New Delhi, Aug. 24 -- Senior Congress leader and Member of Parliament Jairam Ramesh has sharply criticized the Great Nicobar mega infrastructure project, describing it as a "maha ecological disaster" and alleging serious violations of local tribal rights.

In a post on social media website X, Ramesh wrote that despite his discussion with the concerned minister but despite that the project continues.

"The Great Nicobar mega infrastructure project is without doubt a maha ecological disaster. I have had exchanges with the Union Minister of Environment and Forests on this subject but the march of folly continues," the Congress MP wrote.

He referenced fresh evidence that the local administration had misrepresented its compliance with the For...