Lavasa

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

Key facts

Settlement.name: Lavasa
Settlement.settlement_type: Planned cityHill city
Settlement.image_skyline: Lavasahills.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of Lavasa hills
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Maharashtra
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Maharashtra, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Maharashtra
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Pune district
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 100
Settlement.elevation_m: 630
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Official
Settlement.demographics1_info1: Marathi

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Official website

Lavasa

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: planned community
Country: India
Located in: Pune
Area: 100
Elevation: 640
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Official website: www.lavasa.com
Image: Lavasahills.jpg

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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections

Contents

History
Land
Current progress
Administration
Surrounding village
Future plans
Insolvency
Education
Awards and recognition
Controversies
Environmental damage
Quarrying
Land acquisition
Use of water resources
Orders to halt construction
Accusations of nepotism
See also
References

A or 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.

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