Great Nicobar project: Parliamentary panel seeks report from Centre on ecological impact
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A parliamentary committee on Wednesday sought a report from the Union home ministry on the ecological impact of the Great Nicobar project on the islands, The Indian Express reported.
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The chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, Congress MP KC Venugopal, asked Home Secretary Govind Mohan to submit a brief report on the matter. The committee had met to discuss observations in an audit report prepared by the Comptroller and Auditor General on the establishment and functioning of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences.
The committee took suo motu cognisance of the Great Nicobar project, drawing an objection from Bharatiya Janata Party MP Anurag Thakur who said the matter was not on the agenda for the meeting, the Deccan Herald reported. Venugopal said that the committee was not discussing the subject, and that he had only directed the home secretary to submit a report on it, based on which the panel would decide whether to take it up.
In April, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi travelled to the Great Nicobar islands, and had expressed concerns that the project could destroy large tracts of rainforests and displace vulnerable tribal communities.
The Andaman and Nicobar chief secretary was not present at the meeting on Wednesday, about which the parliamentary committee took “serious note”, The Indian Express quoted Vengopal as saying. “The committee has asked...