Archive · 22 Nov 2025
NGT Petition Seeks Disclosure of Report on Great Nicobar Project
An environmental activist wants the National Green Tribunal to make public a secret report about a big project on Great Nicobar Island.
He says the government is wrongly keeping it hidden, and it's unfair.
The project includes building a port, town, airport, and power plant, but some people think it might harm the environment.
Ashish Kothari filed an interlocutory application before NGT
Seeks full disclosure of the Centre's HPC report on Great Nicobar project
Alleges government's stance of keeping report secret is illegal and violative of natural justice
HPC formed to address deficiencies in project's clearances
Project involves construction of a trans-shipment port, township, airport, and power plant
- Who
- Ashish Kothari, National Green Tribunal, Environment Ministry
- What
- Filed an application seeking disclosure of a report on the Great Nicobar project
- When
- The application was filed recently
- Where
- Before the National Green Tribunal
- Why
- To address alleged environmental violations and seek full disclosure of the report
Activist's Stance
Government's Stance
Report Disclosure
Activist's Stance
Seeks full disclosure of the HPC report
Government's Stance
Keeps the report confidential due to strategic and privileged information
- Project
- Great Nicobar Island mega-infrastructure project
- Project Cost
- Rs 81,000 crore
- Project Components
- Trans-shipment port, township, airport, power plant
- Forest Land to be Diverted
- 130 sq km
- Total Project Area
- 166 sq km
