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 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.

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for the last nine months as the stop work order issued by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) is yet to be withdrawn.

Ajit Gulabchand, CMD, HCC talks about balancing environment sustainability with infrastructure growth

Ajit Gulabchand, CMD, HCC talks about balancing environment sustainability with infrastructure growth

The immediate trigger is the environment ministry’s latest policy of asking corporates to mandatorily commit five per cent of project investments in environment protection measures, under what it calls corporate environment responsibility (CER).

Union Ministry of Environment and Forest has granted environmental clearance under Forest Conservation Act 1980 for setting up 130 MW integrated Kashang stage II & III Hydro electric project in Lipa village of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

In the High Court of judicature at Bombay in the matter of Lavasa Corporation Limited vs Union of India.

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