Lavasa

Lavasa
Planned city
Hill city
View of Lavasa hills
View of Lavasa hills
Lavasa is located in Maharashtra
Lavasa
Lavasa
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 18°24′19″N 73°30′23″E / 18.40528°N 73.50627°E / 18.40528; 73.50627
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictPune district
Area
 • Total100 km2 (40 sq mi)
Elevation
630 m (2,070 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
412107
Websitewww.lavasa.com

Lavasa (Marathi: लवासा, lavāsā) is a private,[1] planned city built near Pune, India.[2] It is stylistically based on the Italian town Portofino, with a street and several buildings bearing the name of that town.[3]

A 100-square-kilometre (39 sq mi)[1] or 32-square-kilometre (12 sq mi)[4] project being developed by HCC,[5] this as-yet-incomplete city has been controversial for multiple reasons including procurement of land,[6] harm to the environment,[1] and loans acquired through political corruption.[7]

In late 2010, the Indian Environment and Forests Ministry ordered that construction cease because the project violated environmental laws.[8] As of late 2011, this order has been rescinded.[9] The project's scale may have been reduced, however, and an initial public offering may not occur.[10] As of 2023, a resolution plan has been approved by the National Company Law Tribunal, with Darwin Platform Infrastructure Ltd being declared as the successful bidder responsible for the city's construction.[11]

  1. ^ a b c "India rules hill city 'illegal'". BBC News. 19 January 2011.
  2. ^ "UPDATE 1-India ministry sets terms to consider Lavasa approval". Reuters. 18 January 2011.
  3. ^ Kennard, Matt; Provost, Claire (19 November 2015). "Inside Lavasa, India's first entirely private city built from scratch". The Guardian.
  4. ^ "Biomimicry: Architecture That Imitates Life". harvardmagazine.com. September–October 2009.
  5. ^ "Lavasa Corporation Ltd: India's First Planned Hill City Deploys Portal Solution to Empower Employees; Increases Collaboration and Efficiency". microsoft.com. 31 May 2010.
  6. ^ "Lavasa Project in Maharashtra's Pune Abandoned, Adivasis Lose Agricultural Land". landconflictwatch.org. 19 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Suzlon, Lavasa among named in India bribery scam-reports". Reuters. 25 November 2010.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference stopc was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Environment Ministry gives nod to Lavasa hill city project". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  10. ^ "Lavasa Corporation gets Sebi nod to raise Rs 750 crore via IPO". The Economic Times. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  11. ^ "How the dream of an idyllic private hill city took shape — and then crashed into reality". The Economic Times. Retrieved 25 July 2023.