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'''Lavasa''' ([[Marathi language|Marathi]]: लवासा, lavāsā) is a [[private town|private]],<ref name=bbc>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12223024|title=India rules hill city 'illegal'|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=2011-01-19}}</ref> [[planned city]] in the state of [[Maharashtra]] in [[India]] built near [[Pune]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Lavasa: India’s Dream City That Collapsed Under Its Own Ambition |url=https://www.rprealtyplus.com/newsviews/lavasa-indias-dream-city-that-collapsed-under-its-own-ambition-122577.html |access-date=2026-01-21 |website=Realty Plus Magazine |language=en}}</ref> It is stylistically based on the Italian town [[Portofino]], with a street and several buildings bearing the name of that town.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/nov/19/inside-lavasa-indian-city-built-private-corporation|first1=Matt|last1=Kennard|first2=Claire|last2=Provost|title=Inside Lavasa, India's first entirely private city built from scratch|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=2015-11-19}}</ref>

A {{convert|100|km2|adj=on}}<ref name=bbc/> or {{convert|32|km2|adj=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://harvardmagazine.com/2009/09/architecture-imitates-life|title=Biomimicry: Architecture That Imitates Life|publisher=harvardmagazine.com|date=September–October 2009}}</ref> project being developed by [[Hindustan Construction Company|HCC]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/Canada/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?casestudyid=4000007468|title=Lavasa Corporation Ltd: India's First Planned Hill City Deploys Portal Solution to Empower Employees; Increases Collaboration and Efficiency|publisher=microsoft.com|date=31 May 2010}}</ref> this as-yet-incomplete city has been controversial for multiple reasons including procurement of land,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.landconflictwatch.org/conflicts/lavasa-versus-tribals#:~:text=Land%20Conflict%20Summary,land%20and%20violating%20environmental%20norms.|title= Lavasa Project in Maharashtra's Pune Abandoned, Adivasis Lose Agricultural Land|publisher=landconflictwatch.org|date=19 September 2016}}</ref> harm to the environment,<ref name=bbc/> and loans acquired through political corruption.<ref name=loans4bribes>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUKSGE6AO03620101125|title=Suzlon, Lavasa among named in India bribery scam-reports|work=Reuters| date=25 November 2010}}</ref>

In late 2010, the [[Ministry of Environment and Forests (India)|Indian Environment and Forests Ministry]] ordered that construction cease because the project violated environmental laws.<ref name=stopc/> In 2011, this order has been rescinded.<ref>{{cite web |title=Environment Ministry gives nod to Lavasa hill city project |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/environment-ministry-gives-nod-to-lavasa-hill-city-project/article2612039.ece# |work=The Hindu |access-date=9 November 2011}}</ref> The project's scale may have been reduced, however, and an [[initial public offering]] may not occur.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lavasa Corporation gets Sebi nod to raise Rs 750 crore via IPO |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/ipos/fpos/lavasa-corporation-gets-sebi-nod-to-raise-rs-750-crore-via-ipo/articleshow/45099026.cms?from=mdr|publisher=The Economic Times |access-date=10 November 2014}}</ref> In 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=How the dream of an idyllic private hill city took shape — and then crashed into reality|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/how-an-unlikely-private-hill-city-bloomed-and-then-went-downhill/articleshow/102099927.cms?from=mdr|publisher=The Economic Times |access-date=25 July 2023}}</ref> As of late 2025 - 2026, The project has been abandoned due to debt, environmental issues, and poor planning.<ref name=":0" />
==History==
[[File:Lavasa Fortune Hotel courtyard, Lavasa, Maharashtra.jpg|thumb|Fortune Hotel, Lavasa]]
Billed as India's first [[hill station]] since [[Indian independence movement|independence]],<ref name="The Guardian">{{cite web |title=Inside Lavasa, India's first entirely private city built from scratch |url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/nov/19/inside-lavasa-indian-city-built-private-corporation |work=The Guardian |access-date=19 November 2015}}</ref> the plans for this private grand township were unveiled by Ajit Gulabchand in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |title=How HCC chief Ajit Gulabchand is tackling the challenges |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/hindustan-construction-company-hcc-lavasa-woes-33839-2012-08-06 |publisher=Business Today |access-date=19 August 2012}}</ref> The architectural team responsible for the design of the town wanted it be an imitation of an Italian hill-side town.<ref name="The Guardian"/>
===Land===
The area demarcated for Lavasa is located near [[Pune]] in the Mulshi valley<ref name=water2/> of the [[Western Ghats]].<ref name=forbes>{{cite news|url=https://blogs.forbes.com/timferguson/2010/12/20/a-stop-in-indias-lavasa/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223042543/http://blogs.forbes.com/timferguson/2010/12/20/a-stop-in-indias-lavasa/|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 December 2010|title=A Stop in India's Lavasa|work=Forbes|date=20 December 2010|first=Tim|last=Ferguson}}</ref>
===Current progress===
Construction of two out of the five planned towns is ongoing, and a number of residences have been completed as of 2013.<ref name=ipo2013>[http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/everything-is-backtable-including-lavasa-ipo-hcc_877396.html Everything is back on table including Lavasa IPO: HCC] moneycontrol.com, 29 May 2013</ref> By 2011 four hotels and a city centre were completed.<ref name=nepo/> A primary, middle, and high school, Le Mont High, were constructed as well.<ref name=lemont>[http://www.le-mont-high.org/about-message-head-of-school.htm From the Head of School's Desk] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819222158/http://le-mont-high.org/about-message-head-of-school.htm |date=19 August 2011 }} Le Mont High official site. Retrieved 31 August 2011</ref> The town also boasts a hospitality management college, École hôtelière Lavasa.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090329082318/http://www.ecolehotelierelavasa.com/ Ecole Hoteliere Lavasa]}} ecolehotelierelavasa.com</ref>

===Administration===
Scot Wrighton was the administrator of the city as of 2011 and held the office until 2019.<ref name=Atlanticist>{{cite web | url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/07/india-invents-a-city/308549/ | title=India Invents a City | publisher=Atlantic Media | work=The Atlantic | date=7 June 2011 | access-date=20 July 2013 | author=Kahn, Jeremy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Althoff |first=Kim |date=2019-01-09 |title=Scot Wrighton to be Named City Manager |url=https://decaturil.gov/scot-wrighton-to-be-named-city-manager/ |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=City of Decatur, IL |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Surrounding village===
Smaller, pre-existing communities sometimes interact with Lavasa and its residents. Some have been the focus of [[Corporate social responsibility|CSR]] efforts,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lavasa.com/lavasaadmin/pdfs/Lavasa%20Provides%20school%20uniforms%20to%20Under-Privledged%20students%20-%20Press%20Release.pdf | title=Lavasa Corporation provides school uniforms to underprivileged students from the local community | publisher=HCC | work=Lavasa Corporation | date=25 January 2012 | access-date=14 September 2013}}
*{{cite web | url=http://www.lavasa.com/lavasaadmin/pdfs/Counseling%20Press%20Release%20September%2027%202012%20-%20Final.pdf | title=Lavasa organizes counselling sessions for Local youths | publisher=HCC | work=Lavasa Corporation | date=27 September 2012 | access-date=14 September 2013}}</ref> and villagers provide construction labour to the project.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1511426/report-villagers-from-14-hamlets-supporting-lavasa-stage-protest | title=Villagers from 14 hamlets supporting Lavasa stage protest | publisher=Diligent Media Corporation Ltd | work=DNA | date=22 February 2011 | access-date=14 September 2013 | author=Dinghe, S}}</ref>

==Future plans==
Lavasa has established a pattern of promoting planned partnerships with prestigious, overseas institutions that do not ultimately see fruition. Oxford University had at one point associated itself with the project, but other, name-brand plans including future sports facilities have yet to be officially cancelled.

The city has a better track record when it comes to construction; some sections are complete today. It is thought that Lavasa will not be finished before 2030, however.<ref name="bs">{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/the-hillsalivethe-soundcontroversy/407277/|title=The hills are alive with the sound of controversy|work=Business Standard|date=7 September 2010 |last1=Kamath|first1=Raghavendra}}</ref> When fully built, its total population may be 200,000,<ref>{{cite web|last=Thekaekara|first=Tarsh|title=The great urban juggernaut|url=http://www.newint.org/columns/currents/2010/05/01/lavasa-indias-first-private-city/|work=New Internationalist|date=May 2010|access-date=9 February 2011}}</ref> and it will consist of four or five towns built on seven hills.<ref>For four towns, see [http://www.lavasa.com/high/master_plan.aspx Discover Lavasa: Master Plan; A vision becomes reality] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124182317/http://lavasa.com/high/master_plan.aspx |date=24 November 2010 }} Lavasa Official Site
*For five towns, see [http://www.lavasa.com/high/files/Lavasa_EBrochure.pdf Lavasa: Life in Full] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216191410/http://lavasa.com/high/files/Lavasa_EBrochure.pdf |date=16 December 2010 }} Lavasa Official Site ('''Page 4''')
*For seven hills, see [http://www.lavasa.com/high/files/Lavasa_EBrochure.pdf Lavasa: Life in Full.] yes Lavasa Official Site ('''page 2''')</ref> The first of these, Dasve, was initially slated to be complete by 2010<ref name=hills>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iK6NTbE21WwVHWmJI-4JwBO3LUsg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118072435/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iK6NTbE21WwVHWmJI-4JwBO3LUsg|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 November 2010|title=India's newest hill station builds for the future|date=15 September 2009}}</ref> although some residences there were still under construction as of 2013.<ref name=ipo2013/> Mugaon, the second town, may be finished in 2013,<ref name=bs/> and as of May, 2013, construction continues.<ref name=ipo2013/> Work on this town began in mid-2012.<ref name=help4locals>{{cite news | title =Medha Patkar will hold the torch at Lavasa camp | newspaper =Pune Mirror | date =11 May 2012 | url =http://www.punemirror.in/article/2/20120511201205110317458592daa7b13/Medha-Patkar-will-hold-the-torch-at-Lavasa-camp.html | access-date =2012-05-14 | url-status =dead | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120528235338/http://www.punemirror.in/article/2/20120511201205110317458592daa7b13/Medha-Patkar-will-hold-the-torch-at-Lavasa-camp.html | archive-date =28 May 2012 }}</ref> In 2013, the chairman of the construction company building the project confirmed that Lavasa will include four large towns.<ref name=ipo2013/>

==Insolvency==

On August 30, 2018, the NCLT Mumbai Bench admitted an insolvency petition against Lavasa Corp. Ltd. (subsidiary of Hindustan Construction Co. Ltd) filed by one of its creditors, Raj Infrastructure Development (India) Pvt. Ltd.<ref>{{Cite web |title=India: Insolvency plea against Lavasa Corp admitted by NCLT |url=https://ssrana.in/articles/india-insolvency-plea-against-lavasa-corp-admitted-by-nclt/ |access-date=2026-03-28 |website=S.S. Rana & Co. |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=Our |date=2018-08-30 |title=NCLT admits insolvency plea against Lavasa |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/nclt-admits-insolvency-plea-against-lavasa/article24823461.ece |access-date=2026-03-28 |website=BusinessLine |language=en}}</ref>

As of 2023, the city's acquisition was approved by the [[National Company Law Tribunal]] to Darwin Platform Infrastructure Limited (DPIL) for ₹1,814 crore.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-23 |title=Lavasa, India's First Private Hill Station Sold To Darwin Platform For Rs 1,814 Crore |url=https://www.thedailyjagran.com/business/lavasa-indias-first-private-hill-station-sold-to-darwin-platform-for-rs-1814-crore-10089455 |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=English Jagran |language=en}}</ref>

In September 2024, the NCLT scrapped the DPIL resolution plan and directed a fresh insolvency proceeding, taking the situation of development of Lavasa to the same as in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lavasa project in Maharashtra's Pune abandoned, Adivasis lose agricultural land {{!}} Pune,Maharashtra |url=https://www.landconflictwatch.org/conflicts/lavasa-versus-tribals |access-date=2026-03-28 |website=www.landconflictwatch.org}}</ref>

== Education ==
The [[Christ_University|CHRIST (Deemed to be University)]] Pune Lavasa (Residential) campus is an off campus Institution of CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Bangalore, which was established in Lavasa in 2014 is the only active educational institution in Lavasa.

==Awards and recognition==
[[File:Lavasa Nightscape.jpg|thumb|Architecture at Lavasa]]
Lavasa has won several awards for its plans and designs. In 2005, Dasve village in Lavasa won awards from the [[Congress for the New Urbanism]] and the [[American Society of Landscape Architects]].<ref>For Congress for the New Urbanism award, see [http://www.cnu.org/awards/winners Charter Awards: Past Winners] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080731123053/http://www.cnu.org/awards/winners |date=31 July 2008 }} Congress for the New Urbanism Official Website
*For American Society of Landscape Architects award, see [http://www.asla.org/newsreleasedetails.aspx?id=7770&terms=Lavasa ASLA Announces 2005 Professional Awards] American Society of Landscape Architects Official Website, 7/11/2005</ref> In 2009, the St. Louis chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects recognised the Lavasa landscape master plan with a merit award.<ref>[http://www.stlouisasla.org/2009-award-winners/ The 2009 St. Louis Chapter of ASLA Award Winners] stlouisasla.org</ref>

==Controversies==

===Environmental damage===
An Indian [[Ministry of Environment and Forests (India)|Ministry of Environment and Forests]] team investigating Lavasa concluded that the city has caused [[environmental degradation|environmental damage]],<ref name=bbc/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/maharashtra-govt-gets-moef-order-for-action-against-lavasa/438696/|title=Maharashtra govt gets MoEF order for action against Lavasa|date=11 June 2011|work=Business Standard}}</ref> since Lavasa is built "in the scenic hills of the Western Ghats, a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] known for its evergreen tropical forests that shelter 325 species of vulnerable or endangered animals, birds and fauna."<ref>[https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/how-the-unfinished-city-of-lavasa-became-a-nightmare-for-indian-banks-118061900095_1.html How the unfinished city of Lavasa became a nightmare for Indian banks]</ref>
Post reviewing the project, this ministry provided clearance on 9 November 2011 to Lavasa with specific conditions, such as a cessation of hill cutting activities, building of a sewage treatment plant, and anti-poverty CSR measures aimed at the local population.<ref>[http://moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/Lavasa_order_Ph_1.pdf Indian Ministry of Environment and Forest Website]</ref>

====Quarrying====
While Lavasa has stone crushing permits, its operations have been described as "hill cutting" and "quarrying" by the Indian Ministry of Environment and Forests, and the environmental impact of these activities was investigated.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/18/stories/2011021852450500.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126001823/http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/18/stories/2011021852450500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 January 2013|title=Lavasa under scanner for quarrying|first=Amruta|last=Byatnal|date=18 February 2011|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref>
In 2014, Mrs. Jayanti Natarajan, in her open letter to Congress president, stated that she had got a specific input from Rahul Gandhi's office to stall the project.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/full-text-of-jayanthi-natarajans-letter-to-sonia-gandhi/article6835522.ece|title = The Hindu Exclusive: Jayanthi Natarajan's letter to Sonia Gandhi|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 30 January 2015}}</ref>

===Land acquisition===
Both government and individual land owners have taken issue with Lavasa's land acquisition approach.

A report by the [[Maharashtra]] environment department claims {{convert|600|ha|acre}} of land bought by Lavasa Corporation was purchased from farmers who had been granted it by the Indian State. Because of the way in which the farmers obtained the land, three fourths of the purchase price should have been paid to the State. The report states Lavasa Corporation only paid 2%. It also alleges that {{convert|141|ha|acre}} of Lavasa were leased for far less than its actual value by the Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation and that Lavasa bought {{convert|98|ha|acre}} of land without license.<ref name=ET-Nov27>{{cite news|title=SHOWCAUSE NOTICE: JAIRAM ORDERS WORK TO STOP – Lavasa lands in trouble for flouting green laws|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/ETNEW/ArtWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=ETNEW&BaseHref=ETD%2F2010%2F11%2F27&ViewMode=HTML&GZ=T&PageLabel=1&EntityId=Ar00100&AppName=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826042207/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/ETNEW/ArtWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=ETNEW&BaseHref=ETD%2F2010%2F11%2F27&ViewMode=HTML&GZ=T&PageLabel=1&EntityId=Ar00100&AppName=1|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 August 2012|access-date=9 February 2011|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=27 November 2010}}</ref>

Some also say that Lavasa is being built on what was obtained through coercion.<ref name=water2>{{cite web|url=http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/4987|title=Howl of the hills|publisher=downtoearth.org.in|author=Jamwal, Nidhi|date=15 September 2008}}</ref> However, Lavasa Corporation denies this.<ref name=nepo>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article859868.ece|title=Symbolic of luxury, Lavasa is built on irregularities|first=Amruta|last=Byatnal|date=31 October 2010|access-date=21 February 2011|location=Chennai, India|work=The Hindu}}</ref>

===Use of water resources===
Lavasa will use the same water resources that currently supply [[Pune]], and it is claimed that this move is likely to cause a supply shortage.<ref name=water1>[http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/water-being-diverted-to-lavasa-alleges-patkar/486570/ Water being diverted to Lavasa, alleges Patkar] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011195454/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/water-being-diverted-to-lavasa-alleges-patkar/486570/ |date=11 October 2012 }}, ''The Indian Express'', 8 July 2009</ref> However, a 2011 report by the Expert Appraisal Committee of the Union Environment Ministry concluded that there will be no impact on Pune's water supply.<ref>[http://rtn.asia/451_lavasa-showed-higher-fsi-jairam-rameshs-moef Lavasa showed higher FSI : Jairam Ramesh's MoEF Committee] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130415175122/http://rtn.asia/451_lavasa-showed-higher-fsi-jairam-rameshs-moef |date=15 April 2013 }} rtn.asia, 24 May 2011</ref>

===Orders to halt construction===
For a one-year period from late 2010 to late 2011, construction of Lavasa was halted due to orders issued by the [[Ministry of Environment and Forests]].<ref name=ipo2011>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160428012930/http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-60497120111113 HCC to revamp Lavasa finances, decide on IPO] reuters.com, 13 November 2011</ref> In late 2010, it ordered Lavasa Corporation to halt further construction for not having gathered proper clearances.<ref name=stopc>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/indl-goods-/-svs/construction/Environment-Ministry-asks-Lavasa-to-halt-project/articleshow/6994372.cms|title=Environment Ministry asks Lavasa to halt project|work=The Economic Times | date=26 November 2010}}</ref> In November 2011, this ministry relented, and construction is no longer impeded by law.<ref name=ipo2011/> While grant of an environmental clearance was recommended in May, 2011, Lavasa was only alerted to the fact that clearance was granted on 9 November 2011.<ref>{{cite conference | first = Paryavaran | last = Bhawan | title = Environmental Clearance for the Development of Hill Station Township at Village Mulshi and Velhe Talukas, District Pune, Maharashtra my M/s. Lavasa Corporation Ltd. —regarding. | publisher = Government of India Ministry of Environment and Forests | date = 9 November 2011 | location = New Delhi | url = http://moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/Lavasa_order_Ph_1.pdf | access-date = 2011-01-18}}</ref>

===Accusations of nepotism===
[[Sharad Pawar]], an Indian politician born in the state of Maharashtra, is alleged to have demanded compensation for allowing Lavasa to be constructed. When Lavasa Corporation was receiving necessary clearances from the government of Maharashtra, relatives of Pawar had part-ownership of the company developing the project.<ref name=nepotism1>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/special_lavasa-trail-reinforces-the-sharad-pawar-connection-and-ipl-link_1486204|title=Lavasa trail reinforces the Sharad Pawar connection & IPL link
|first=Abhay|last=Vaidya|publisher=DNA|date=26 December 2010|place=Pune|access-date=21 February 2011}}</ref> Pawar's daughter and son-in-law had more than 20% ownership between 2002 and 2004, and they later sold their stakes.<ref name=nepo/> A nephew of his was the chairman of Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation when it signed off on lease agreements for Lavasa and allowed Lavasa to store water and build dams.<ref name=nepotism1/>

==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
*[[Aamby Valley City]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Western Ghats}}

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[[Category:Private cities]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Pune district]]
[[Category:Populated places in the Western Ghats]]
[[Category:New Urbanism communities]]
[[Category:Resorts in India]]
[[Category:Hill stations in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Environmental controversies]]
[[Category:Corruption in Maharashtra]]

Lavasa - Revision history

BarbaraMajeski6 at 06:21, 28 March 2026