"I have requested to the Union Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan to grant environment clearance to Lavasa Phase-I if all the pre-conditions set by the ministry have been fulfilled," he told reporters.
Mr Chavan's request comes on a day when the Maharashtra government filed a criminal case against HCC, the promoters of Lavasa Hill City including its Chairman Ajit Gulabchand, for alleged violations of the Environment Protection Act (EPA), fulfilling the fifth and final pre-condition of the Environment Ministry for granting clearance to the first phase of the hill city.
One of the pre-conditions was taking credible action against Lavasa for alleged violation of the Environment Protection Act in the hill city project.
The action by the state government was initiated following directions from the Bombay High Court. Read the full report here.
Source: NDTV, New Delhi.
