The Environment Ministry today said there are loopholes in Lavasa Corporation's reply to its notice for alleged violation of norms in its 25,000-hectares hill city project near Pune. Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said in a statement that the ministry is studying it further and a response will be given within the stipulated time. However, no timeline was given. In its reply, Lavasa Corporation, a unit of HCC, today charged the Environment Ministry with acting under pressure from activists. It also alleged that there are malafide intentions against the project and critical facts related to it have been suppressed. Last week, the Ministry had slapped a show cause notice on Lavasa for carrying out construction works at its hill-city project without the ministry's approval. It had said that the construction was carried out above 1,000 metres of sea level against the permitted range of 640-900 metres.