India, Nov. 14 -- The Centre has ordered a probe into the proposed revision of the cost of Adani Green Energy's 1,500 MW Tarali pumped storage project in Maharashtra's Satara district, after the company submitted an estimate of Rs 56.75 crore against the Rs 5,675 crore recorded in its earlier environmental clearance documents.

The controversy centres on the impact the revised figure could have on the project's mandatory wildlife conservation contribution. Based on the original estimate, the company was asked to deposit Rs 227 crore with the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve. The revised figure would bring the contribution down to around Rs 2.27 crore.

The Union environment ministry directed Maharashtra's forest department on November 6 to investig...