Jairam Ramesh Slams Modi's Great Nicobar Project as 'Environmental Disaster'

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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh criticizes PM Modi's Great Nicobar Island Project, calling it an 'environmental disaster.' He cites extensive public engagement, legal challenges in Calcutta High Court over environmental law violations, and states the nation's 'ecological conscience is on trial.'

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