PM pushing Great Nicobar project despite evidence of disastrous ecological impact: Jairam Ramesh

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for promoting the Great Nicobar Integrated Development Project. Ramesh argued that the project poses significant ecological and humanitarian risks, citing evidence and calling for a review of its potential consequences.

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Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Friday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "pushing" the Great Nicobar Integrated Development Project aggressively in the face of clear and mounting evidence of its "disastrous" ecological and humanitarian impacts. Ramesh, who is also a former Union environment minister, has been asserting that the present design of the Great Nicobar Island infrastructure project "endangers ecology" in a "needlessly unacceptable manner". He has been calling for the project to be paused and reviewed.

US Election 2024 US Election Result Live Updates Swing state results deciding who'll be new POTUS Trump vs Harris: Who’s winning which state? Full list Citing a mini-essay on the Great Nicobar Integrated Development Project by a journalist, Ramesh said, "The non-biological PM is pushing this project aggressively in the face of clear and mounting evidence of its disastrous ecological and humanitarian impacts." "Hopefully this mini-essay will trigger more such field reports on the wanton destruction of an ecosystem of extraordinarily rich biodiversity," Ramesh said, sharing the media report. Ramesh and Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav have had a series of exchanges via letters on the project.



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