it is funny to me that proudly anti-colonial India maintains a comically evil occupation of the Andaman and Nicobar islands and their indigenous peoples in voluntary isolation, which is probably why the BBC is reporting it that way

#GreatNicobarProject #India #colonialism #BritishEmpire

The enormous tragedy set to befall #GreatNicobar is a "legally-sanitised" disaster wrought by bureaucratic sleight-of-hand, executive callousness, and judicial lapses. As Pankaj Sekhsaria writes, it can even make the most valuable #wildlife sanctuary disappear.
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/wildlife-sanctuary-great-nicobar-island-9499941/
#conservation #AndamanandNicobar #oceans #coasts #greatnicobarproject
Vikalp Sangam https://vikalpsangam.org presents an online seminar on ‘The Great Nicobar Betrayal’ with Shrishtee Bajpai, Norma Alvares, Manish Chandi and Pankaj Sekhsaria on 10 Aug, Sat, 7pm. #greatnicobarproject
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RCm0ATF9QhWvEVdkYJdAjA
Vikalp Sangam - Alternatives’ Confluence

The name ‘Vikalp Sangam’ is Hindi for “Alternatives’ Confluence”! As the world hurtles towards greater ecological devastation, inequalities, and social conflicts, the biggest question facing us is…

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Special project: Help us report from the ground on the Great Nicobar Project

Help Scroll’s climate and land reporter Vaishnavi Rathore get to the Great Nicobar Island for this special project.

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‘Pristine habitat’: 87 ex-bureaucrats ask President Droupadi Murmu to halt Great Nicobar project

The project involves the construction of a Rs 35,000-crore trans-shipment port, an international airport, a power plant, a township and tourism infrastructure.

#GreatNicobar #GreatNicobarProject #environment #UnionGovt #NitiAayog #EnvironmentalImpact #infrastructure #port #DraupadiMurmu #shompens #tribals #ForestRights #india

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‘Pristine habitat’: 87 ex-bureaucrats ask President Droupadi Murmu to halt Great Nicobar project

The project involves the construction of a Rs 35,000-crore trans-shipment port, an international airport, a power plant, a township and tourism infrastructure.

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