Agatti Island

Why in news?

• The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal has granted an interim stay on felling of coconut trees in Agatti Island in Lakshadweep for the purpose of forming a beach road.

About the island:

• Agatti Island is a 7.6 km long island, situated on a coral atoll called Agatti atoll in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep.
• Agatti is located about 459 km off Kochi in the mainland.
• Agatti is one of the Lakshadweep islands open to tourism.

PRELIMS QUESTION

Agatti island is located in:
(a)Lakshadweep islands
(b)Andaman and nicobar islands
(c)Gujarat
(d)Maharashtra

Answer to prelims question