Great Nicobar arterial road project

planned

The project involves the construction of a key arterial road on Great Nicobar Island, which will cut through over 130 hectares of tribal reserve land. It is part of a larger ₹72,000-crore 'Holistic Development of Great Nicobar' plan that includes a transhipment port, an international airport, a township, and a power plant. The road alignment will affect protected forests, deemed forests, government revenue land, and private land, including notified tribal reserve areas. The project includes mandatory safeguards such as compensatory afforestation, net present value realization, wildlife management, soil and moisture conservation, and catchment area treatment. Oversight bodies have been mandated to monitor ecological and social impacts during execution.