Lavasa is a private, planned city built near Pune. It is stylistically based on the Italian town Portofino, with a street and several buildings bearing the name of that town. A 25,000 acres (100 km2) or 8,000 acres (32 km2) project being developed by HCC, this as-yet-incomplete city has been controversial for multiple reasons including procurement of land, harm to the environment, and loans acquired through political corruption. In late 2010, the Indian Environment and Forests Ministry ordered that construction cease because the project violated environmental laws. As of late 2011, this order has been rescinded. The project's scale may have been reduced, however, and an initial public offering may not occur. The head of the company working on the project said in 2013 that due to the Environment and Forests Ministry, the project had "lost three years". Billed as India's first hill station since independence, this private city is being constructed by a unit of Ajit Gulabchand. The architectural team responsible for the design of the town wants it be an imitation of an Italian hill-side town. The area demarcated for Lavasa is located near Pune in the Mulshi valley of the Western Ghats. Construction of two out of the five planned towns is ongoing, and a number of residences have been completed as of 2013. By 2011 four hotels and a city centre were completed. A primary, middle, and high school, Le Mont High, has been constructed as well. The town also boasts a hospitality management college, École...
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Read moreCatch Dasve at its panoramic best with homes, hotels, meeting centres and a club from the Dasve Panorama Point. Experience Lavasa's rich biodiversity as you view a variety of bird species from the Bird Viewing Gallery. View Dasve, the first town of Lavasa in its full splendor nestled amidst the hills along the contours of the lake. View the aerial cityscape of Dasve from the Dasve Galleria I and II. Watch the Warasgaon Lake as it meanders itself through the majestic Sahyadri mountains from the...
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