India's natural treasures are being sold.
In Great Nicobar Island, 161 square kilometres of the most pristine forest - four times the size of New Delhi - are being sold off by the Modi government. 1.5 crore trees will be cut. Tribes who have lived here for millennia will be displaced. All to accommodate the real estate projects of crony capitalists.
You have to see it to believe it.
A few months ago a group of tribal leaders from Andaman and Nicobar visited Rahul Gandhi and invited him to come visit the islands - to see the scale of destruction that is to come. This is what he saw:
Take action
This is still reversible.
You are why.
The forest hasn't fallen yet. Add your name and force the government to protect Great Nicobar Island. Expand the INS Baaz Naval base since it's been demanding it for five years — but don't destroy a rainforest that can never be rebuilt.
“This is your future and your land”The numbers that matter
The scale of what's at stake.
The Master Plan
What they're calling
"development."
The government argues that Great Nicobar Project is key for security and strategic development - how do hotels, casinos and tourist attractions fortify India's national security?
Who pays the price
This land is a treasure that belongs to its people.
Two communities. Both losing their land.
The tribals, original owners of this land, and the settlers, ex-military families sent by the Indian government to protect these islands. The settlers lose their land without fair compensation. The tribals lose their rights through disgraceful attempts to undermine the Forest Rights Act.
“These are our forests where we feed our children.”
Forest Rights Act flouted
The government has deliberately undermined the Forest Rights Act, by holding consultation meetings in Settler community gram sabhas with people who do not have rights to the forests.
“It's like doing FRA in Delhi”
Corals have the same legal status as a tiger.
Great Nicobar's corals are Schedule 1 protected — the same legal status as a tiger. They're not just beautiful; they're among India's biggest carbon sinks.
“Destroying Nicobar corals is like killing hundreds and hundreds of tigers.”
Corals disappeared on government maps
Between 2018 and 2022, fringing coral reefs vanished from official maps of Great Nicobar's coastline. The reefs were inexplicably redrawn farther offshore, creating a convenient basis for approving a port and other large-scale projects.
The receipts
Don't take our word for it.
Read the documents.
Every claim on this page is backed by primary documents — government clearances, legal filings, and the official maps where the corals were quietly redrawn.
In our philosophy, you don't conquer the sea.
You are the sea.