.

They have also sought orders restraining Lavasa Corporation from dispossessing them, since the land was the only source of livelihood for their family.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/lavasa-land-case-high-court-gives-maharashtra-government-last-chance-to-file-reply/articleshow/14150803.cms

[kalkibhagwan]

Originally Posted by WorldVision

LAVASA really a LAND SCAM ???? How many such land mass were taken forcefully ??? Without compensation ???? Is this Democratic India or some African country ruled by Idi Amins ??????

Lavasa land case: High Court gives Maharashtra government last chance to file reply
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court today gave an ultimatum to the Maharashtra government to file its reply in a petition by two tribal brothers alleging that their lands were usurped for constructing the Lavasa township near Pune.

A division bench headed by Justice D D Sinha has directed the government to file its affidavit within four weeks.

The court has since last year, time and again sought a reply in the case but the state government has failed to comply with the directions following which the High Court again issued orders by way of last chance.

The court was hearing a petition filed by Bandya and Babu Walhekar, residents of Mulshi Tehsil from Pune. The brothers have challenged the June 2008 notification conferring special powers upon Lavasa Corporation Limited to acquire land and act as a special planning authority for its hill station in Pune.

The petitioners have contended that such statutory powers like planning authority cannot be delegated to a private company registered under the Companies Act 1969.

According to the petition, the land was declared surplus under the Maharashtra State Land Ceiling Act and was allotted to them by the state government.

Walhekars moved the High Court after receiving a show cause notice from the Sub-Divisional Officer, Maval, in 2010 asking why action should not be initiated for dispossessing them from their property measuring about 10 hectares and 86 acres.

On inquiry, the revenue authorities informed them the land was transferred in the name of Lavasa Corporation.

Relying on the June 2008 notification, Lavasa was trying to dispossess them of the property, although they have never sold it, contends the petition.

They have also sought orders restraining Lavasa Corporation from dispossessing them, since the land was the only source of livelihood for their family.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/lavasa-land-case-high-court-gives-maharashtra-government-last-chance-to-file-reply/articleshow/14150803.cms

woah!!! chill down buddy, this is not any scam, just a new propoganda to harasss Lavasa's builders. Read few weeks ago (unfortunately cannot find the link) that the original residents first happily took the money, but then started demanding more (reminds me of TATA's fiasco in WB ) So please be objective before going crazy on words

[WorldVision]

Originally Posted by kalkibhagwan

woah!!! chill down buddy, this is not any scam, just a new propoganda to harasss Lavasa's builders. Read few weeks ago (unfortunately cannot find the link) that the original residents first happily took the money, but then started demanding more (reminds me of TATA's fiasco in WB ) So please be objective before going crazy on words

The irregularities performed have been documented and presented to the court. Like "ADARSHA" scam, where the outcome of the case is close to demolition of the un-authorized construction....LAVASA case also went close to the same outcome.....hmmmm

The above statement is non-informative and irresponsible.

[BombayPG]

They are currently selling apartments and villas between Rs. 3,500/sq ft - Rs. 4,000/sq ft.

Looks like they have permission for the first two phases

http://www.lavasa.com/​high/pdfs/​Lavasa_order_Ph_1.pdf

[WorldVision]

Originally Posted by kalkibhagwan

woah!!! chill down buddy, this is not any scam, just a new propoganda to harasss Lavasa's builders. Read few weeks ago (unfortunately cannot find the link) that the original residents first happily took the money, but then started demanding more (reminds me of TATA's fiasco in WB ) So please be objective before going crazy on words

Lavasa Corporation was yesterday ordered by Sanjay Patil, a high-ranking government official from Maval taluka, to return land belonging to two adivasis.
According to sources in the Maval subdivision office, Rayabhau Raikar and Shravan Bhiva Jadhav owned 5.66 hector each in Mugaon village in Maval taluka. Six months ago, nine adivasis had approached the subdivision office, demanding their lands back from the corporation.

“This is not enough, we want justice for all the 170 landholders, including adivasis. A total of 960 hector of land was given to Lavasa without completing legal formalities,” National Alliance of People’s Movement coordinator, Sunita Su Ra, said. “Krishna Valley Corporation had also given its 145 hector to Lavasa Corporation and also diverted drinking water from Pune city to Lavasa. We had pointed out these issues to the District Collector Vikas Deshmukh.” RTI activist Anup Avasthi said it was the step forward in winning the war against Lavasa Corporation.

Lavasa ordered to return land to two adivasis

I dont think anyone is against development (whatever that may be).........but corruption at this scale......at this level...........involving high ranking politicians is absolute shame........

[WorldVision]

Originally Posted by kalkibhagwan

woah!!! chill down buddy, this is not any scam, just a new propoganda to harasss Lavasa's builders. Read few weeks ago (unfortunately cannot find the link) that the original residents first happily took the money, but then started demanding more (reminds me of TATA's fiasco in WB ) So please be objective before going crazy on words

The LAVASA website has a published page on their website which claims a clean business done by Lavasa Corp.

Lavasa Misconceptions Facts

One of the para which is a complete contrast with the recent findings "which are published in the thread above" is listed below:

Lavasa has grabbed tribal lands.

No land purchased by Lavasa has been categorized under the 36A category, which is the tribal land category. In fact, most of the land has been purchased from people having ‘farmer status’ who live in Mumbai, Pune, London, New York, Dubai, etc.

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This is a laughable statement. What these politicians think of common Indian citizen.....what Brits were able to do, they can also do the same????

Wake up common man of India,,,,,,wake up.......

[WorldVision]

Came across an old report (from just few months back). A small snippet from it:

The project was then referred to in hush hush tones in private and government circles as “Sharad Pawar’s baby”. Villagers complained that revenue officials were forcing them to cooperate on the project by calling it a government initiative.

Full report can be found here.

One of the readers has put the following comment:

There is no shame for the shameless! The only treatment (not cure) is to strip these people of their power - using power of votes! Is it possible?

Such useless power hungry, corrupt politicos will never be for any development of a STATE, they will always be selfish making money for their own.

I was told, Maharashtra is not a developed state / province, and is plagued with corruption, corruption at all levels.

[WorldVision]

[WorldVision]

May be not relevant to this thread.....but never mind.....
Here you go....another Sharad Pawar man caught in SCAM......

Following is from Aug 17, 2012, TOI:

Praful Patel, aide sunk Air India, former Indian Airlines chief says

NEW DELHI: In an unprecedented whistleblowing act, former Indian Airlines chief Sunil Arora wrote to the then cabinet secretary B K Chaturvedi in May 2005 complaining that he and the IA board were being pressured by then civil aviation minister Praful Patel and his OSD to take financially damaging and commercially unviable decisions.

In his May 28, 2005, letter, Arora listed the decisions on which the board was overruled: purchasing more jets than required, disallowing IA to fly on viable routes to make way for other operators and, even "changing the seating configuration" to favour a particular aircraft manufacturer.

Two Lok Sabha MPs, Prabodh Panda (CPI) and Nishikant Dubey (BJP) have now approached the CVC for a probe into Arora's allegations, saying the government has failed to act.

"I would like to place before you a series of events and certain directions given to me by my immediate superior officer and the minister of civil aviation which have a vital bearing on certain critical decisions being taken in Indian Airlines and Air India... I have been constrained to write in detail to be able to explain the nuances of the verbal directions, the infirmities in the subsequent decisions taken and my consequent sense of unease in the matter," Arora wrote.

He also expressed apprehension over the consequence of his action. "Sir, kindly pardon my impertinence but I implore you to share the contents of this communication only with the Prime Minister... I would not have taken the liberty of making such a suggestion but for the fact that like every mortal, I fear for my personal and family safety."

Complaining of pressure, Arora said, "During the last one year, almost all board meetings of Air India, and even some board meetings of Airports Authority of India have become a farce. Instructions on key agenda items are communicated before hand on telephone or personally by minister, civil aviation, or by his OSD K N Choubey. No suggestions to the effect, that the issue in question requires a more detailed examination or that there are some implications are countenanced. The key word is 'immediate and unquestioned compliance'." Some of the most glaring instances are cited:

"AI discussed their dry leasing plans in 99th board meeting held in Mumbai on 17.7.04. Prior to this meeting, minister spoke to me... said since he and secretary, civil aviation, were satisfied about the correctness of the plans, it is expected that we should immediately endorse it during the board meeting. When I tried to tell him on telephone that the agenda item raises some issues, I was curtly asked to endorse the proposal and a counter question was posed on the telephone that when the minister and the secretary himself are satisfied, what more is there for us to see?"

Arora further wrote that the minister forced him to seek flight slots for IA to the UK and the US during the winter schedule instead of the profitable summer schedule even as private airlines were allowed to fly to these destinations in the summer.

"There is a clear mismatch between the reply given before the members of Parliament and the real facts. On 18.01.05, I got a message to immediately speak to the minister on telephone at his Mumbai landline... There was a conversation which went on for 15 to 20 minutes and minister civil aviation clearly told us not to file for flights to London, for the summer schedule 2005. He started by saying that since Indian Airlines does not have wide-bodied aircraft, it would not be advisable for Indian Airlines to apply for the slots at this stage.

I politely remonstrated that none of the other airlines, which have been permitted to go abroad viz Jet and Sahara, had wide-bodied aircraft till that time and if they can be considered for flights to London, Indian Airlines being the national carrier, should at least be given equal footing, if not precedence. The response on the other side was that, Indian Airlines should apply for flights to London or for other UK and US destinations only from the winter schedule."