Great Nicobar Island

Um, this is about the Supreme Court refusing to stay proceedings against Nicobar Project.

The Supreme Court refused the Union Government's request to hal- to halt Calcutta High Court proceedings challenging the 72,000 crore Great Nicobar Island project.

Uh, the petition filed by former Environment Secretary Meena Gupta argues that the container terminal and related development threaten the island's fragile ecology, indigenous communities, and rights under the Forest, uh, Rights Act.

A bench led by Chief Justice Suryakant urged the High Court to decide the matter promptly.

for-... uh, s- making the Sabang, uh, the airfield in Indonesia.

That is the choke point between Great Nicobar, Malacca Strait, where 70 to 80% of the Chinese shipping go through.

So on one end is Great Nicobar, on the other end is the Indonesian, uh, island, which India has done an agreement with them to develop as a military base.

So in case of any eventuality, the lesson learnt, which he was mentioning, of managing the choke points.

Today, uh, the Houthis are attacking Saudis.

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the p- port which you are...

Great Nicobar port which you are creating, Subang Island.