    {"id":35374,"date":"2022-08-25T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nobroker.in\/blog\/?post_type=web-story&#038;p=35374"},"modified":"2023-11-02T18:27:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T12:57:15","slug":"35374","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/www.nobroker.in\/blog\/web-stories\/35374\/","title":{"rendered":"The tragic history of India\u2019s first planned Hill City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html amp=\"\" lang=\"en\"><head><meta charSet=\"utf-8\"\/><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1\"\/><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0.js\"><\/script><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0\/amp-story-1.0.js\" custom-element=\"amp-story\"><\/script><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?display=swap&amp;family=Alegreya%3Awght%40400%3B700\" rel=\"stylesheet\"\/><link 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India\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:89.15858%;width:77.18447%;height:10.35599%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.628930817610063% 0.628930817610063% 0.628930817610063% 0.628930817610063% \/ 3.125% 3.125% 3.125% 3.125%\" id=\"el-0f67d684-a12f-4a99-bcb1-de89b628c0d2\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.6328616352201255% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.404531em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700\">Lavasa: The tragic history of India\u2019s first planned Hill City.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"af2d100f-da0b-4253-9cd6-9939b3390ace\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#849ca9\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-7a55f6fc-d272-404c-8de3-3df40b712f97\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nobroker.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/web-stories-02-5.jpg\" alt=\"Lavasa City was planned as a hilltop planned city,\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:12.62136%;top:72.00647%;width:77.18447%;height:5.66343%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.628930817610063% 0.628930817610063% 0.628930817610063% 0.628930817610063% \/ 5.714285714285714% 5.714285714285714% 5.714285714285714% 5.714285714285714%\" id=\"el-21c68339-3deb-4522-a92f-ca3639e506d1\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.6581761006289314% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.420712em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700\">Lavasa: Where? What? How?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:12.62136%;top:77.6699%;width:76.69903%;height:21.84466%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 1.4814814814814816% 1.4814814814814816% 1.4814814814814816% 1.4814814814814816%\" id=\"el-f1557f6d-5cc6-420a-9f40-e683103c8d0a\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.5604430379746838% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span>Lavasa City was planned as a hilltop planned city, 60 km from Pune, modelled after Italy\u2019s Portofino. But things did not go as planned.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"b326eef5-cf73-4542-8321-1d0cf974c835\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#d6dbdc\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-bbf9dd4e-66aa-4fb4-a9df-6706f6170e8b\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nobroker.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/web-stories-03-5.jpg\" alt=\"History of Lavasa\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.40777%;top:77.6699%;width:76.69903%;height:21.84466%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 1.4814814814814816% 1.4814814814814816% 1.4814814814814816% 1.4814814814814816%\" id=\"el-315181db-59d2-4f84-88d1-9b7cd40b9178\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.5604430379746838% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span>Tucked amidst the scenic Western Ghats and monsoon vegetation Lavasa would have been a dream come true for Maharashtra and India.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.8932%;top:72.49191%;width:78.64078%;height:5.66343%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6172839506172839% 0.6172839506172839% 0.6172839506172839% 0.6172839506172839% \/ 5.714285714285714% 5.714285714285714% 5.714285714285714% 5.714285714285714%\" id=\"el-a85c41f9-61e0-4a81-a2d7-68bbb0f370da\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.6459876543209883% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.420712em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700\">History of Lavasa<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"39520c89-31d7-4859-8a11-cc214765b6ce\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#a08981\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-6ca6f54b-595c-4cbf-8c11-7ec34bb4d5ce\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nobroker.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/web-stories-04-5.jpg\" alt=\"The project was caught in property purchase disputes following which the project lost momentum.\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:86.40777%;width:77.18447%;height:13.43042%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.628930817610063% 0.628930817610063% 0.628930817610063% 0.628930817610063% \/ 2.4096385542168677% 2.4096385542168677% 2.4096385542168677% 2.4096385542168677%\" id=\"el-8b78c6e6-d37e-430c-aa8a-08500a7e3e29\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.556918238993711% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span>The project was caught in property purchase disputes following which the project lost momentum.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.16505%;top:80.90615%;width:77.18447%;height:5.66343%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.628930817610063% 0.628930817610063% 0.628930817610063% 0.628930817610063% \/ 5.714285714285714% 5.714285714285714% 5.714285714285714% 5.714285714285714%\" id=\"el-81792a46-e5ca-4e5d-bffe-399d8a49ec08\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.6581761006289314% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.420712em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700\">Lavasa: What Happened?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"483fb226-6c16-410f-8588-b814a35e1888\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#797e7d\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-d39de79e-51e7-4630-90bb-d843d617cfbb\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nobroker.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/web-stories-05-5.jpg\" alt=\"The project which started in 2000 is debt-ridden and neglected. Now the area has become a ghost town.\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.16505%;top:86.40777%;width:77.18447%;height:13.43042%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.628930817610063% 0.628930817610063% 0.628930817610063% 0.628930817610063% \/ 2.4096385542168677% 2.4096385542168677% 2.4096385542168677% 2.4096385542168677%\" id=\"el-a14b07e9-1789-4c51-a578-0ebb9bd72296\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.556918238993711% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span>The project which started in 2000 is debt-ridden and neglected. Now the area has become a ghost town.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.8932%;top:80.90615%;width:77.6699%;height:5.66343%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.625% 0.625% 0.625% 0.625% \/ 5.714285714285714% 5.714285714285714% 5.714285714285714% 5.714285714285714%\" id=\"el-8601fd80-221b-43b6-ac95-a9b70ea29482\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.6540625000000005% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.420712em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700\">Lavasa Then and Now<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"e9591ab5-b2f1-4b36-8257-9d5aad5e121f\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#8f9085\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-4fb90fee-6812-4686-bacf-70b47c6ff437\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nobroker.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/web-stories-06-5.jpg\" alt=\"The project was caught up in environmental clearance and land purchase disputes and came to a standstill by 2011.\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:81.87702%;width:77.18447%;height:17.63754%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.628930817610063% 0.628930817610063% 0.628930817610063% 0.628930817610063% \/ 1.834862385321101% 1.834862385321101% 1.834862385321101% 1.834862385321101%\" id=\"el-3f9ae18e-aabd-4bcf-ac93-2d6607dc8064\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.556918238993711% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span>The project was caught up in environmental clearance and land purchase disputes and came to a standstill by 2011.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:76.3754%;width:77.18447%;height:5.66343%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.628930817610063% 0.628930817610063% 0.628930817610063% 0.628930817610063% \/ 5.714285714285714% 5.714285714285714% 5.714285714285714% 5.714285714285714%\" id=\"el-a82840ad-f1a2-4b0e-a957-9ace9e625689\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.6581761006289314% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.420712em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700\">Why is Lavasa a Ghost City?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"b49628d4-9247-4845-9c0b-782b28a81e38\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#6f7871\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-67f57e7a-0ba5-4607-9e6d-948b7b2b0551\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nobroker.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/web-stories-07-5.jpg\" alt=\"There are no direct trains or aircraft. But you can reach Lavasa via road. Lavasa is 23 km from the Lonavala railway station.\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:76.53722%;width:77.18447%;height:17.63754%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.628930817610063% 0.628930817610063% 0.628930817610063% 0.628930817610063% \/ 1.834862385321101% 1.834862385321101% 1.834862385321101% 1.834862385321101%\" id=\"el-3237bed0-1892-42da-8343-35e5a43fbc20\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.556918238993711% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span>There are no direct trains or aircraft. But you can reach Lavasa via road. Lavasa is 23 km from Lonavala railway station.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:65.69579%;width:76.69903%;height:10.84142%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 2.9850746268656714% 2.9850746268656714% 2.9850746268656714% 2.9850746268656714%\" id=\"el-a0f132c1-eb3f-4fa6-bf52-bf3c23dc94f7\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.6623417721518993% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.420712em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700\">How do I go from Pune to Lavasa?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-page-outlink layout=\"nodisplay\" cta-image=\"https:\/\/www.nobroker.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/NoBroker-Official-Logo.png\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nobroker.in\/blog\/enigmatic-lavasa-city\/\" rel=\"\">Learn more<\/a><\/amp-story-page-outlink><\/amp-story-page><\/amp-story><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn about the tragic tale of the first Indian-planned hilltop smart city Lavasa city near Pune.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":35398,"template":"","meta":{"web_stories_products":[],"web_stories_publisher_logo":10521,"web_stories_poster":[],"footnotes":""},"web_story_category":[10993],"web_story_tag":[],"class_list":["post-35374","web-story","type-web-story","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - 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