PM Modi marching to 'environmental disaster' in Great Nicobar: Congress
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Great Nicobar Island Project, labeling it an environmental disaster. The project faces multiple legal challenges in the Calcutta High Court regarding potential violations of environmental and forest rights laws.
Why it matters
It highlights the ongoing tension between large-scale infrastructure development and environmental conservation in ecologically sensitive regions.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday (July 2, 2026) accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of continuing with his onward march to "environmental disaster" in Great Nicobar , and said the nation's "ecological conscience is on trial".
The article centers on the opposition's critique of the government's project, though it maintains a reporting tone on the legal challenges.
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