Maharashtra's new hill station set to come up in Pune's Mulshi.

After the controversy-hit Lavasa and Aamby Valley, construction of Maharashtra's next new lakeside hill township could begin soon in Pune's Mulshi taluka, with the state environment authority granting environmental clearances.

The State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) recently gave clearance for land and infrastructure development for the new hill station, spread over 5,914 acres. The project is proposed by the Mumbai-based Maharashtra Valley View Pvt Ltd. (MVVPL).

This would be the first new hill station to come up after Lavasa and Aamby Valley under the Maharashtra’s government 18-year-old policy to build new hill stations.

The SEIAA is the final authority in appraising real estate, industrial and commercial projects in the state after they are screened by the State Environment Appraisal Committees (SEAC) operating under it. The authority gave environment clearance to the new hill station project during its meeting held on October 29.


THE INDIAN EXPRESS