The ₹81,000-crore Great Nicobar project builds a mega transhipment port, airport, and township. While promising strategic maritime dominance, it threatens pristine rainforests, endangered Leatherback turtles, and vulnerable Shompen tribes, raising deep economic and ecological viability concerns for modern India.
Click to View MoreThe Great Nicobar Island project involves a new airport, transshipment port, township, and power plant. While strategically and economically vital for India's maritime security, it faces severe criticism for threatening the indigenous Shompen tribe, endangered marine wildlife, and primary rainforests.
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