Great Nicobar project: Jairam Ramesh writes to Rajnath Singh, suggests defence alternatives

Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh has written to Union Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh, opposing the Great Nicobar Island project in its current form. Ramesh argues that the project is a commercial venture with overriding security considerations and poses a risk of ecological disaster. He suggests expanding existing defence assets on the island, such as INS Baaz and the Andaman and Nicobar Command, which he claims would have far less adverse environmental impacts