Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday (August 23, 2025) alleged that the Union government’s 72,000 crore mega infrastructure project on the Great Nicobar island was “simply being bulldozed through”, adding that it was “without a doubt a maha ecological disaster”.
The Congress general secretary in charge of communications made these remarks while sharing a report by The Hindu on Saturday about the Tribal Council in Nicobar Islands complaining to the Tribal Affairs Minister. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands administration had “falsely” reported to the Centre that tribespeople’s rights under the Forest Rights Act (FRA) had been “identified and settled”, the council had said.
The Hindu reported on Saturday that the Tribal Council in Nicobar islands has written a fresh letter to the Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram about the island administration’s claims of settling t...