Island on Edge: The Great Nicobar Crisis by Pankaj Sekhsaria

THE URGENT TRUTH BEHIND THE GREAT NICOBAR MEGA-PROJECT.

A colossal ₹82,000 crore infrastructure plan threatens to irreversibly alter one of India’s most fragile ecosystems. Island on Edge is an incisive, critical investigation into the mega-development project slated for the Great Nicobar Island, including a proposed transshipment terminal, airport, power plant, and a massive new township.

Following his acclaimed work The Great Nicobar Betrayal, Pankaj Sekhsaria—a researcher with over thirty years of experience in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands—returns to expose the legal, ethical, and environmental blind spots that continue to haunt this project. Through a collection of sharp, data-backed articles, Sekhsaria explores the on-ground reality, the threat to indigenous communities and their languages, and the precarious state of the island's unique biodiversity. This is an essential, timely study of environmental justice in modern India.

Why this book is a must-read for environmentalists and citizens:

• Expert Analysis: Authored by Pankaj Sekhsaria, a leading authority on the ecology and culture of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

• Critical Investigation: Uncovers the hidden costs of the development project, from legal loopholes to potential ecological collapse.

• Advocacy for Indigenous Rights: Highlights the profound impact of the project on the fragile lives and cultures of the island's native communities.

• Environmental Urgency: A crucial addition to modern environmental literature that demands attention to a pressing national issue.

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