The government clears plans for a new dual-use airport at Great Nicobar at an estimated cost of ₹13,000 crore, according to reports. The airport is described as serving both civilian and defence requirements. The same reports say the government is also dropping an expansion related to INS Baaz, a naval-related project previously linked to the broader development efforts in the area.
While details of the project’s broader components and timelines are not provided in the supplied excerpts, the cleared airport represents a major investment under the Great Nicobar development. The decision to proceed with the airport but not expand INS Baaz indicates that authorities have adjusted the defence and infrastructure components of the initiative.
Overall, the coverage points to a single key outcome: approval for the ₹13,000-crore airport plan and a change in the related naval expansion plan, with both elements part of the wider Great Nicobar project.
