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Critically examine the strategic, economic and ecological impacts of the proposed ‘Great Nicobar Project’.

  • UPSC 2026
  • Contemporary Issues

Cleared by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in November 2022 and run by the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Integrated Development Corporation, the project commits Rs 81,000 crore to 166 sq km, a fifth of a 921 sq km island, by 2047: a transhipment terminal at Galathea Bay, a dual-use airport at Chingen,…

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