The company said the lower figure represented only site investigation and survey expenses, maintaining that the project's total cost remained ₹5,675 crore. Congress alleges 99% cut in Adani’s Satara hydropower project costs, calls it a “scandal” and demands JPC probe. According to an Indian Express investigation, Maharashtra’s forest department accepts an affidavit reducing the estimate from Rs 5,675 crore to just Rs 56.75.