were stripped of their protected status to make way for a massive construction project envisioned by the NITI Aayog and proposed by the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Integrated Development Corporation.

The submarine cable will also connect Port Blair to Swaraj Dweep, Little Andaman, Car Nicobar, Kamorta, Great Nicobar, Long Island, and Rangat. The foundation stone of this project was laid by the ...