Health & Environment
Chennai Discussion to Explore Great Nicobar Megaproject and Environmental Costs
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THE BRIEF
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Writer Pankaj Sekhsaria and Frontline editor Vaishna Roy will discuss the Great Nicobar project and its environmental impacts during an event in Chennai on October 24.
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The proposed ₹92,000-crore to ₹1-lakh-crore infrastructure development features a transshipment port, international airport, power plant, and township on the seismically active island.
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The project has sparked widespread debate concerning its ecological vulnerability, potential environmental clearance violations, and risks to indigenous Shompen and Nicobarese communities.