Days after Congress MP Sonia Gandhi urged the Narendra Modi government to scrap the Greater Nicobar project, terming it a ‘misadventure’, Prime Minister Modi and Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav have responded to the charges, saying that the project holds national importance. While Union Minister Yadav said that the decision to develop the project has been taken after due consideration of ecological, social and strategic aspects, PM Modi said that the proejct will transforms the region into a major hub of maritime and air connectivity in the Indian Ocean region.
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