Congress Alleges Great Nicobar Project Will Lead to Ecological and Humanitarian Disaster
Congress Criticises Great Nicobar Project as Ecological and Humanitarian Disaster
Congress party sharply criticizes the Rs 72,000 crore infrastructure project for the Great Nicobar Island as "a recipe for ecological and humanitarian disaster." The party demanded the immediate stoppage of the project and called for an independent review panel headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Issues Agitated:
The Great Nicobar Island project includes several big ticket infrastructure projects, such as:
An international-class container transshipment port.
An airport.
A power-generating plant.
A greenfield township and tourist facilities.
It would devastate at least 33,000 acres of pristine tropical forests, said Ramesh while pointing out the ecological cost of the project. More proposals - a cruise terminal, shipbuilding and repair facility, and an export-import port - would similarly destroy another 100 acres of biodiversity-rich forests, he added.
Calls for Accountability
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