PM pushing Great Nicobar project despite evidence of disastrous ecological impact: Jairam Ramesh
1 month, 2 weeks ago

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

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: 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". 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." In a letter to Yadav, Ramesh had also questioned the credibility, composition and conclusions of a high-powered committee tasked to revisit the environmental clearances granted to the Great Nicobar Island infrastructure project.

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Wildlife nods spiked in 2023; Nicobar plan to cost over ₹81K crore
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Wildlife nods spiked in 2023; Nicobar plan to cost over ₹81K crore

Hindustan Times  

No objections were raised by the tribal communities against the Great Nicobar project during the “statutory period” for such feedback under the law, the Union government has submitted in parliament, a position that could be significant against the backdrop of Tribal Council of the Indian Ocean island announcing it had rescinded its permission for a controversial plan to carry out …

Congress demands suspension of environment clearance given to Nicobar project
6 months ago

Congress demands suspension of environment clearance given to Nicobar project

Hindustan Times  

The Congress has demanded the immediate suspension of all environment and forest clearances granted for the proposed “Holistic Development of Great Nicobar Island in Andaman & Nicobar Islands” on the grounds that it is a “grave threat to the region’s tribal communities and natural ecosystem”. In a statement issued on Monday, member of Parliament and Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh …

Congress demands withdrawal of clearances to Great Nicobar infrastructure project
6 months, 1 week ago

Congress demands withdrawal of clearances to Great Nicobar infrastructure project

The Hindu  

The Congress party on June 17 demanded the withdrawal of clearances and a ground-up review of the ₹72,000 crore infrastructure project, being championed by the National Democratic Alliance government, at the Great Nicobar Island. The Great Nicobar Project, as it is called, involves developing a trans-shipment port, an international airport, township development, and a 450 MVA gas and solar-based power …

Take a holistic view of the Nicobar project
1 year, 8 months ago

Take a holistic view of the Nicobar project

Hindustan Times  

The Great Nicobar Project has come to exemplify a fractious ongoing national debate between strategic and economic imperative on one side, and long-term climate and environmental sustainability on the other. The ₹75,000 crore project, which includes a shipping terminal, power project and township, builds on previously untested economic potential in a geostrategic spot close to major shipping lines, but risks …

NGT constitutes high-powered committee to revisit environmental nod granted to Great Nicobar Island project
1 year, 8 months ago

NGT constitutes high-powered committee to revisit environmental nod granted to Great Nicobar Island project

The Hindu  

The eastern bench of the National Green Tribunal has ordered a stay on the ₹72,000 crore Great Nicobar Island project and constituted a committee to revisit the environmental clearance granted by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The Great Nicobar Island is a mega project to be implemented at the southern end of the Andaman and Nicobar islands. …

Great Nicobar project will not evict tribes, says Centre
1 year, 8 months ago

Great Nicobar project will not evict tribes, says Centre

The Hindu  

Displacement of tribespeople will not be allowed to make room for the ₹72,000 crore Great Nicobar island project, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs told the Rajya Sabha on March 29. However, the Tribal Affairs Ministry said that the utilisation of tribal reserve area will be subject to the interests of the local tribespeople living in the area, especially the Shompen …

Former civil servants write to President on Great Nicobar island plan
1 year, 11 months ago

Former civil servants write to President on Great Nicobar island plan

The Hindu  

The Constitutional Conduct Group, which includes nearly 100 former civil servants, has written to President Droupadi Murmu protesting the government’s push for a mega-infrastructure project in the Great Nicobar island. of forest in Great Nicobar island for a ₹72,000-crore project that includes a trans-shipment port, an airport, a power plant and a greenfield township. The area is nearly 15% of …

Proposed infrastructure project in Great Nicobar Island a mega folly
1 year, 11 months ago

Proposed infrastructure project in Great Nicobar Island a mega folly

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 12, 2023 10:30 IST In a series of developments that have unfolded with uncharacteristic speed and coordination over the past two years, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has cleared the decks for a mega infrastructure project in Great Nicobar Island situated at the southern tip of the Andaman and Nicobar Island group in the …

Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam asks PM Modi to revoke clearance for Great Nicobar Island project
2 years, 1 month ago

Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam asks PM Modi to revoke clearance for Great Nicobar Island project

The Hindu  

Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam on Friday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to revoke the clearance provided for the diversion of nearly 130.75 sq.km of forest area in the Great Nicobar island for a development project. The Union Environment Ministry has in principle granted its permission for the diversion of nearly 130.75 sq km forest area in the Great Nicobar …

Massive infrastructure project proposed by Central government threatens Great Nicobar Island
2 years, 2 months ago

Massive infrastructure project proposed by Central government threatens Great Nicobar Island

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 20, 2022 10:20 IST At the southernmost extent of India, off the eastern coast, Great Nicobar Island is a tropical oasis in the Andaman Sea. Protected status stripped Last year, large swathes of land and coastal area, including portions of the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve and Galathea Bay, were stripped of their protected status to make way …

‘Inaccuracies, procedural violations’ in Great Nicobar draft environment impact assessment report
2 years, 10 months ago

‘Inaccuracies, procedural violations’ in Great Nicobar draft environment impact assessment report

The Hindu  

The details of the recently released draft environment impact assessment report for the mega development project in the Great Nicobar Island have raised serious questions related to submission of incorrect or incomplete information, scientific inaccuracy and failure to follow appropriate procedure. The EIA says in another place no migratory birds have been reported from Great Nicobar, whereas it is well …

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