Petitions Withdrawn as Adani Scraps Wind Power Project

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Fundamental Rights petitions filed in the Supreme Court seeking to invalidate the decision to construct a wind power plant in Wedithalathivu, Mannar, in collaboration with India's Adani Group, were withdrawn today (18).

The withdrawal follows a formal notification from Adani Group to the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Board of Investment, stating their decision to withdraw from the project.

The Attorney General informed the court that Adani Group had officially communicated their decision to withdraw the project, leading the petitioners to retract their petitions. 

The petitions were initially filed by five parties, including the Centre for Environmental Justice, challenging the project's environmental and socio-economic impacts.