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NITI Aayog’s ‘sustainable’ vision for Great Nicobar Island

Part of: GS Prelims and GS – III – Infrastructure; Environment

In news

More than 150 sq. km. (18%) of land is being made available for Phase I of a NITI Aayog-piloted ‘holistic’ and ‘sustainable’ vision for Great Nicobar Island.
The island is the southernmost in the Andaman and Nicobar group.

Key takeaways

It will cover nearly a quarter of its coastline.
The overall plan envisages the use of a major portion being pristine forest and coastal systems.
Projects to be executed include an airport complex, a transshipment port (TSP) at South Bay, a parallel-to-the-coast mass rapid transport system, a free trade zone, and a warehousing complex on the southwestern coast.
Nodal agency: Andaman and Nicobar Islands Integrated Development Corporation (ANIIDCO)
In January 2021, the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) denotified the entire Galathea Bay Wildlife Sanctuary to allow for the port there.

Do you know?

Nicobar megapode is the globally endangered bird unique to the Nicobars.

The proposed project areas are important foraging grounds for the Shompen community

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