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The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has refused to grant a clearance to Lavasa's ambitious lake city project in the hills near Pune. It cited the lack of credible action by the Maharashtra government against the company for violations as the reason. In its order, dated October 13, …
Wants company to fulfil all pre-conditions; firm says move discriminatory. In a major setback to Ajit Gulabchand's Lavasa Corporation Ltd, the Ministry of Environment and Forest’s (MoEF) on Friday refused to grant green clearance to the first phase of its hill city project near Pune. After a prolonged legal battle, …
The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) on Friday refused to give environmental clearance to the first phase of Lavasa’s hill town project near Pune till all the pre-conditions set by the state government are met. In its order dated October 13, the MoEF said: “The final decision on the …
In a fresh blow to Lavasa, the Environment Ministry Friday refused to grant green clearance to the first phase of the ambitious hill city project near Pune contending that all the pre-conditions were not met. Lavasa Corporation rejected the contention of the Environment Ministry, dubbing its order as "highly dicriminatory …
The environment ministry has said that it can grant final environmental clearance to Lavasa’s Hill City near Pune only after all five pre-conditions recommended by its expert appraisal committee were met and after the final orders of the Bombay High Court. The pre-conditions include “credible action” by the Maharashtra state …
Holding that Lavasa has not complied with pre-conditions, Environment Ministry today refused to grant green clearance to first phase of its Hill City project near Pune till all criteria are met. The ministry also said final decision on environmental clearance to Rs 3,000 crore project could be taken based on …
In this order dated October 13, 2011 the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has refused to grant clearance to first phase of the $31 billion Lavasa township near Pune. Order: environmental clearance for the development of hill station township 1st phase (2000 ha.) at village Mulshi and Velhe …
PROMOTERS of Lavasa, India’s first planned hill station, have agreed to accept the pre-conditions imposed by the Union environment ministry over which the project’s clearance was stuck. The ministry had reprimanded Lavasa Corporation Limited for violating environmental laws at the project site near Pune in Maharashtra. In a volte-face, the …
Lavasa Corporation is still awaiting clearance from the Union ministry of Environment (MoEF) on its planned hill city project near Pune. The ministry is treading cautiouslyeven after the company agreed to accept its pre-conditions. The ministry had issued a stop-work order last November, saying enviromental clearances had not been taken …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) will pass its final order in the Lavasa case within three weeks. The ministry informed the Bombay High Court on Monday. “The ministry has accepted the recommendations along with the pre-conditions given by the Experts Appraisal Committee formed to look into the matter. …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) today informed the Bombay High Court that it would pass its final order in the Lavasa case within three weeks. “The Ministry has accepted the recommendations along with the pre-conditions given by the Experts Appraisal Committee formed to look into the matter. A …
Pune Construction activity at Lavasa, Pune — being developed by Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) — has been at a standstill for the last nine months as the stop work order issued by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) is yet to be withdrawn. The ministry is expected to pass …
Expressing displeasure over the recent tightening of norms for grant of environment clearance to industrial projects, commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma has urged the environment and forest ministry to issue correctives. In a letter to minister Jayanthi Natarajan, he asked her to “personally intervene” to “allay the misapprehension of …
Firm ready to accept the five preconditions specified by environment ministry. Lavasa Corporation, whose hill city project near Pune has been put on hold for failing to get green clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), is in a patch-up mode with the ministry. After a long legal …
THE Maharashtra government seems to be dragging its feet over imposing sanctions on the developers of the country’s first planned hill city. The Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) had sent a letter to the state environment ministry on June 10 directing it to take action against Lavasa for …
The Lavasa Corporation Limited (LCL) on Tuesday told the Bombay High Court that the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) cannot lay down pre-conditions to continue its status quo maintained against the alleged illegal constructions in Lavasa.
Nine months after the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co Ltd (MSEDCL) first conducted a survey for electrification of seven villages around the Lavasa Lake City, the state government has finally sanctioned Rs3.88 crore to electrify the villages. An additional four villages have also been included in the electrification list. This …
Ruling out the regularisation of the the 31-storey Adarsh Society, allegedly built in violation of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms, Additional Solicitor General D J Khambata told the Bombay High Court on Monday:
Two agriculturalist, Bandya Walekar and Babu Walekar, have moved the Bombay high court alleging that their land rights have been illegally transferred and later taken over by the Lavasa Corporation Limited to build the hill station. The petitioners have challenged the state government circular appointing Lavasa Corporation as the special …
