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A draft relocation plan for Nicobarese tribal communities linked to the ₹92,000 crore Great Nicobar Island (GNI) mega project has triggered fresh concerns and protests.
Great Nicobar Infrastructure Project
- Location: Great Nicobar Island
- Project Cost: ₹92,000 crore
- Objective:
- Infrastructure development
- Strategic maritime hub
- Port and airport development
Project is strategically important for:
- Indo Pacific presence
- Maritime trade routes
- National security
Tribes of Andaman & Nicobar
Major tribes:
- Nicobarese
- Shompen
- Jarawa
- Sentinelese
- Onge
- Great Andamanese
| [2014] Which one of the following pairs of islands is separated from each other by the ‘Ten Degree Channel’? (a) Andaman and Nicobar (b) Nicobar and Sumatra (c) Maldives and Lakshadweep (d) Sumatra and Java |
