In good news for Lavasa Corporation, which is promoting the controversial hill station project in Pune, the expert appraisal committee (EAC) of the Union environment ministry has cleared construction and development activities that have already taken place on 700 hectares out of the total project area of 5,000 hectares.
While the environment ministry is likely to accept the EAC
A site inspection of the Lavasa hill city conducted by the Pune district administration has revealed that 7,78,86, 600 cubic feet of mining has been conducted in two villages by Lavasa Corporation Limited (LCL). The comprehensive data regarding the remaining 17 villages is still being consolidated by the authorities, according to Pune Additional Collector R.K.
Minutes of the meeting dated 4/03/2011 on environmental clearance for the development of hill station township (1st Phase -2000 ha) at Village Mulsi and Velhe Talukas, District Pune, Maharashtra by M/s. Lavasa Corporation Ltd [F.No. 21-9/2011-IA.III.
Final minutes of meeting held on 14-15 Feb 2011 on the environmental clearance for the development of hill station township at village Mulshi and Velhe Talukas, District Pune, Maharashtra by M/s. Lavasa Corporation Ltd.
The MoEF final order dated January 17, 2011 states that EIA notification 1994, 2004 & 2006 is applicable to LCL and Lavasa has damaged the environment. In light of this, status quo is to be continued. MoEF is prepared to consider the project on merits, with imposition of various terms and conditions.
Show case notice under Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for violation of the provisions of Environment Impact Assessment Notification 1994, as amended in 2004 and 2006 by M/s Lavasa Corporated Limited, Vikhroli, Mumbai.
