Walking on a collision course, Jairam Ramesh, through the report, has clearly stated that the multi crore ambitious project of Lavasa coming up near Pune is unauthorised and environmentally damaging.
In a strong indictment of Lavasa, the report stated that the construction activity was unauthorised and in violation of EIA notifications of 1994 and 2004.
The report suggested payment of substantial penalty and creation of environment restoration fund by Lavasa for the violation of environmental laws. Read the full report here.
Source: Bahar Dutt, Juhi Chaudhary, CNN-IBN, IBN Live 5, Mumbai.