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Topic 233 · Environment, Climate & Biodiversity

Great Nicobar project: NGT clearance and corals

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Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA

Core Trigger: On 16 February 2026 a six-member NGT bench declined to interfere with the 2022 clearance for the Great Nicobar project.
Project: About Rs 81,000 crore over 166 sq km: township, transshipment port, dual-use airport and a 450-MVA power plant.
Current Head: Justice Prakash Srivastava, NGT Chairperson, presided over the bench.
Corals: About 16,150 coral colonies near Galathea Bay are to move to four west-coast sites, led by ZSI.
Data / Report: The NGT accepted no coral reef lies in the work area, limited construction to CRZ-III and upheld single-season EIA data.
Stakeholders: ANIIDCO is the implementing agency; ZSI (Kolkata) leads translocation; NCSCM (Chennai) verified the site.
India Link: On 3 April 2023 the tribunal had largely upheld the clearance and formed a high-powered committee.
Headquarters: ZSI is based in Kolkata; the order came from the NGT's Eastern Regional Bench, Kolkata.
Founded: The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 (Act 19 of 2010) is dated 2 June 2010; ZSI was established on 1 July 1916.
Principles: Section 20 requires the NGT to apply sustainable development, the precautionary principle and polluter pays.
Statute: Section 14 covers environmental questions under Schedule I laws; section 22 allows appeal to the Supreme Court within 90 days.
Definition: Coral translocation re-fixes colonies elsewhere; CRZ-IA is the most sensitive coastal zone; corals are Schedule I species.

Question 1 of 10

On 16 February 2026 a six-member NGT bench declined to interfere with the Great Nicobar project clearance granted in which year?

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Answer: (D) 2022

Core Trigger: On 16 February 2026 a six-member NGT bench declined to interfere with the 2022 clearance for the Great Nicobar project.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 233, point 1

Question 2 of 10

About how much will the Great Nicobar project cost?

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Answer: (D) About Rs 81,000 crore

Project: About Rs 81,000 crore over 166 sq km: township, transshipment port, dual-use airport and a 450-MVA power plant.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 233, point 2

Question 3 of 10

Who presided over the six-member NGT bench as NGT Chairperson?

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Answer: (C) Justice Prakash Srivastava

Current Head: Justice Prakash Srivastava, NGT Chairperson, presided over the bench.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 233, point 3

Question 4 of 10

About how many coral colonies near Galathea Bay are to move to four west-coast sites?

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Answer: (B) About 16,150

Corals: About 16,150 coral colonies near Galathea Bay are to move to four west-coast sites, led by ZSI.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 233, point 4

Question 5 of 10

The NGT limited construction to which Coastal Regulation Zone category?

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Answer: (C) CRZ-III

Data / Report: The NGT accepted no coral reef lies in the work area, limited construction to CRZ-III and upheld single-season EIA data.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 233, point 5

Question 6 of 10

Consider: 1) ANIIDCO is the implementing agency. 2) NCSCM, Chennai, leads the coral translocation. Which is/are correct?

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Answer: (A) Only 1

Stakeholders: ANIIDCO is the implementing agency; ZSI (Kolkata) leads translocation; NCSCM (Chennai) verified the site.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 233, point 6

Question 7 of 10

The Zoological Survey of India is based in which city?

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Answer: (A) Kolkata

Headquarters: ZSI is based in Kolkata; the order came from the NGT's Eastern Regional Bench, Kolkata.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 233, point 8

Question 8 of 10

The Zoological Survey of India was established on 1 July of which year?

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Answer: (B) 1916

Founded: The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 (Act 19 of 2010) is dated 2 June 2010; ZSI was established on 1 July 1916.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 233, point 9

Question 9 of 10

Section 20 requires the NGT to apply sustainable development, the precautionary principle and which other principle?

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Answer: (B) Polluter pays

Principles: Section 20 requires the NGT to apply sustainable development, the precautionary principle and polluter pays.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 233, point 10

Question 10 of 10

Consider: 1) Section 14 of the NGT Act covers environmental questions under Schedule I laws. 2) Section 22 allows appeal to the Supreme Court within 90 days. Which is/are correct?

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Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2

Statute: Section 14 covers environmental questions under Schedule I laws; section 22 allows appeal to the Supreme Court within 90 days.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 233, point 11

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