Check out a few environment initiatives by Lavasa.

1. Lavasa Corporation Limited
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2. March ‘12

3. Environment Initiatives
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4. Index
• Environment Initiatives – Water
• Environment Initiatives – Biodiversity
• Environment Initiatives – Hydroseeding
• Environment Initiatives - Slope Greening
• Environment Initiatives – Others
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5. Environment Initiatives
Water
Air Biodiversity
Food Sustainable Natural
Sustainability development Resources
Parks,
gardens,
Waste green spaces
Management Energy
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6. Environment Initiatives – Water
• Rainwater Management
– Check dams , Nallah bunding
– Increases the Ground Water Level thereby boosting biodiversity
– 50 to 60% increase in Biomass Generation
– Reduction in Soil Erosion
– Integrated Rainwater Management processes underway
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7. Environment Initiatives – Water
• CCT (Continuous Contour Trenching) to prevent soil erosion
Before After CCT
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8. Environment Initiatives – Water
• Maintaining Water Quality
– Treatment of sewage done to highest tertiary standards using both UV & Ozonisation
– Quality of treated water better than lake raw water
– Centralized and de-centralized treatment plants
– Explore new technologies for water / sewage treatment such as Soil Biotechnology
(developed by IIT Mumbai)
• Special Initiative - Ecological Mapping of Lake Water
2.4 MLD Permanent STP Package STP Soil Bio-technology
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9. Environment Initiatives - Biodiversity (flora)
• Conservation of existing flora
– Stopped the existing practice of slash and burn cultivation through mass awareness
– Use of certified fuel wood made compulsory to prevent tree cutting
April 2002 April 2010
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10. Environment Initiatives – Biodiversity (flora)
• Conservation of existing flora
– Tree transplantation
– Preservation of ‘Top Soil’ for further use in landscaping.
– Creation of Watch Towers to ensure watch and quick identification of forest fires
Tree Transplantation Watch Tower
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11. Environment Initiatives – Biodiversity (flora)
• Enhancement of existing flora
– Mass Plantation
– Hydroseeding to prevent soil erosion and facilitate quick vegetation
– Imported technology ; Advisory Services of Mr Doug Wimble, Ex-President IECA
(International Erosion Control Association)
– Completed over 365 acres - 1st time in India done successfully
• Soil Bio-Engineering
– Use of natural and eco-friendly material for slope protection during monsoon
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12. Environment Initiatives - Biodiversity (fauna)
• Ensuring minimal human – animal conflict during and after development
• Development of a continuous animal corridor
• Creation of wildlife corridors and artificial water holes
• Release of fish in dam water, aquatic birds and deer to maintain a healthy
bio diversity
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13. Impact of Initiatives – Images
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14. Environment Initiatives - Hydroseeding
During application
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15. Environment Initiatives - Hydroseeding
Result after 30 days during monsoon
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16. Environment Initiatives - Slope Greening
April 2005
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17. Environment Initiatives - Slope Greening
April, 2010
April 2010
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18. Satellite Images of Dasve
0 1.25 2.5 5 7.5 10 12.5
Kilometers
0 1.25 2.5 5 7.5 10 1
Apr 2002 Apr 2009
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19. Vegetation Mapping Results- Dasve
Dasve
2002 2009
Sr.
Classes Area in Area in Total Area in Area in Total
No.
Sq.km % Vegetation % Sq.km % Vegetation %
1 Vegetation 1.84 18.8 1.93 19.71
2 Dense Vegetation 2.99 30.54 3.41 34.83
3 Shrub 2.45 25.02 2.68 27.38
4 Barren Land 1.94 19.82 74.36 0.94 9.6 81.92
5 Water Body 0.4 4.09 0.46 4.7
6 Sand 0.15 1.53 0.17 1.74
7 Built-Up 0.02 0.2 0.2 2.04
Total 9.79 100 9.79 100
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20. Other Initiatives
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21. Environment Initiatives – Natural Resources
• Promoting the use of bamboo in all its uses
– Icon of sustainability – highest carbon sequestration amongst all floral species
– Tensile strength of steel
• Lavasa Bamboocrafts Ltd.
– A factory that produces furniture and decorative artefacts made out of locally available
bamboo
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22. Environment Initiatives – Nature Tourism
• Number of tourist attractions and symbols of sustainable development
– Theme based Nature Trails
– Neighborhood Parks, Plazas, Avenue Plantations, Promenade Beautification, Ravine
beautification - being developed in phase-wise manner
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23. Environment Initiatives – Nature Tourism
• Nursery established in Bhoini – current stock 50,000 saplings
– For local and commercial purposes
• Certified organic by NOCA (Natural Organic Certification Association)
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24. Environment Initiatives – Food
• Organic Farm over sample area under development
– Consultancy with INORA (Institute of National Organic Agriculture)
– Current organic crops grown : beetroot, potato, tomato, bottle gourd,
• Level 1 organic certification already received for food produced
• Future plans -Agro-based tourist attraction ,Community Farming
Fresh organically grown tomatoes within the
Organic farm – Tomato
Bhoini nursery at Lavasa
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25. Environment Initiatives – Air
• Recording of metrological parameters daily through 3 stations
• Monitoring of air quality as per Environment Management Plan
• Measures adopted to control dust pollution
– Sprinkling of water over roads to prevent dust pollution during construction
– Water sprinkling during crusher operations, plantation around, use of PPE (dust masks) in
such working areas
– A mobile pollution measuring van
Mobile Pollution Control Measuring Van Weather Monitoring Unit
March ‘12

26. Environment Initiatives - Waste Management
• Compulsory segregation of solid waste initiated - 2-bin system
– Bio-degradable waste treated using Organic Waste Convertor technology
– Manure produced is used internally for landscaping.
– Recyclable waste is taken away by recyclers
• Installation of Vermi compost units
Organic Waste Converter Vermi Compost Units
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27. Environment Initiatives - Waste Management
• Integrated solid waste management (SWM) plan being put in place
– Plans to facilitate door to door collection, transportation, sorting and its disposal .
– State of the art sanitary landfill being created to dispose off the inert waste material
– Mobile toilets are placed in many places to facilitate proper hygienic conditions
Portable toilets for labor camps
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28. Environment - Special Initiatives
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29. Environment - Special Initiatives
• Pioneering Biomimicry – a science that uses nature as a model to measure
& mentor
• To be actively incorporated in Lavasa development
• In collaboration with The Biomimicry Guild, USA
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30. Environment - Special Initiatives
• Address by Janine Benyus , co founder of The Biomimicry Guild, USA &
winner of 2009 Champion of the Earth award in Science & Innovation
(UNEP)
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31. Environment - Special Initiatives
• Positioning Lavasa as a sustainable city in Asia
• Implementation of Ecological Performance Standards underway
– With The Biomimicry Guild, U.S.A.
• Renewable energy options integrated in design for Mugaon (second town)
aim for 10 – 15 % of total energy requirement
• Techno-commercial evaluation for establishing wind farms, mini-hydel
power stations and solar farms underway
• Energy Plantation option also being explored
• Dual purpose of greening as well as generation of renewable electricity.
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32. Environment - Special Initiatives
• Green Rating System for Cities
– Lavasa - Part of Core Committee constituted by IGBC (Indian Green Building Council) for
setting up standards and guidelines for establishing Green Cities in India
• Green Building Certification
– Fortune Select Dasve certified (LEED India – NC ; Silver rating)
– Christ College under evaluation
– Evaluating possibility of having major public buildings as LEED India certified
• IECA (International Erosion Control Association) being approached for new
measures for Erosion Control and Slope Stabilization
• Carbon footprint evaluation being explored for Phase 1
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33. Environment Initiatives – Certification
• Green Building Certification (LEED India - NC) for Fortune Select Dasve
hotel awarded
– Awarded by Indian Green Building Council
– Accorded ‘Silver Rating’
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www.twitter.com/lavasacommunity
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