Lavasa
Sign in to saveLavasa (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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Wikidata facts
- Area
- 100
- Elevation
- 640
- Official website
- www.lavasa.com
- Image
- Lavasahills.jpg
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- 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
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.
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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