# Jairam Ramesh urges NGT to release Nicobar panel report 2026-08-09T06:41:53+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday urged the National Green Tribunal to make public the report of the High-Powered Committee that reviewed environmental approvals for the Great Nicobar Island Project. The report was submitted in a sealed cover on July 8, 2025. Ramesh said the tribunal was forced to clear what he called an 'ecologically disastrous' project based on this flawed report. His demand comes ahead of the Lok Sabha taking up the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026, which seeks to implement a Supreme Court ruling and set up a National Tribunals Commission for appointments to tribunals. Ramesh said this shows the government has finally accepted reforms it had long resisted. Once enacted, the 2021 Act will be repealed. ## Coverage - thehindu.com - indiatoday.in Tags: environmental approvals, Great Nicobar Island, Jairam Ramesh, National Green Tribunal, Supreme Court, Tribunal Reforms Bill Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/make-panel-report-on-nicobar-project-public-jairam-ramesh-tells-ngt/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/make-panel-report-on-nicobar-project-public-jairam-ramesh-tells-ngt/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.