Ecological Controversy: Great Nicobar Map Manipulation Sparks Political Uproar

The Congress has criticized the Modi government, alleging that maps of the Great Nicobar island were altered to remove corals to facilitate the Mega Infra Project. Former minister Jairam Ramesh claims this is an attempt to bypass environmental rules. The BJP-led Centre has not yet responded to these claims.

In a brewing political storm, the Congress party has launched scathing accusations against the central government led by Narendra Modi, citing controversial alterations in official maps of the Great Nicobar island.

The opposition's claims, based on a media report, suggest that these cartographic changes have erased coral reefs to expedite a mega infrastructure project, circumventing vital ecological protections.

The BJP-led Centre remains silent amid the allegations, while Congress leaders express grave concerns for the island's ecosystem and indigenous tribes.

(With inputs from agencies.)