March ‘12

Lavasa Corporation Limited

March ‘12

March ‘12

Environment Initiatives

March ‘12

Index

• Environment Initiatives – Water

• Environment Initiatives – Biodiversity

• Environment Initiatives – Hydroseeding

• Environment Initiatives - Slope Greening

• Environment Initiatives – Others

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Environment Initiatives

WaterAir

Waste Management

Food Sustainability

Energy

Natural Resources

Parks, gardens,

green spaces

Biodiversity

Sustainable development

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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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Before After CCT

Environment Initiatives – Water • CCT (Continuous Contour Trenching) to prevent soil erosion

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Package STP2.4 MLD Permanent STP Soil Bio-technology

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

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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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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

Watch TowerTree Transplantation

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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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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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Impact of Initiatives – Images

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Environment Initiatives - Hydroseeding

During application

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Environment Initiatives - Hydroseeding

Result after 30 days during monsoon

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April 2005

Environment Initiatives - Slope Greening

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April, 2010 April 2010

Environment Initiatives - Slope Greening

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0 2.5 5 7.5 10 12.51.25

Kilometers0 2.5 5 7.5 10 12.51.25

Kilometers

Apr 2002 Apr 2009

Satellite Images of Dasve

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Vegetation Mapping Results- Dasve

Dasve

Sr. No. Classes

2002 2009

Area in

Sq.km

Area in %

Total Vegetation %

Area in Sq.km

Area in %

Total Vegetation

%

1 Vegetation 1.84 18.8

74.36

1.93 19.71

81.92

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 0.94 9.6

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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Other Initiatives

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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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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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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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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 Bhoini nursery at Lavasa

Organic farm – Tomato

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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

Weather Monitoring UnitMobile Pollution Control Measuring Van

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Environment Initiatives - Waste Management

Organic Waste Converter Vermi Compost Units

• 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

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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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Environment - Special Initiatives

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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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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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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.

March ‘12

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

March ‘12

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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