The project spans 166 sq km on Great Nicobar Island and entails diversion of about 130 sq km of forest land and felling of nearly one million trees.
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Moneycontrol18-02-2026, 07:36

BJP Slams Gandhis After NGT Clears Great Nicobar Project: 'Victory of Truth'

  • BJP criticizes Sonia and Rahul Gandhi after NGT declines to interfere with the Rs 81,000-crore Great Nicobar mega infrastructure project's environmental clearance.
  • Union Minister G Kishan Reddy accused the Gandhis of attempting to derail the strategically important project, calling the NGT ruling a "victory of truth."
  • The project includes an international transshipment terminal, a dual-use airport, a township, and a power plant, leveraging the island's proximity to the Malacca Strait.
  • Sonia Gandhi had previously criticized the project as an "ecological disaster" and a "grave misadventure," citing concerns over tribal rights and environmental impact.
  • NGT's six-member bench found no "good ground" to interfere, noting "adequate safeguards" and the project's "strategic importance," relying on a high-powered committee's findings.

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