Lavasa
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| Type | Private |
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| Headquarters | Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Key people | Ajit Gulabchand, Founder and Chairman, HCC India, L. M. Thapar Group of Companies, Venkateshwara Hatcheries, Avantha Group |
| Industry | Urban Development and Management |
| Website | Lavasa.com |
Lavasa (Marathi: लवासा) is a planned city billed as India's first hill city since Independence, being developed in accordance with the controversial Hill Station policy passed by the Maharashtra government in 2000. The project is being developed primarily by HCC India near Pune and Mumbai and is spread over 25,000 acres (100 km2).
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[edit] Location
Lavasa is located in the Western Ghats, on the banks of the Baji Pasalkar Reservoir behind the Varasgaon Dam (Varasgaon Dam & Reservoir) near Pune and Mumbai. The city is coming up on eight large hillocks that surround the elongated Varasgaon Dam Reservoir. The project covers approximately 25,000 acres (100 km2) of land. Lavasa is located within 80 minutes from Pune (approximately 50 km) and 3 hours from Mumbai (approx 180 km). There are five access routes to Lavasa, one of which is enhanced and developed.
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| Coordinates | 18°14′29″N 73°18′09″E / 18.2415°N 73.3024°E |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District(s) | Pune |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area | 50 km2 (19 sq mi) |
| Website | www.lavasa.com |
[edit] Plans
Lavasa is planned in four phases out of which, Phase I in Davse will be operational from 2010 with almost 1,000 villas and 500 apartments. The development of Phase II will begin next year and would be ready by 2014. The third and fourth phases would be ready by 2017 and 2021, respectively.
[edit] Planned economy drivers of the city
- Research centres
- Hospitality and tourism
- Education
- Resident population
- Health care
The city has tied up with various names in the respective sectors to develop the required hard and soft infrastructure These include
- Apollo hospitals: Hospital and wellness centre
- Accor Developers: Hotels and convention centres
- Christ University: Education
- Symbiosis: Education
- Grand Mercure: Hotels
- ITC: Fortune Hotels
- Novotel: Hotels
- Starwood: Hotels
- Institute of International Business Relations, Germany: Education
- National School of Hotel Management, Kolkata: Education
- École hôtelière de Lausanne, Lausanne:Education
- Space Investment Co. LLC - Spaceworld theme park over 65 acres (260,000 m2) [1]
- Faldo design - Nick Faldo golf academy and 18 hole championship Lavasa golf course spread over 150 acres (610,000 m2)[2]
Lavasa has signed electricity supply agreements with the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) and Tata Power Company Ltd [1].
[edit] History
The Lavasa project is being constructed by Ajit Gulabchand's Hindustan Construction Company with Hincon Techno Consultants as the primary engineering consultant. The master plan was developed by HOK, USA. The project feasibility and research was done by Accenture & ACNielsen, Urban planning by Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum and branding by Landor, (Hong Kong).
[edit] Awards and recognition
Lavasa has received international appreciation from the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) for its Master Plan and an Award of Excellence from the prestigious American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).[3]
[edit] State policy
The government has not required the promoters of Lavasa to reserve accommodation for economic weaker sections of society. For HCC, the Return on Investments on Lavasa could mean a final project value of Rs 20,000 crores (or 200 billion) against a cost of Rs. 8,000 to 9,000 crores (or 80 to 90 billion) [2].
[edit] Water resources
The Varasgaon Dam's reservoir very nearly dries up in the hot summer months leading up to the monsoon. HCC, in order to address that problem has built a mini dam that has created a reservoir holding of 1.8 million cubic metres of water. Pune's population requires about 11.5 thousand million cubic ft (TMC) water[clarification needed] and the capacity of the Varasgaon Dam Reservoir is also about 11.5 TMC[1]. Lavasa Corporation acquired permissions to get 1.5 TMC water (14%) from Varasgaon dam. About 90 small streams have been diverted and are being projected as tourist attraction s-patkar/486570/0
Lavasa Corporation will pump water from the Varasgaon Dam Reservoir which is mainly responsible for Pune city’s water supply. Lavasa pays the irrigation department for actual consumption of water. However, through several dams and check dams, 0.9 TMC would be added to the Varasgaon reservoir. Lavasa will consume approximately 0.5 TMC of water. Therefore, a surplus of 0.4 TMC water would be added to the Varasgaon reservoir[3].
 Entrance Gate |
 Ekaant Lodge |
 Helipad |
 Aerial view of Dasve valley |
 Town center under construction |
 ITC Hotel under construction |
 Lakeside promenade under construction |
 Apartments under construction |
 Townhall under construction |
 Nature trail |
 Water sports |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.financialexpress.com/news/lavasa-to-host-spaceworld-asias-first-space-edutainment-centre-at-rs-400-crore-investment/413522/
- ^ http://www.nickfaldo.com/archive/news/story/80
- ^ http://www.landscapeonline.com/research/article/5927
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