Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Maharashtra approves forest land diversion for two Adani Group projects
Forests are special places where trees, plants and animals live, and governments make rules to protect them.
This story is about a big company called Adani, which wanted to use some forest land to build things.
The government of a state in India called Maharashtra said okay to that.
The government gave permission for almost 83,700 square feet of forest land to be used for two company projects.
One project is a big place to store and move cement in Alibag.
The company needs land to build a boat docking place, a path to carry cement, and a road to reach it.
Some of that land is mangrove forest, which is a special kind of forest that grows near water.
The permission was given through official papers called Government Resolutions on a Monday.
Because forests are protected, the company needs special permission before it can use the land.
The Maharashtra government approved the diversion of nearly 83,700 square feet of forest land for two Adani Group projects in Raigad and Amravati districts.
The Forest Department issued two separate Government Resolutions on Monday, one each for Adani Cementation Limited and Adani Total Gas Limited.
The larger diversion covers 0.6497 hectares (about 69,933 sq ft) of reserved forest, nala mangrove forest and creek mangrove forest land at Shahapur and Shahabaz villages in Alibag taluka, Raigad district.
The land was granted to Adani Cementation for a berthing jetty, a conveyor corridor with backup facilities and an approach road for its Raigad Cement Bulk Terminal.
The diverted land includes reserve forest and mangrove land for a proposed cement terminal in Alibag; details of the second project were not specified in the article.
- Who
- The Maharashtra Forest Department and state government; Adani Cementation Limited and Adani Total Gas Limited (Adani Group companies).
- What
- Approval to divert nearly 83,700 sq ft of forest land, including reserved and mangrove forest, for two Adani Group projects.
- When
- The two Government Resolutions were issued on a Monday; the article does not specify the exact date.
- Where
- Raigad and Amravati districts in Maharashtra, India; the larger plot is at Shahapur and Shahabaz villages, Alibag taluka, Raigad district.
- Why
- For infrastructure for Adani Cementation's Raigad Cement Bulk Terminal (berthing jetty, conveyor corridor, approach road); the purpose of the second project is not detailed.
- Total forest land approved
- Nearly 83,700 sq ft
- Approving body
- Maharashtra Forest Department (two Government Resolutions issued on Monday)
- Beneficiary companies
- Adani Cementation Limited and Adani Total Gas Limited
- Larger diversion area
- 0.6497 hectares (about 69,933 sq ft)
- Location of larger plot
- Shahapur and Shahabaz villages, Alibag taluka, Raigad district
- Land types involved
- Reserved forest, nala mangrove forest, creek mangrove forest
- Project purpose
- Raigad Cement Bulk Terminal: berthing jetty, conveyor corridor with backup facilities, approach road