The Indian Express•May 17
Great Nicobar project: Jairam Ramesh writes to Rajnath Singh, suggests defence alternatives
Jairam Ramesh has been leading the opposition against the Great Nicobar project (File photo), Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh sustained the party’s opposition to the Great Nicobar Island (GNI) project in its present form and wrote to Union Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh Sunday, urging him to consider expanding existing defence assets on the island as alternatives. As part of the Rs 81,000 crore (GNI project the government has proposed to build an integrated township, a transshipment container port, solar and gas-based power plant, and a greenfield military and civilian use airport.
