Summary:
Niranjan Hiranandani acquired 250 acres of quarry land and transformed it into the country’s first self-contained township heralding the walk-to-work concept. To widen it, the catchment area of Powai Lake had to be shrunk, something environmentalists haven’t forgiven the authorities for.There was another controversy. Besides, Powai is one of Mumbai’s least congested parts, replete with green spaces and milder weather, not to speak of premium property prices. L&T refused to comment on the matter.Such objections apart, Powai can be touted as a relatively better example of sustainable development. Prices have kept pace with prestige, a far cry from the pretownship era when no one had heard of Powai..