'India's Singapore' threatens the Great Nicobar island's fragile ecosystem
May 21, 2026
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1:14Now Playing'India's Singapore' threatens the Great Nicobar island's fragile ecosystem
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as posted by the channelThe lush Great Nicobar island lies at the southern end of the Andaman and Nicobar Island chain. It is home to hundreds of rare and exotic plants and animals, and the Shompen, among the last isolated hunter-gatherer communities in the world.
A billion-dollar infrastructure project underway threatens to upend this fragile ecosystem.
Reporter: Omkar Khandekar/NPR and Leesha Nair
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