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Former Maharashtra Revenue secretary Ramesh Kumar today said that he had highlighted irregularities in his report on Lavasa Hill city in 2010.

 According to him,  Krishna Valley Development corporation leased out a sizeable portion of the government and gram panchyat land on a lease of Rs. 3.28 lacs for a 30 year period.  Surplus land of 300 hectares was bought by Lavasa Corporation and they failed to pay 75% payable as premium  to the government. They also bought land from 100 tribal cultivators without following the due procedure.

Kumar also refused to comment on whether he feltvictimised since he was not given posting in the Maharashtra administrative tribunal after retirement. " I can't comment on this,"he said.

Earlier in the day, Industries Minister Narayan Rane,who earlier held revenue portfolio, said he had acted on kumar's report by recommending disciplinary action against officials who did not follow due procedure regarding tribal land.