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In 2021, the Modi government unveiled its plan to build a mega infrastructural project on the Great Nicobar Island, the southernmost island of India. In the run-up to the announcement, a crucial government map of the island changed. Corals that hugged Great Nicobar’s coastline disappeared on the map – only to reappear in the middle of the sea. In this episode of True Story , Scroll’s Executive Editor Supriya Sharma speaks to environment reporter Vaishnavi Rathore about how she broke the story and why it is significant. Also read: Our coverage of the Great Nicobar Project … Read more