Will India's megaproject sink the Great Nicobar Island?

The Indian government is planning to invest $9 billion (€ 8.38 billion) to transform India's Great Nicobar island into a massive military and trade hub. But the plans have raised concerns among environmentalists, scientists and civil society organizations who believe the megaproject will ruin the unique ecology of the remote region. Beyond ecological concerns, many fear the impact on indigenous communities — especially the Shompen people, a hunter-gatherer community who have lived on the Great Nicobar for thousands of years with very little contact with outsiders. India's eastern outpost Indian officials say that plans to develop the Great Nicobar have…