Strategic & Sustainable: Island Development of India

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Thread to track Infra structure development in Islands of India..

Background :
An island is a piece of sub-mainland that is encircled by water. India has an aggregate of 1,382 seaward-distinguished islands. The significant island gatherings of India are the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago in the Bay of Bengal and the Lakshadweep Islands in the Arabian Sea.

Andaman and Nicobar Islands were shaped because of an impact between the Indian Plate and Burma Minor Plate. Andaman and Nicobar Islands are toward the south augmentation. Lakshadweep Islands are coral islands. These islands are a piece of Reunion Hotspot volcanism.

Andaman and Nicobar Islands​

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a union territory of India and arranged in the Bay of Bengal, running like a thin chain in the north-south heading stretching out between 6° 45′ N to 13° 45′ N. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands comprising of 572 islands, of which 37 are possessed, at the intersection of the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea and the islands are greater in size and enormous in number.

Lakshadweep Islands​

Lakshadweep islands Found south of the Malabar bank of Kerala, the Lakshadweep islands are made out of little coral islands. Lakshadweep Islands arranged in the Arabian Sea is a gathering of 36 islands having an area of 32 square kilometers and stretching out between 8 N and 12 N scope.

Islands of India - GeeksforGeeks

India has a very huge and diversified mainland. The country has two groups of islands, which include the Lakshwadeep Islands and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. These islands are characterized by coral deposits and beaches and are subjected to equatorial vegetation and have convectional rainfall.

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paper released by niti aayog on island development
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Transforming Islands through Creativity and Innovation

https://www.niti.gov.in/sites/default/files/2019-07/Transforming-the-Islands-through-Creativity-&-Innovation.pdf

 

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Strategic & Sustainable: Island Development Under PM Modi​

With a view to undertake comprehensive development of islands, PM Modi's government set up the Island Development Agency (IDA) in 2017. The Agency oversees the Holistic Development of Islands Programme. This programme is backed by detailed and principled planning—a first-of-its-kind developmental exercise enriched with community and private sector participation. It stands for sustainable development that is inviolative of the natural character of the ecosystem and prescribes scientific parameters such as ‘carrying capacity’ in designing projects. Apart from building fundamental infrastructure in island areas, the programme aims to promote job creation through exemplary tourism projects along with meeting security concerns associated with their strategic location.

In line with this vision, PM Modi’s government has allocated Rs. 48,000 crore to Andaman & Nicobar Islands in the last nine years—twice the money spent in the nine years of the previous government. Today the islands have achieved 100% saturation under Swachh Bharat Mission and Jal Jeevan Mission. As mentioned by the PM himself, it was his government that established the first-ever medical college in Port Blair. Almost everyone residing here has a bank account and can avail of the One Nation, One Ration facility.

Unlike earlier when internet was satellite-dependent, Andaman & Nicobar Islands today are connected to the mainland via the Submarine Optical Fibre Cable. Bringing cheaper and enhanced connectivity to these areas, the 23,00 kilometres submarine cable will be crucial in improving access to telemedicine, online education, banking services, and boosting tourism, among other things. The Andaman Trunk Road, developed under Andaman & Nicobar Island Dweep Connectivity Programme, connects the capital city of Port Blair with all major towns, playing a crucial role in the socio-economic development of the islands.

The new integrated terminal building of the Veer Savarkar International Airport at Port Blair adds another feather to PM Modi's cap when it comes to boosting connectivity in the region. With sustainability features like a double insulated roofing system, LED lighting, and a 500 KW solar power plant, the terminal has been built at a cost of Rs. 710 crore with a capacity to handle a footfall of 50 lakh passengers yearly.

Giving a boost to Maritime India Vision 2030, the International Container Trans-Shipment Port project at Galathea Bay, Great Nicobar assumes particular importance. With an investment of about Rs. 44,000 crore, this mega container terminal has the potential to become a leading transhipment port given its strategic proximity to international trade routes, availability of natural water depth of over 20, and carrying capacity of all transhipment cargo from all nearby ports. It provides an opportunity to India to participate fully in the global shipping trade, creating employment opportunities for its citizens and improving quality of life for current and future residents of Great Nicobar Island.

When it comes to Lakshadweep, PM Modi recently inaugurated developmental projects worth Rs. 1,150 crore, ranging from healthcare, water resources, energy, education, and technology.

The PM also fulfilled his guarantee given back in 2020 about ensuring fast internet within 1,000 days in the form of the Kochi-Lakshadweep Islands Submarine Optical Fibre Connection. The submarine cable introduces 11 Lakshadweep islands to 100 times faster internet connectivity, leading to better access to e-services like education, banking, telemedicine and government services.

https://www.narendramodi.in/strategic-and-sustainable-island-development-under-prime-minister-narendra-modi-579472