4. Index
β’ Environment Initiatives β Water
β’ Environment Initiatives β Biodiversity
β’ Environment Initiatives β Hydroseeding
β’ Environment Initiatives - Slope Greening
β’ Environment Initiatives β 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 β Water
β’ Rainwater Management
β Check dams , Nallah bunding
β Increases the Ground Water Level thereby boosting biodiversity
β 50 to 60% increase in Biomass Generation
β Reduction in Soil Erosion
β Integrated Rainwater Management processes underway
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7. Environment Initiatives β Water
β’ CCT (Continuous Contour Trenching) to prevent soil erosion
Before After CCT
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8. Environment Initiatives β Water
β’ Maintaining Water Quality
β Treatment of sewage done to highest tertiary standards using both UV & Ozonisation
β Quality of treated water better than lake raw water
β Centralized and de-centralized treatment plants
β Explore new technologies for water / sewage treatment such as Soil Biotechnology
(developed by IIT Mumbai)
β’ 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)
β’ Conservation of existing flora
β Stopped the existing practice of slash and burn cultivation through mass awareness
β Use of certified fuel wood made compulsory to prevent tree cutting
April 2002 April 2010
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10. Environment Initiatives β Biodiversity (flora)
β’ Conservation of existing flora
β Tree transplantation
β Preservation of βTop Soilβ for further use in landscaping.
β Creation of Watch Towers to ensure watch and quick identification of forest fires
Tree Transplantation Watch Tower
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11. Environment Initiatives β Biodiversity (flora)
β’ Enhancement of existing flora
β Mass Plantation
β Hydroseeding to prevent soil erosion and facilitate quick vegetation
β Imported technology ; Advisory Services of Mr Doug Wimble, Ex-President IECA
(International Erosion Control Association)
β Completed over 365 acres - 1st time in India done successfully
β’ Soil Bio-Engineering
β Use of natural and eco-friendly material for slope protection during monsoon
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12. Environment Initiatives - Biodiversity (fauna)
β’ Ensuring minimal human β animal conflict during and after development
β’ Development of a continuous animal corridor
β’ Creation of wildlife corridors and artificial water holes
β’ Release of fish in dam water, aquatic birds and deer to maintain a healthy
bio diversity
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21. Environment Initiatives β Natural Resources
β’ Promoting the use of bamboo in all its uses
β Icon of sustainability β highest carbon sequestration amongst all floral species
β Tensile strength of steel
β’ Lavasa Bamboocrafts Ltd.
β A factory that produces furniture and decorative artefacts made out of locally available
bamboo
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22. Environment Initiatives β Nature Tourism
β’ Number of tourist attractions and symbols of sustainable development
β Theme based Nature Trails
β Neighborhood Parks, Plazas, Avenue Plantations, Promenade Beautification, Ravine
beautification - being developed in phase-wise manner
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23. Environment Initiatives β Nature Tourism
β’ Nursery established in Bhoini β current stock 50,000 saplings
β For local and commercial purposes
β’ Certified organic by NOCA (Natural Organic Certification Association)
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24. Environment Initiatives β Food
β’ Organic Farm over sample area under development
β Consultancy with INORA (Institute of National Organic Agriculture)
β Current organic crops grown : beetroot, potato, tomato, bottle gourd,
β’ Level 1 organic certification already received for food produced
β’ Future plans -Agro-based tourist attraction ,Community Farming
Fresh organically grown tomatoes within the
Organic farm β Tomato
Bhoini nursery at Lavasa
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25. Environment Initiatives β Air
β’ Recording of metrological parameters daily through 3 stations
β’ Monitoring of air quality as per Environment Management Plan
β’ Measures adopted to control dust pollution
β Sprinkling of water over roads to prevent dust pollution during construction
β Water sprinkling during crusher operations, plantation around, use of PPE (dust masks) in
such working areas
β A mobile pollution measuring van
Mobile Pollution Control Measuring Van Weather Monitoring Unit
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26. Environment Initiatives - Waste Management
β’ Compulsory segregation of solid waste initiated - 2-bin system
β Bio-degradable waste treated using Organic Waste Convertor technology
β Manure produced is used internally for landscaping.
β Recyclable waste is taken away by recyclers
β’ Installation of Vermi compost units
Organic Waste Converter Vermi Compost Units
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27. Environment Initiatives - Waste Management
β’ Integrated solid waste management (SWM) plan being put in place
β Plans to facilitate door to door collection, transportation, sorting and its disposal .
β State of the art sanitary landfill being created to dispose off the inert waste material
β Mobile toilets are placed in many places to facilitate proper hygienic conditions
Portable toilets for labor camps
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29. Environment - Special Initiatives
β’ Pioneering Biomimicry β a science that uses nature as a model to measure
& mentor
β’ To be actively incorporated in Lavasa development
β’ In collaboration with The Biomimicry Guild, USA
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30. Environment - Special Initiatives
β’ 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
β’ Positioning Lavasa as a sustainable city in Asia
β’ Implementation of Ecological Performance Standards underway
β With The Biomimicry Guild, U.S.A.
β’ Renewable energy options integrated in design for Mugaon (second town)
aim for 10 β 15 % of total energy requirement
β’ Techno-commercial evaluation for establishing wind farms, mini-hydel
power stations and solar farms underway
β’ Energy Plantation option also being explored
β’ Dual purpose of greening as well as generation of renewable electricity.
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32. Environment - Special Initiatives
β’ Green Rating System for Cities
β Lavasa - Part of Core Committee constituted by IGBC (Indian Green Building Council) for
setting up standards and guidelines for establishing Green Cities in India
β’ Green Building Certification
β Fortune Select Dasve certified (LEED India β NC ; Silver rating)
β Christ College under evaluation
β Evaluating possibility of having major public buildings as LEED India certified
β’ IECA (International Erosion Control Association) being approached for new
measures for Erosion Control and Slope Stabilization
β’ Carbon footprint evaluation being explored for Phase 1
March β12
33. Environment Initiatives β Certification
β’ Green Building Certification (LEED India - NC) for Fortune Select Dasve
hotel awarded
β Awarded by Indian Green Building Council
β Accorded βSilver Ratingβ
March β12
34. www.lavasa.com
www.lavasafuturecities.com
www.facebook.com/lavasacommunity
www.twitter.com/lavasacommunity
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