Overview
- Congress leaders held a protest march in Patna on September 18 alleging that 1,050 acres and 10 lakh trees were handed to Adani at Re 1 per year for 33 years.
- Bihar Industries Minister Nitish Mishra said four companies bid and Adani won as the lowest bidder, adding that the land is being leased rather than sold.
- Adani Power said it won with a tariff of Rs 6.075 per unit, signed a 25-year pact to supply 2,400 MW, and plans about Rs 26,000 crore in investment to commission the plant within five years.
- Opposition leaders alleged farmers were coerced during land acquisition and pledged to seek cancellation of the deal if their coalition forms the next government.
- The state began acquiring land for the Pirpainti project in 2012 and holds about 1,200 acres, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently laid the foundation stone in Purnia.