Sri Lankan government to review Adani Group’s projects
Colombo: The Sri Lankan Ministry of Power and Energy has announced plans to form a committee to review the Adani Group’s projects in the country. The committee's formation is expected to be discussed in the upcoming cabinet meeting, with an emphasis on evaluating the estimated costs of the projects, as reported by Newsfirst.
Previously, the Sri Lankan government had set up a separate committee to investigate the Adani Group’s wind power plant projects in the country. These plants, located in Mannar and Pooneryn, are projected to generate 484 megawatts of electricity.
The announcement follows the Adani Group's withdrawal from a $553 million loan agreement with the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) for a port terminal project in Colombo, Sri Lanka’s capital. This decision came amidst allegations of bribery against Adani and his associates, which surfaced in US courts last month.
The Adani Group has been under scrutiny due to accusations that it paid over $250 million in bribes to Indian officials for solar energy contracts. The conglomerate has denied these allegations and pledged to fight the claims in court. Additionally, the Group has faced challenges in Kenya, where $2.6 billion worth of infrastructure contracts were cancelled.
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Rahul Gandhi to attend friendly football match between Messi, Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad
Hyderabad (PTI): Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will attend the GOAT India Tour event featuring football legend Lionel Messi at the RGI Cricket Stadium here on Saturday evening, Telangana Congress sources said.
A friendly match will be played between the two teams -- Singareni RR9 and Aparna-Messi All Stars. These two teams will be playing a 15-20 minute friendly match and five minutes before the game, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, a football enthusiast and Messi will join and will dribble the ball together.
Rahul Gandhi will land here on a special flight at 4.30 PM and will proceed to Taj Falaknuma Palace Hotel where Messi will be staying.
After watching the game, Gandhi will leave for the national capital by 10.30 PM.
Elaborate security arrangements are being made for the event at the RGI Cricket stadium.
Rachakonda Police Commissioner Sudheer Babu said security would be provided with 3,000 personnel.
