Lavasa a picturesque Place near Pune on the endangered Western Ghats is the latest place which is to be ravaged in a planned manner by the developer Hindustan Construction company in connivance with the State Govt of Maharashtra.
The Plans to develop this site was initiated by Supriya sule & her spouse and were amongst the promoters but sensing future trouble they quitely distanced themselves from this mega Project.
The laws stipulate that any all projects situated at a height of 1000 metres & above should be cleared by the Centre and the State Govt does not have any say in the matter.
Lavasa at certain points exceed the stipulated height of 1000 metres and it is but natural that certain vested interests must have corroborated & conspired to give a green flag to this development which blatantly violates Environment protection Act.
It seems that the Promoters of this Project were influenced by the Amby Valley Project(Promoted by the Sahara Group) which too has minted crores by developing a similar site.
The Opponents of this Project is led by Lawyer & former IPS Officer Y P SINGH who has sent a legal notice to the Union Environment ministry Challenging the Clearances given by the State Govt.
We need more of such upright & honest officers who can take on the might of the Centre/State given the fact they know the Challenges having worked in a similar atmosphere of lies,corruption and mismanagement.
Progress which is synonymous to development is a must but certainly should not be at the Cost of ravaging the environment and destroying the fragile biodiversity.
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