Kerala open to discuss new projects with Adani; not keen on any big polluting industries: Rajeev
Deccan ChronicleMumbai: Kerala is not averse to discussing any new project with the Adani group and will do so only if there is a "win-win" situation which benefits the people of the state as well, a senior state minister has said. Rajeev said Kerala has a big investment from the Adani group in the Vizhinjam Seaport near its capital Thiruvananthapuram and added that the current government decided to go ahead with the project signed by the predecessors only because the benefits accrued to the state and its people through the ambitious transshipment port. When quizzed if the state will continue to engage with the Adani group even for newer projects, Rajeev said the government is open to "discuss with them", but made it clear that certain areas like privatisation in the electricity or water distribution space are strict no-go areas. Rajeev said the state is not against big industries setting up base in the state, but added that ecological concerns are of prime importance for Kerala, and the government will not allow polluting industries to come up.
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