Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThis amounts to nearly 18% of the 910 sq. km. island, and will cover nearly a quarter of its coastline. The overall plan envisages the use of about 244 sq. km, a major portion being pristine forest and coastal systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Projects to be executed in Phase I include a 22 sq. km. airport complex, a transshipment port (TSP) at South Bay at an estimated cost of \u20b912,000 crore, a parallel-to-the-coast mass rapid transport system and a free trade zone and warehousing complex on the south western coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In mid-2020 the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Integrated Development Corporation (ANIIDCO) was designated as the nodal agency for the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In January, 2021, the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) denotified the entire Galathea Bay Wildlife Sanctuary to allow for the port there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nicobar megapode is the globally endangered bird unique to the Nicobars. The proposed project areas are important foraging grounds for this hunter-gatherer nomadic community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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