Modi govt made Nicobar corals disappear. How we found out | True Story

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. Read our coverage of the Great Nicobar Project: https://scroll.in/topic/56612/great-n... Read Vaishnavi’s ground report from the island: https://scroll.in/article/1075116/on-... Host: Supriya Sharma Producer: Aryan Mahtta Editor: Hyder Habib Subscribe to Scroll's YouTube channel and turn on your notifications, so you don't miss new videos. Support our award-winning journalism by becoming a Scroll member - https://scroll.in/contribute For more explainers, and the web’s most interesting videos - https://scroll.in/video/ Support our award-winning journalism by becoming a Scroll member - https://scroll.in/contribute Follow Scroll.in here - Facebook:   / scroll.in   Twitter:   / scroll_in   Instagram:   / scroll_in   Threads: https://www.threads.net/@scroll_in Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/scroll.in