{"id":79469,"date":"2021-02-02T15:32:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T10:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=79469"},"modified":"2021-03-01T15:06:11","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T09:36:11","slug":"niti-aayogs-megacity-plan-for-little-andaman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/niti-aayogs-megacity-plan-for-little-andaman\/","title":{"rendered":"NITI Aayog&#8217;s &#8220;Megacity plan for Little Andaman&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What is the News?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Niti Aayog has released a\u00a0 megacity plan for Little Andaman. The plan is a part of its Vision Document titled \u201cSustainable Development of Little Andaman Island\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Aim<\/strong>: To leverage the strategic location and natural features of the Little Andaman island. A new greenfield coastal city will be developed as a free trade zone. The city will compete with Singapore and Hong Kong.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Zones: <\/strong>The document has proposed the development along the three zones:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Zone 1: <\/strong>It will spread along the east coast of Little Andaman. It will be the financial district and medi city and will include an aerocity and a tourism and hospital district.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zone 2: <\/strong>It will spread over 85 sq km of pristine forest in Andaman. It will have a film city, a residential district and a tourism Special Economic Zone(SEZ).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zone 3 \u2014 <\/strong>It will spread over 52 sq km of pristine forest. It will be a nature zone. It will be further categorised into three districts: an exclusive forest resort, a nature healing district and a nature retreat, all on the western coast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Challenges for Mega-City<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are certain factors that could prevent the sustainable development of Little Andaman namely:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lack of good connectivity with Indian mainland and global cities<\/li>\n<li>Fragile biodiversity and natural ecosystems<\/li>\n<li>Certain Supreme Court notifications can pose an impediment to its development.<\/li>\n<li>Presence of indigenous tribes and concerns for their welfare<\/li>\n<li>95% of Little Andaman is covered in forest, a large part of it is the pristine evergreen type.<\/li>\n<li>Some 640 sq km of the island is Reserve Forest under the Indian Forest Act.<\/li>\n<li>Nearly 450 sq km is protected as the Onge Tribal Reserve, creating a unique and rare socio-ecological-historical complex of high importance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/Home\/MShareArticle?OrgId=G8687QD4B.1&amp;imageview=0\"><strong>The Hindu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the News? Niti Aayog has released a\u00a0 megacity plan for Little Andaman. The plan is a part of its Vision Document titled \u201cSustainable Development of Little Andaman Island\u201d. Facts: Aim: To leverage the strategic location and natural features of the Little Andaman island. 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