The Environment Appraisal Committee (EAC) – Infrastructure I of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has flagged serious concerns about NITI Aayog\u2019s ambitious project for Great Nicobar Island (\u2018NITI Aayog vision for Great Nicobar ignores tribal, ecological concerns\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The committee has, however, removed the first hurdle faced by the project. It has \u201crecommended\u201d it \u201cfor grant of terms of reference (TOR)\u201d for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) studies, which in the first instance will include baseline studies over three months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Documents uploaded recently on the MoEFCC\u2019s Parivesh portal show that the 15-member committee headed by marine biologist and former director, Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Deepak Apte, made the decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The proposal includes an international container transshipment terminal, a greenfield international airport, a power plant and a township complex spread over 166 sq. km. (mainly pristine coastal systems and tropical forests), and is estimated to cost \u20b975,000 crore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This includes Galathea Bay, the site of the port and the centrepiece of the NITI Aayog proposal. Galathea Bay is an iconic nesting site in India of the enigmatic Giant Leatherback, the world\u2019s largest marine turtle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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