{
  "id": 16486488,
  "title": "Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis Rejects Tree-Felling Allegations Over ₹30,000 Crore Torrent Power Project In Karjat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/maharashtra-cm-devendra-fadnavis-rejects-tree-felling-allegations",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T14:16:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharashtra-cm-devendra-fadnavis-rejects-tree-felling-allegations-over-30000-crore-torrent-power-project-in-karjat"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of Maharashtra on Sunday dismissed opposition claims of widespread tree felling for Torrent Power's Karjat-based pumped-storage hydropower project as a \"fake narrative\". Fadnavis stated that the project would be beneficial for the environment and comply with legal regulations, asserting that no livelihood would be harmed and appropriate rehabilitation would be provided if necessary. The government emphasized that the Rs 30,000 crore project would generate 12,000 MW of clean energy, benefit the state in terms of investment, employment, and electricity supply, and avoid burning 4.6 million tonnes of coal annually while saving 19.7 billion litres of cooling water per year. The government also mentioned that the project site is 16 km away from the Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary and 20 km from the Jyotirlinga temple, and that it falls outside the Eco-Sensitive Zone. Torrent Power has promised to plant 90,000 trees as part of compensatory plantation measures, with the company planting 60,000 and the Forest Department adding 30,000.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday accused the Opposition of spreading a “fake narrative” over alleged large-scale tree felling for Torrent Power’s proposed pumped-storage hydropower project in Karjat taluka of Raigad district, asserting that the project would be environmentally beneficial and implemented within the legal framework. Tree-Felling Controversy Intensifies The project…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}