Great Nicobar Island Development Project

The Great Nicobar Island Development Project is a large infrastructure initiative proposed by the Government of India for Great Nicobar Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, aimed at building an international container transshipment terminal, a dual‑use civil and military airport, a power plant and a township. The project is intended to strengthen India’s strategic presence in the Indian Ocean region and reduce reliance on foreign transshipment hubs by leveraging the island’s proximity to major shipping routes such as the Strait of Malacca.

The proposal has attracted scrutiny from environmental groups, researchers and opposition politicians over concerns about its ecological impacts, including forest diversion, effects on coastal and marine ecosystems, and potential impacts on indigenous communities such as the Shompen and Nicobarese peoples.

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