{
  "id": 19761357,
  "title": "‘Scandal of gigantic proportions’: Congress on Adani slashing Maharashtra power project cost by 99%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/scandal-of-gigantic-proportions-congress-on-adani-slashing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T05:21:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/scandal-of-gigantic-proportions-congress-on-adani-slashing-maharashtra-power-project-cost-by-99/article71696596.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On November 13, 2026, the Congress Party launched a scathing attack on the Modi Government over the nuclear energy company Adani Green Energy Limited's alleged attempt to slash the cost of a hydropower project in Maharashtra's Satara district by 99%. The Congress Party's communications chief, Jairam Ramesh, expressed shock at the revelation, calling it a \"scandal of gigantic proportions\" and demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the Adani Group's operations. According to a newspaper report, Adani Green Energy Limited has sought to reduce the cost of its 1,500 megawatt hydropower project from ₹5,675 crore to just ₹56.75 crore, a reduction that also cuts the amount the company must deposit for wildlife sanctuary conservation and protection to just ₹2.27 crore from ₹227 crore. The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change had initiated an investigation into the matter following complaints lodged with the Prime Minister's grievance redressal portal and the State Government's Aaple Sarkar grievance redressal portal. However, there was no immediate response from the Adani Group, the Maharashtra Government, or the Central Government regarding the allegations.",
  "summary": "Adani Green Energy Limited has sought to sharply revise the cost of its 1,500 megawatt hydropower project in Maharashtra's Satara district downwards to ₹56.75 crore from ₹5,675 crore, a newspaper report said",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Adani slashes Maharashtra power project cost by 99%, its forest dues plummet; Centre orders probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/adani-slashes-maharashtra-power-project-cost-by-99-its-forest-dues",
        "published": "2026-11-13T00:30:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}