Andaman Lt. Governor holds meeting with MoEFCC Officials to discuss Great Nicobar project

Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lt. Governor Admiral D. Ok. Joshi (Retd) held a gathering with Chandra Prakash Goyal, chairperson of the high-level committee of the Union Ministry of Setting, Forest and Local weather Change (MoEFCC), to evaluation the sustainable improvement of Nice Nicobar Islands, an official stated on Saturday (July 4, 2026).

Mr. Goyal and Dr. Satya Prakash Yadav, a everlasting member of the committee, referred to as on the Lt. Governor on Friday (July 3, 2026) and held detailed discussions on conservation and regulatory framework below the Environmental Impression Evaluation (EIA) and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notifications, diversion of island forest cowl, compensatory afforestation and non-displacement of tribal communities at Nice Nicobar Islands, the official stated.

Within the assembly, it was mentioned that through the development and operational phases of mega strategic and infrastructure tasks, mitigation measures have to be carried out to get rid of environmental injury, safety of wildlife and socio-cultural ecosystems within the Nice Nicobar Islands.

In the course of the assembly, the Lt. Governor highlighted that the Nice Nicobar Island challenge, which just lately secured last environmental clearance from the Nationwide Inexperienced Tribunal (NGT), is about to place the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as a significant maritime and logistics hub within the Indo-Pacific area.

Within the first part, the terminal is predicted to deal with round six million TEUs (twenty-foot equal unit) at an estimated value of ₹20,000 crore, with completion focused inside three years of graduation. Within the last part, capability may scale as much as 21 million TEUs, making it one of many largest container ports not solely in India however probably throughout the Indo-Pacific, one other official current within the assembly stated.

Highlighting the strategic location of Nice Nicobar close to the Malacca Strait, he famous that the port may emerge as a dominant transhipment hub in world transport routes. The challenge will likely be executed below the public-private partnership (PPP) mannequin utilizing the owner framework, whereby the federal government will primarily put money into core infrastructure and connectivity, whereas personal gamers will deliver within the bulk of investments.

Alongside the port, a greenfield worldwide airport can also be deliberate, with not less than one runway anticipated to be operational inside three years.

Moreover, the prevailing runway at INS Baaz (Indian Naval Air Station in Campbell Bay) is being prolonged to just about three kilometres to accommodate giant plane.