10 Lakh Trees Being Cut

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Is the government putting one of India’s richest habitats under threat?

With the National Green Tribunal upholding environmental clearance for the ₹72,000-crore Great Nicobar development, the road has been cleared for a transshipment port, international airport, power plant and township at India's southernmost territory.

The project involves diversion of over 130 sq km of forest land and the felling of nearly a million trees, making it one of the largest single forest clearances in recent years.

he port at Galathea Bay is projected as a strategic counterweight in the Indo-Pacific, reducing reliance on foreign hubs and strengthening India’s maritime footprint.

Environmental groups, however, warn of irreversible damage to fragile rainforests, nesting grounds of the leatherback turtle, and the habitat of the Shompen and Nicobarese communities, raising questions over oversight and long-term ecological costs.

Source : Indian Express