NGT must make public report of panel that reviewed approvals for Nicobar project: Jairam Ramesh
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has demanded that the National Green Tribunal (NGT) release a report regarding environmental approvals for the Great Nicobar Island Project. He argues the report is flawed and criticizes the government's legislative efforts to reform tribunals, which he claims undermine judicial independence.
Why it matters
The transparency of environmental clearances for large-scale infrastructure projects and the independence of judicial tribunals are critical issues for democratic governance and environmental protection.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday (August 9, 2026) urged the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to make public the report of the High-Powered Committee it had directed to be set up to review the environmental approvals for the "ecologically disastrous" Great Nicobar Island Project and on the basis of which it had been "forced to give the go-ahead" for the venture.
He said that if made public, the report will be shown to be deeply flawed.
Mr. Ramesh hoped that various tribunals, and more particularly the NGT, would rediscover their voice and authority and fulfil their legal mandate in letter and spirit.
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