Why Tourists are not allowed in Nicobar?

Why Tourists are not Allowed in Nicobar? || Andaman and Nicobar is the Union Territory of India having 572 islands of which only 37 are inhabited. The Andaman has 325 islands which cover an area of 6,170 square km and Nicobar has 247 islands with an area of 1,765 square km. You can only visit 12 islands that are in Andaman, but you cannot visit even a single island in Nicobar. Why? In this blog, you will know about it.

The Nicobar Islands are the motherland of two tribal communities (Nicobarese and Shompen). The Indian government has been a big concern for them. They don’t want the outer world to disturb their living. The Shompen Community is still living inside the dense forest of Great Nicobar. On the other side, the Nicobarese people got the education, Government jobs, and living a standard life like us. But still, they don’t want to let the tourist and other sort of people inside because they know that the results will be disastrous to them and to nature.

Apart from the Tribal Concern, Nicobar is 1500 km from the mainland. Those people who work for some Tribal NGOs, Government officials, Forest Officials are only allowed to visit the Nicobar Islands. They have to get a tribal pass from DC (Andaman) at Port Blair. Government is spending a lot in the Tribal Welfare to keep these Islands alive. The main Islands of Nicobar are Car Nicobar, Little Nicobar, and Great Nicobar. These islands are vulnerable for the invasion of other countries, so to safeguard the territory, Indian Government have kept the Navy, IB, and police forces in the islands.