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Adani Group Plans Rs 75,000 Crore Investment Across Key Sectors In Chhattisgarh

Kuldeep Negi

Jan 12, 2025, 02:58 PM | Updated 02:58 PM IST


Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai with Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani  (Pic Via X)
Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai with Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani (Pic Via X)

Adani Group has reportedly committed investments worth Rs 75,000 crore in Chhattisgarh, focusing on sectors such as power, cement, education, healthcare, skill development, and tourism.

This comes after Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai and Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani had a meeting.

"In a meeting with the Honourable Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Shri Vishnu Deo Sai, Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, announced a planned investment of Rs 60,000 crore to expand the group’s power plants in Raipur, Korba, and Raigarh," Chattisgarh CMO said in a statement on X.

This expansion will enhance Chhattisgarh's total power generation capacity by an additional 6,120 MW, the CMO said.

Additionally, the Adani Group chairman committed Rs 5,000 crore for the development and expansion of the group's cement plants in the state.

Gautam Adani also assured the state government of a Rs 10,000 crore investment over the next four years to support initiatives in education, healthcare, skill development, and tourism under CSR and beyond from the Adani Group.

"The meeting also explored potential collaborations in manufacturing defence-related equipment and establishing data centres and a Global Capability Centre in Chhattisgarh," the CMO wrote on X.

According to the CMO statement, the significant investment is expected to drive economic growth, create job opportunities, and enhance the state's overall development.

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Kuldeep is Senior Editor (Newsroom) at Swarajya. He tweets at @kaydnegi.


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