Great Nicobar Island project

Almost a million trees to be felled for Great Nicobar Project: Govt in Parliament

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Almost a million trees to be felled for Great Nicobar Project: Govt in Parliament

In the Rajya Sabha, Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State in the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change said that the Union government’s ambitious ₹72,000-crore Great Nicobar Project, which includes the construction of a trans-shipment port, an international airport, township development, and a 450 MVA gas and solar-based power plant in Great Nicobar … Read more

Why NGT stayed Central Govt’s Nicobar development project?

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NGT gives J&K govt four-week deadline for landslide rehabilitation plans

On April 3, the eastern court of the National Green Court (NGT) issued an order to stop the Great Nicobar Island project, which is worth Rs 72 billion. NGT forms committee to review project clearance The NGT chaired by Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel has identified deficiencies in the environment clearance granted to the Great Nicobar … Read more

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