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Lakshadweep administration mulls acquiring Bitra island for defence purposes
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....akshadweep administration mulls acquiring Bitra island for defence purposes<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 19-7-2025<BR>PTI<BR>Kochi, Jul 19 (PTI) The Lakshadweep administration is considering the acquisition....
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.... of Bitra, one of the inhabited islands in the archipelago, for defence purposes. A recent government notification outlined this proposal for the Department of Revenue to take over the entire land a....
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....rea of Bitra island. The intent is to transfer it to relevant defense and strategic agencies of the Centre. The notification, issued last week, clarified that the initiative is driven by the strate....
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....gic location of the island, its national security relevance, and the inherent logistical and administrative challenges posed by the civilian habitation. The territorial administration would take ove....
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....r the island as per the relevant provisions of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resetlement Act, 2013 for which Social Impact Assessment study ha....
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....s to be undertaken for the affected area. District Collector Shivam Chandra, in the order, said all stakeholders, including grama sabhas, would be consulted as part of the Social Impact Assessment i....
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....nitiatives. The survey of the proposed area under the acquisition would be completed within two months from the date of the publication of the notification on July 11, it added. PTI LGK ROH<BR> News....
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.... - Press release - PIB....