Great Nicobar project a commercial enterprise; unique biodiversity being endangered: Jairam Ramesh to Bhupender Yadav
Jairam Ramesh criticized the Great Nicobar Island Project for being primarily a commercial venture that threatens the area's unique biodiversity. He emphasized the inadequacy of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) conducted, which he claims relied on insufficient data. Ramesh urged for a more thorough assessment to comply with environmental regulations and address the project's ecological impacts.
- ▪Jairam Ramesh wrote to Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav expressing concerns about the Great Nicobar Island Project.
- ▪He stated that the EIA was based on limited data and did not meet comprehensive assessment standards.
- ▪Ramesh highlighted that the project poses a risk to the unique biodiversity of the region.
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Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday (June 3, 2026) wrote to Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, saying the Great Nicobar Island Project as presently conceived is "overwhelmingly a commercial enterprise" and the unique biodiversity of the area is being endangered.In his response to Mr. Yadav's letter of May 27 which was a reply to his earlier letter, Mr. Ramesh said his letter on May 10 was a simple plea to comply, in letter and spirit, with the law in assessing the ecological impacts of the Project in a comprehensive manner, given that the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report of March 2022 itself had stated that it is only a rapid reconnaissance study.
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