Greater Nicobar Project Row: Days after Congress MP Sonia Gandhi urged the Narendra Modi government to scrap the Greater Nicobar project, terming it a ‘misadventure’, Prime Minister Modi and Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav have responded to the charges, saying that the project holds national importance. While Union Minister Yadav said that the decision to develop the project has been taken after due consideration of ecological, social and strategic aspects, PM Modi said that the proejct will transforms the region into a major hub of maritime and air connectivity in the Indian Ocean region.
Environment Minister Refutes Charges
Without naming Sonia Gandhi, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said that the project holds strategic, defence and national importance. “The Great Nicobar Island Project is of strategic, defence, and national importance, designed to transform the island into a major hub for maritime and air connectivity in the Indian Ocean Region. The decision to develop Great Nicobar Island has been taken after due consideration of its ecological, social and strategic aspects. The govt led by PM Narendra Modi remains committed to promoting economy and ecology together,” said Yadav.
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