Lavasa And Environment

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  Centre Framing Guidelines on Water Conservation: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar

  In order to meet future water requirements, especially in smart cities, the Centre will come up with fresh guidelines on saving, storing and recycling it, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has said.

• HCC reports net loss of Rs 54 cr in January-March

  Leading infrastructure firm Hindustan Construction Company reported a standalone net loss of Rs 54.17 crore largely due to increased finance costs and lower net sales.

• Govt may give conditional nod to Lavasa Phase I project

  After a lot of flip flop, the environment ministry has decided to give conditional clearance to phase 1 of Hindustan Construction Company's 25,000-acre Lavasa project near Pune. But the catch is Lavasa will have to meet certain pre-conditions and satisfy the state government and the environment ministry to get the stop work order revoked. T...

• Maharashtra government files complaint against Lavasa

  The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has filed a criminal complaint against promoters and officials of controversial hill city project, Lavasa, under the Environment Protection Act (EPA) for violation of the environment law.

• Maharashtra government to file case against Lavasa for violating environmental norms

  The Maharashtra government will move the magistrate court on Wednesday against Lavasa for environmental violation. The Union Environment Ministry said it had had not granted Lavasa any environmental clearance and as a result the state government had told the Bombay High court that they will take action against Lavasa. This ensures another court bat...

• Lavasa report offers surprise reprieve by Centre

  The Rs 3000-crore hill city of Lavasa, being built near Pune, is illegal - but it will not be demolished. The contrary stand of the union government was laid bare in a report submitted today by the Environment Ministry to the Bombay High Court.The report says the construction for the gigantic housing project - it will cover 25,000 acres - was unaut...

• Lavasa should be penalised, says Environment Ministry's report

  The Environment Ministry's latest report on the controversial Lavasa township in Maharashtra says the "status quo must be maintained at the site till a final order is given by the Bombay High Court."  The ministry filed its reply on the Lavasa housing project before the Bombay High Court today. It has said that the construction at the site is ...

• Environment Ministry team to conduct on spot test at Lavasa site today

  A technical team from the Environment Ministry will visit the site of the Lavasa township near Pune today. The construction at Lavasa is held up for want of environmental clearance. A five-member Ministry team headed by Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Division Advisor Nalini Bhat will make an on-the-spot assessment of the controversial Rs 3,000...

• No work at Lavasa till end of December: Environment Ministry

  The Environment Ministry has said that Lavasa, the controversial hill-top township in Maharashtra, cannot continue with construction till the Ministry of Environment and Forests decides the case, sources said.The ministry is likely to pass final orders after detailed hearing of the case and till December end, no work will be allowed at the site, so...