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N E W S / NAT I O NA L
ISLAND TOURISM IN
DEVELOPMENTAL MODE
FINAL SITE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT REPORT FOR FOUR ISLANDS
IN ANDAMAN & NICOBAR AND FIVE ISLANDS IN LAKSHADWEEP.
A
s a part of holistic
development of identified
Islands in the country by
NITI Aayog, the final Site Potential
Development Report has been
prepared for four islands in Andaman
& Nicobar (A&N) namely Smith, Ross,
Long and Aves Islands and five islands
in Lakshadweep namely Minicoy,
Bangaram, Thinnakara, Cheriyam and
Suheli Islands. Tourism based projects
have been identified in Long, Aves,
Smith and Neil Islands of A&N and
Minicoy, Kadamat and Suheli Islands of
Lakshadweep while according priority
to air and sea connectivity and the
construction of airport at Minicoy in
Lakshadweep by the Indian Air Force.
The Ministry of Tourism has also
sanctioned a project for Rs. 42.19
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Crore during 2016-17 for Development
of Coastal Circuit (Long Island-Ross
Smith Island- Neil Island- Havelock
Island- Baratang Island-Port Blair) in
Andaman & Nicobar under the Coastal
thematic circuit of Swadesh Darshan
Scheme for development of island
tourism in the country.
Islands Development Agency (IDA)
has been constituted on 1st June,
2017 under the Chairmanship of
the Home Minister, Government of
India to oversee the comprehensive
development of Islands. Further, a
Committee has been constituted in
NITI Aayog to recommend a road
map for harnessing the development
potential of Little Andaman and Great
Nicobar Islands in Andaman & Nicobar
Islands.
THE MINISTRY
OF TOURISM HAS
ALSO SANCTIONED
A PROJECT FOR
RS. 42.19 CRORE
DURING 2016-17
FOR DEVELOPMENT
OF COASTAL
CIRCUIT