Gautam Adani’s renewable energy park along the Pakistan border in Kutch region of Gujarat has raised national security concerns, according to a Guardian report.

Files accessed by the publication show that norms were relaxed to allow Gautam Adani permission to build a renewable energy hub, just 1 kilometer from Pakistan border. The Group is building the Khavda renewable energy park in Gujarat touted to be world’s largest renewable complex, with solar and wind energy generation.

Khavda plant, at the centre of Adani’s renewable energy ambitions, was inaugurated by prime minister Modi in 2020.

The Guardian report claims the Ministry of Defence (MoD) relaxed security measures to enable mass construction along the India-Pakistan border. 

Earlier, the national security rules had restricted large-scale developmental projects from being initiated within a 10-kilometer range of the border, but as per the official documents accessed by The Guardian Gujarat government requested relaxation of these rules.

The report goes on to claim that senior military officials objected to the effects of both solar and wind turbines since they would impair border security, such as the movement of tanks and surveillance. But the developers assured that such design would include military guarantees that would not interfere with defence operations.

As per The Guardian, Adani spokesperson pointed out that the company had complied with all the laws and regulations and the provision of land for the Khavda project was as per government policy.

The FinancialExpress.com could not independently verify the claims made in the report.