[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Jairam Ramesh [@Jairam_Ramesh](/creator/twitter/Jairam_Ramesh) on x 458.8K followers Created: 2025-07-22 13:37:39 UTC It is increasingly clear that the Great Nicobar Mega Infra Project has been bulldozed through by this Government through deception, intimidation, and manipulation – • Unusually, the scientists and researchers across the three institutions that conducted the environmental and biodiversity assessments for the project (Salim Ali Center for Ornithology and Natural History, Zoological Survey of India, and Wildlife Institute of India) were made to sign non-disclosure agreements. • The Wildlife Institute of India’s (WII) rapid assessment report for the impact of the project on sea turtles barely found any nests of the giant leatherback – except that the assessment did not cover the peak nesting season of December to January. The site of the mega port is in fact the single largest nesting site of the giant leatherback turtle on the island • The WII used drones to study seagrass beds for the presence of dugongs – notwithstanding that these drones had limited capacity to assess only shallow areas • At least one faculty member has left the WII because of the pressure to clear the Great Nicobar Project and several former faculty members have spoken out against it I’ve previously raised several key concerns relating to the project in a series of letters exchanged with the Union Environment Minister. The letters can be found here – XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [infra](/topic/infra) [mega](/topic/mega) [Post Link](https://x.com/Jairam_Ramesh/status/1947652260856484076)
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Jairam Ramesh @Jairam_Ramesh on x 458.8K followers
Created: 2025-07-22 13:37:39 UTC
It is increasingly clear that the Great Nicobar Mega Infra Project has been bulldozed through by this Government through deception, intimidation, and manipulation –
• Unusually, the scientists and researchers across the three institutions that conducted the environmental and biodiversity assessments for the project (Salim Ali Center for Ornithology and Natural History, Zoological Survey of India, and Wildlife Institute of India) were made to sign non-disclosure agreements.
• The Wildlife Institute of India’s (WII) rapid assessment report for the impact of the project on sea turtles barely found any nests of the giant leatherback – except that the assessment did not cover the peak nesting season of December to January. The site of the mega port is in fact the single largest nesting site of the giant leatherback turtle on the island
• The WII used drones to study seagrass beds for the presence of dugongs – notwithstanding that these drones had limited capacity to assess only shallow areas
• At least one faculty member has left the WII because of the pressure to clear the Great Nicobar Project and several former faculty members have spoken out against it
I’ve previously raised several key concerns relating to the project in a series of letters exchanged with the Union Environment Minister. The letters can be found here –
XXXXXX engagements
