# Congress alleges ‘gigantic scandal’ as Adani cuts project cost 99% 2026-11-13T07:58:13+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Outlets counted: deccanherald.com, timesnownews.com The Congress on Friday, 13 November 2026, accused Adani Green Energy of reducing the cost of its 1,500 MW hydropower project in Maharashtra’s Satara district from Rs 5,675 crore to Rs 56.75 crore, a 99% cut it called a ‘scandal of gigantic proportions’. Jairam Ramesh shared a report by The Indian Express on X, saying the revision also slashes the company’s wildlife sanctuary deposit to Rs 2.27 crore from Rs 227 crore. Following a complaint on 30 October to the Prime Minister’s and Maharashtra Chief Minister’s grievance portals, the Union Environment Ministry directed the state forest department to investigate on priority on 6 November, and a probe has been initiated. The Congress reiterated its demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the Adani Group. There was no immediate comment from the Adani Group, Maharashtra government or the Centre. ## Indian Opinion Analysis All four sources report the Congress’s allegations nearly identically, carrying the party’s call for a JPC probe and Jairam Ramesh’s ‘Modani’ label without any official response from the government or the Adani Group. The coverage is uniform straight agency-style reporting of the opposition charge. The difference is one of depth: Deccan Herald, The Hindu, and Economic Times include the procedural detail that the MoEF&CC directed the state forest department to investigate on priority on 6 November, while Times Now omits it, placing more emphasis on the Congress’s rhetoric. None of the sources independently verify the cost revision or report the outcome of the probe that has already been initiated. The shared absence of any comment from the government or the company means the story remains a contested claim pending the state forest department’s investigation. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 1 neutral, 1 sensationalist - deccanherald.com Led with Congress attack full, included probe detail - timesnownews.com (sensationalist) Omitted the probe initiation, heavier on Congress rhetoric Background, not counted: thehindu.com , economictimes.indiatimes.com This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Adani Green Energy, Adani Group, Congress, Jairam Ramesh, Maharashtra, MoEFCC Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/congress-alleges-gigantic-scandal-as-adani-cuts-project-cost-99/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/congress-alleges-gigantic-scandal-as-adani-cuts-project-cost-99/#story-in-brief Gate decision: pass (pass: linked qualifying outlets 2 of 4, relevance 9) Freshness: pass (fresh: newest qualifying source 2026-11-13 07:29Z (feed), 0.5 h old) Image: photograph. Source: https://images.timesnownews.com/thumb/msid-156503451,thumbsize-1499654,width-1280,height-720,resizemode-75/156503451.jpg. How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/