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Great Nicobar Project: India's Hong Kong-like port may wipe out ancient tribe

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80% Informative

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are home to some of the most isolated and vulnerable tribes in the world.

The Shompen - some 400 people - of the Great Nicobar Island are also at risk of losing their way of life due to external pressures.

The project includes a transshipment harbour, a power plant, an airport and a new township.

Ecologists warn of the effect on the Galathea Bay on the south-eastern side of the island, which has been the nesting place for giant leatherback sea turtles for centuries .

The project will also affect saltwater crocodiles and the island’s water monitors, fish and avifauna.

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82

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82

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37

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semi-formal

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English

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49

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