Great Nicobar Island Development Project
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Great Nicobar Development Plan[1][2] is a planned mega-infrastructure project for the southern tip of Great Nicobar Island in Andaman Sea of India.[3][1][4] The island comes under the Nicobar district administriation in the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Total project costing ₹75,000 crore (US$9.4 b in 2022)[5] was conceived by NITI Aayog and is being developed by Andaman and Nicobar Islands Integrated Development Corporation (ANIIDC).[4][1] geostrategic importance for defence, logistics, commerce and industries, eco-tourism, coastal tourism, Coastal Regulation Zone, etc,[6] The project include:
- Galathea Bay International Container Transhipment Terminal (Galathea Bay ICTT) with 14.2 million TEUs (unit of cargo) capacity eventually.[1]
- Great Nicobar International Airport (GNIA), a greenfield airport with peak hour capacity of 4,000 passengers.[1]
- Great Nicobar Gas and Solar Power Plant (Great Nicobar GSPP) with 450-MVA capacity, spread over 16,610 hectares.[1]
- Two new greenfield coastal cities.[1]
Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change's Expert Appraisal Committee had granted the environmental clearance in November 2022 after considering the environmental risks and mitigation strategies.[7][8]