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  • Apr 11, 2023
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Great Nicobar Island Project

News: The Great Nicobar Island project, costing $72,000 crore, has been put on hold by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which has also established a committee to examine the environmental clearance given by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Climate Change.

The southernmost point of the Andaman and Nicobar islands will see the implementation of the Great Nicobar Island Project.

The project spans an area of 16,610 hectares on the island and consists of a 450 MVA gas and solar-powered power plant, a township development, an international container transshipment facility, and a greenfield international airport.

The proposed port will enable Great Nicobar to engage in the local and international maritime economy by becoming a significant player in cargo transshipment, according to the NITI Aayog report.

It is situated adjacent to the East-West international shipping corridor, along which a significant portion of the world’s shipping traffic flows, and is equally distance from Port Klang (Malaysia), Colombo, and Singapore to the southeast and southwest, respectively.

Great Nicobar’s development was first proposed in the 1970s, and its significance for bolstering regional stability and national security has been emphasised time and time again.

This goal has recently become even more urgent as a result of rising Chinese assertiveness in the Indian Ocean.