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Jairam Ramesh urges Rajnath Singh to reconsider Great Nicobar Project, warns of ‘Ecological Disaster’

New Delhi, May 17 (UNI) ‎Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday urged Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to reconsider the controversial Great Nicobar Island Project, arguing that the massive infrastructure plan was being justified on “overriding security considerations” despite being “essentially a commercial venture” that could trigger severe ecological damage.
‎In a statement shared on platform X, Ramesh said he had earlier written to the union Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change and the union Minister of Tribal Affairs regarding concerns over the project, and had now addressed a detailed letter to the Raksha Mantri questioning the government’s rationale behind the development initiative.
‎Referring to the government’s May 1, 2026 press note titled “The Great Nicobar Island Project: FAQs,” the Congress leader alleged that the official clarifications presented a “completely false picture” regarding environmental and tribal clearances granted to the project.
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