Nicobar Tribal Council says it is being pressured to sign ‘surrender certificate’ for ancestral tribal lands

Nicobar Tribal Council faces pressure to sign a surrender certificate for ancestral lands amid the Great Nicobar Island mega ...

‘Won’t surrender’: Great Nicobar tribes allege pressure to ‘give up’ villages for mega project

Members of the Tribal Council of Great Nicobar were verbally told to issue a “surrender certificate” for some ancestral ...

Great Nicobar tribal council alleges administration nudge to ‘surrender’ Tsunami-hit ancestral lands

The tribal chiefs alleged that officials from the Nicobar district administration and Andaman Adjim Janjati Vikas Samiti met ...

Great Nicobar tribals allege administration asking them to ‘surrender’ ancestral lands

The members of the tribal community did not sign the certificate they were presented, saying that they needed time to deliberate on the matter.
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Modi’s Mega Projects Could Destroy Great Nicobar Island

Satellite imagery captures the southern tip of Great Nicobar Island, including Galathea Bay, in India. Credit - Gallo Images—Orbital Horizon/Copernicus Sentinel/Getty Images On a moonless night in ...
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Govt doesn’t name tribal lands on maps for megaprojects

The autochthonous tribes of Shompen and Nicobarese have lived on the island of Great Nicobar for thousands of years. The Shompen are a semi-nomadic, hunter-gatherer community and they live deep in the ...
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UT admin notifies Great Nicobar Island Development Area

New Delhi:The Andaman and Nicobar Administration has notified the Great Nicobar Island Development Area paving the way for preparation of a master plan for Great Nicobar. The proposed development area ...