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Urgent Petition to Save 9.6 Lakh Trees at The Great Nicobar Islands
Save Earth Stand for Change <saveearth.standforchange@gmail.com>
Mon, Sep 9, 2024 at 12:33 PM
To: presidentofindia@rb.nic.in, us.petitions@rb.nic.in
Cc: secy.president@rb.nic.in
Dear Hon'ble President of India,
We, the undersigned citizens of India and World, humbly submit this urgent request for your immediate attention and intervention in the ongoing deforestation crisis at The Great Nicobar Islands. Over 9.6 lakh trees are at risk of being felled for the development of residential townships, hotels, and other infrastructural projects in this ecologically sensitive region.
While development and national security are crucial, this project raises significant concerns about the irreversible damage to the environment and biodiversity. The project threatens the habitat of endangered species like the Leatherback turtle and risks disrupting fragile ecosystems, including coral reefs. Additionally, the displacement of indigenous tribes and the lack of comprehensive ecological and social impact assessments reflect severe gaps in the planning process.
Key issues we request your attention to include:
1. Deforestation of 130 sq. km, affecting 9.6 lakh trees
2. Threats to biodiversity in critical habitats like Gala Thea Bay
3. Displacement of vulnerable indigenous tribes
4. Increased tsunami and seismic risks in the Bay of Bengal
5. Violation of due process and forest rights, particularly under the Forest Rights Act (FRA) and Forest Conservation Rules, 2017
We urgently appeal for your intervention using your constitutional discretionary powers to halt the deforestation until a thorough re-evaluation of the environmental and social consequences is conducted. Sustainable alternatives must be explored for the development of these islands to protect both the ecological balance and the rights of indigenous communities.
The survival of 9.6 lakh trees and the preservation of Great Nicobar's unique biodiversity and culture lie in the balance. We sincerely hope you will take immediate action to ensure the well-being of future generations and uphold India's commitment to environmental protection and social justice.
Yours faithfully,
Citizens of India and World
(Dynamic list of signatories @ https://chng.it/7mZVvGm2zD )
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City
State
Postal Code
Country
Signed On
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Bengaluru
560076
India
2024-06-26
Bharti Sharma
Bengaluru
560049
India
2024-06-26
Abhinav Pahwa
Chandigarh
160019
India
2024-06-26
Priyanka Sud
Calgary
T3R 1T4
Canada
2024-06-26
Jaspreet Kaur
Shimla
171004
India
2024-06-26
Kunal Vir
Chandigarh
160036
India
2024-06-26
SURAJ SHARMA
Chandigarh
160036
India
2024-06-26
Jasmine Bhardwaj
Nabha
147201
India
2024-06-26
Nagaraj Basarkod
Bengaluru
560009
India
2024-06-26
Harshita Jadhav
Bhopal
462030
India
2024-06-26
Naginder Singh Bhatia
Ludhiana
141203
India
2024-06-26
Mandeep Kaur
Port Blair
744103
India
2024-06-26
Harpreet Kaur
Nabha
147201
India
2024-06-26
jaspal Singh Johar
Kullu
175101
India
2024-06-26
Parul Verma
Port Blair
744101
India
2024-06-26
Mohammad Murtaja
Gurugram
122018
India
2024-06-26
Apoorva Nandanwar
Delhi
India
2024-06-26
Arpan Bhardwaj
Chandigarh
160014
India
2024-06-26
Susana Muñoz
Madrid
28019
Spain
2024-06-26
Gama Leong
George Town
11060
Malaysia
2024-06-26
Pypy Pypy
Georgetown
Malaysia
2024-06-26
Smita Sardesai
Vadodara
390011
India
2024-06-26
Harshpreet Kaur
Chandigarh
160036
India
2024-06-26
Neha Pandey
Chandigarh
160022
India
2024-06-26
NIMMI BAMNERIA
Ludhiana
141203
India
2024-06-26
Geetu Shukla
Indore
452001
India
2024-06-26
Hanneke Mol
Poortvliet
Nebraska
4693EG
US
2024-06-26
Vinay Garud
Vadodara
390007
India
2024-06-26
Yolanda Schultes
Wittenbach
9300
Sweden
2024-06-26
Dr Sayani Poddar
Kolkata
700099
India
2024-06-26
Vivek Jaiswal
Delhi
110003
India
2024-06-26
Harsh Mehta
India
2024-06-26
Shilpa Kathuria
Delhi
110008
India
2024-06-26
Jeena Domichan
Chennai
600002
India
2024-06-26
Vinay Kumar
Dehradun
248001
India
2024-06-26
Sylvia Breuer
Hamburg
20144
Germany
2024-06-26
Manisha Dodiya
Vadodara
390006
India
2024-06-26
Pam Miller
Tolar
Texas
76046
US
2024-06-26
Shayna TYLER
Troyes
10000
France
2024-06-26
Jolly Raizada
160030
India
2024-06-26
Harcharan Singh
Chandigarh
160036
India
2024-06-26
Dominique LANG
Vaison-la-Romaine
84110
France
2024-06-26
Bambi Mayr
Austria
2024-06-26
Devyani Sahai
Visakhapatnam
53007
India
2024-06-26
susan devereaux
new castle
Delaware
19720
US
2024-06-27
Brodie Marschall
Wurtulla, QLD
4575
Australia
2024-06-27
Vishal Sharma
Edmonton
T6X
Canada
2024-06-27
corine cathala
Pierrelatte
26700
France
2024-06-27
Swati Kothiyal
Bengaluru
560001
India
2024-06-27
Poonam Suri
Chandigarh
160047
India
2024-06-27
Rosa Cabrerizo
Hospitalet de Llobregat
8905
Spain
2024-06-27
Dr. Ajit Kishore
Chandigarh
160036
India
2024-06-27
gurwinder singh
Mohali
140306
India
2024-06-27
Linda Reilly
Cypress
California
90630
US
2024-06-27
Sabine Möhler
esselbach
97839
Germany
2024-06-27
Mohammed Hussain
Bengaluru
560076
India
2024-06-27
Avanish Sahai
Lucknow
226002
India
2024-06-27
Alison Yates
Bolton
Bolton
UK
2024-06-27
Natalie Bailey
Bury
BL9
UK
2024-06-27
Consuelo Serena Velasco
Strambino Fr Cerone
10019
Italy
2024-06-27
Sue Cone
Hull
England
HU13 9DS
UK
2024-06-27
A. Otto
Auerbach
8209
Germany
2024-06-27
Ajay Sharma
Chandigarh
160001
India
2024-06-27
Shivani Suman
Chandigarh
160030
India
2024-06-27
Rajashree Behera
Bengaluru
560076
India
2024-06-27
Katalin Kónya-Jakus
Szatymaz
Hungary
2024-06-27
Uwe Vietzke
Germany
2024-06-27
Barry Baudains
Saint Helier
Jersey
2024-06-27
joyce alexander
Edinburgh
Scotland
eh151le
UK
2024-06-27
Rajkaran Singh Arora
New Delhi
110043
India
2024-06-27
Bandhna B
Chandigarh
160022
India
2024-06-27
Lovepreet Singh
Mohali
160071
India
2024-06-27
Shilpa Jain
Chandigarh
160022
India
2024-06-27
Raman Goyal
New Delhi
110043
India
2024-06-27
Jayant Sahai
Lansing
Michigan
48906
US
2024-06-27
Krishna Kumar
Mohali
140301
India
2024-06-27
Petra Achtzehnter
Kaiserslautern
67663
Germany
2024-06-27
Madan Kalra
Chandigarh
160047
India
2024-06-27
Megha Kalra
New Delhi
110043
India
2024-06-27
Nelly PRESTAT
Mouroux
77120
France
2024-06-27
Avinash Kumar Jha
Bengaluru
560032
India
2024-06-27
Pritpal Kaur
Ludhiana
141203
India
2024-06-27
NARESH DUA
Mumbai
400078
India
2024-06-27
Anshika Kalra
Springfield
Missouri
65807
US
2024-06-27
Suraj Sahoo
Louisville
Kentucky
40219
US
2024-06-27
Dominique Antoniaza
Angers
49100
France
2024-06-27
sandeep Negi
Chandigarh
160002
India
2024-06-27
Marga Gili
Palma
7003
Spain
2024-06-27
Alka Minhas
Kurukshetra
136132
India
2024-06-27
Roxana Moya
Santiago
Chile
2024-06-27
Christna Frutuoso
Esch
4069
Luxembourg
2024-06-27
Brenda Ceril
Ellesmere Port
England
CH66 2RL
UK
2024-06-27
Ruth Bodeman
Brookline
Massachusetts
2446
US
2024-06-27
Dominique Girard
Marseille
13001
France
2024-06-27
Angela Rodgers
Townsville
4814
Australia
2024-06-28
Vikram kumar
Shimla
171009
India
2024-06-28
Arvind Kumar
Chandigarh
160047
India
2024-06-28
Rajnish Kumar
Chandigarh
160036
India
2024-06-28
Raj Mohan
Chandigarh
160036
India
2024-06-28
Sutinder Singh Rawel
Ludhiana
141007
India
2024-06-28
Niina Anttinen
Espoo
41330
Finland
2024-06-28
melanie johnson
Exeter
England
EX1 1DS
UK
2024-06-28
Nitish Jaswal
Chandigarh
160003
India
2024-06-28
Mahima Mishra
Lucknow
226007
India
2024-06-28
hortencia mendoza
44260
Mexico
2024-06-28
Nishant Sharma
Kurukshetra
136132
India
2024-06-28
Lisa Salazar
Shasta Lake
California
96089
US
2024-06-28
Baldev Pandey
Chandigarh
160047
India
2024-06-28
Babs Jansen
Rotterdam
4693
Netherlands
2024-06-28
Valérie Paillard
Savigny-le-Temple
77176
France
2024-06-28
Analía Caiazza
Rosario. Santa Fe
2000
Argentina
2024-06-28
Mrinalini M
Bengaluru
560076
India
2024-06-29
Lakshay Monga
Kharar
140301
India
2024-06-29
Mohammad Murtaja
Jaipur
302006
India
2024-06-29
Coleen Nearing
Ottawa
K1H6M8
Canada
2024-06-29
Yogeshwar Rao Uppinivalasa
Bengaluru
560067
India
2024-06-30
Manisha Joshi
New Delhi
110043
India
2024-06-30
Mandeep Singh
Chandigarh
160047
India
2024-06-30
Santhosh Nadig
Bengaluru
560049
India
2024-06-30
Bharti Bakshi
New Delhi
110003
India
2024-06-30
Preety Goel
Chandigarh
160020
India
2024-06-30
P. K Kumar
Chandigarh
160020
India
2024-06-30
Damanpreet Singh
Mundi kharar
140301
India
2024-06-30
Snehal Harsh
Bengaluru
560076
India
2024-06-30
RUKMANGADAGOWDA C M
571434
India
2024-06-30
Ravleen Kaur
Chandigarh
160022
India
2024-06-30
Marie-José CHOBERT
Orléans
45000
France
2024-06-30
Sarah Sudheer
600100
India
2024-07-01
Anil Bhat
Bengaluru
560076
India
2024-07-01
Sandeep Salunkhe
Bengaluru
560076
India
2024-07-01
mohit singla
Chandigarh
160014
India
2024-07-01
Harkamaljeet Kaur
Nabha
147201
India
2024-07-01
Rakeah Shanmugam
Bengaluru
560049
India
2024-07-01
armer teufel reger
Nürnberg
90443
Germany
2024-07-02
Gaurav Sharma
Kullu
175101
India
2024-07-02
rolf wiesler
Johannesburg
2041
South Africa
2024-07-02
Aryan Gupta
India
2024-07-02
Jyoti Malik
Chandigarh
160047
India
2024-07-03
Julie Gomes
Kolkata
700104
India
2024-07-30
Shradha Rao
New Delhi
110003
India
2024-07-30
Nimar Dang
Delhi
110008
India
2024-07-30
Uma Maheshwari
Bengaluru
562130
India
2024-07-30
Swati Adhikary
Mumbai
400104
India
2024-07-30
Ayushi Garg
Delhi
110029
India
2024-07-30
Kajal Joshi
Mumbai
400017
India
2024-07-30
Mitchelle Sarkar
Kolkata
700001
India
2024-07-30
Pooja Amritkar
Mumbai
400017
India
2024-07-30
Mou Chatterjee
Kolkata
700029
India
2024-07-30
Shayani Boral
New Delhi
110005
India
2024-07-30
Ruth Rozario
Kolkata
700036
India
2024-07-30
Bilwa Sawant
Mumbai
400025
India
2024-07-30
Debjani Sen
Kolkata
700033
India
2024-07-30
Manidipa Dhar
Kolkata
700006
India
2024-07-30
Anusha B
India
2024-07-30
Raveena Padat
Delhi
110001
India
2024-07-31
Durga Jat
Mumbai
400017
India
2024-07-31
Ruchi Bhatia
New Delhi
110003
India
2024-07-31
Suma Rai
Mumbai
400017
India
2024-07-31
Hemangi Shah
India
2024-07-31
Bela Patil
India
2024-07-31
Hansika Shah
Mumbai
400054
India
2024-07-31
M Patel
Mumbai
400070
India
2024-07-31
Nikhil Rai
Mumbai
400017
India
2024-07-31
Nigel Jennings
Kolkata
700014
India
2024-07-31
Jennifer Tirkey
Kolkata
700006
India
2024-07-31
Harpreet K
New Delhi
110043
India
2024-07-31
Sonia Sharma
New Delhi
110043
India
2024-07-31
Veera Sinha
New Delhi
110043
India
2024-07-31
Sanjay Ghose
Kolkata
700019
India
2024-07-31
Vanshika Kaur
New Delhi
110043
India
2024-07-31
Renu Choudhary
Delhi
110001
India
2024-07-31
Debashmita Roy
Kolkata
700002
India
2024-08-01
SHWETA GULATI
Noida
110085
India
2024-08-01
Preeti Hans
New Delhi
110043
India
2024-08-01
Sulbha Saroha
Delhi
110086
India
2024-08-01
Kanwal Kohli
New Delhi
110077
India
2024-08-01
Kala Ela
Kodaikanal
624101
India
2024-08-01
Hema Kalro
Bengaluru
562123
India
2024-08-01
Chitra Kannappan
Erode
638107
India
2024-08-01
Manivannan S
Erode
638051
India
2024-08-01
Manivannan Sachi
Erode
638051
India
2024-08-01
Rengasamy Raja
Chennai
639117
India
2024-08-01
Saifee Bhagat
Coimbatore
641004
India
2024-08-01
K. Chittybabu Krishnamoorthy
Chennai
600017
India
2024-08-01
Raghavan Venkatakrishnan
Chennai
600078
India
2024-08-01
Nafisa Gheewala
Bengaluru
562130
India
2024-08-02
Shyam Kannappan
Melbourne
3003
Australia
2024-08-02
Ganesan Dhandayuthapani
Coimbatore
641001
India
2024-08-03
Usha Krishnan
Shanty Bay
L0L
Canada
2024-08-03
Kaviya S
Karur
638012
India
2024-08-03
Chandni Balagopal
Kozhikode
673008
India
2024-08-03
Patra Sarat
Surat
394220
India
2024-08-11
Dr. Basak Banty
Ahmedabad
380001
India
2024-08-11
Rahul Sharma
Surat
395007
India
2024-08-11
Sagar Santosh patil
Surat
395007
India
2024-08-11
winney Prakash
The Bronx
New York
10455
US
2024-08-11
Saumya Menon
Sydney
2177
Australia
2024-08-11
Ankur Chaudhary
Vadodara
390007
India
2024-08-11
Om Verma
Ahmedabad
380001
India
2024-08-12
Jada Kumar
Sambalpur
768018
India
2024-08-19
Akshara Maurya
New Delhi
110005
India
2024-09-06
References and readings for your perusal:
https://thewire.in/environment/ictt-infrastructure-project-great-nicobar-island
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/protect-indigenous-people/article25616520.ece
https://ijpiel.com/index.php/2021/08/05/niti-aayogs-project-for-great-nicobar-island/