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The government has decided to construct a new ₹13,000-crore greenfield civil-military airport as part of the Great Nicobar development project, scrapping earlier plans to expand the existing INS Baaz naval airfield. INS Baaz, India's southernmost military outpost overlooking the strategic Malacca Strait, will maintain its critical maritime surveillance role. The new infrastructure balances strategic military logistics with regional commercial connectivity requirements.
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