The 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.
Click to View MoreBetween 2020 and 2025, nearly 80% of National Green Tribunal rulings reportedly favored developers, diverging from the Supreme Court’s Ankita Sinha mandate calling it a specialized environmental protector. Technical dismissals, resource gaps, and strategic projects weakened the precautionary principle, prompting calls for structural and procedural reforms.
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