India, July 5 -- Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lt Governor Admiral DK Joshi (Retd) held a meeting with Chandra Prakash Goyal, chairman of the high-level committee of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), to review the sustainable development of Great Nicobar Islands, an official said on Saturday.

Goyal and Dr Satya Prakash Yadav, permanent member of the committee, called on the Lt Governor on Friday and held detailed discussions on conservation and regulatory framework under the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notifications, diversion of island forest cover, compensatory afforestation and non-displacement of tribal communities at Great Nicobar Islands, the official sa...