The most recent nesting record visible in the photograph is of February 13 with one each for two species of turtles – serial number 899 of a Leatherback turtle and serial number 900 of an Olive Ridley. This indicates that at least 900 nestings have taken place here already this season.
The petition before the National Green Tribunal had challenged the November 2022 environmental clearance granted to the Rs 90,000-crore-plus mega infrastructure project with the centrepiece being the Rs 45,000-crore transshipment port in Galathea Bay.The port entails the construction of multiple berths and breakwaters that will reduce the opening of the bay by 90% from the current 3 km to just 300 meters. The siting of the port here has raised serious concerns on account of the inevitable ecological damage that it would cause.
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