TNPSC Thervupettagam

Acquisition of Bitra Island in Lakshadweep

July 26 , 2025 12 hrs 0 min 42 0
  • Lakshadweep govt plans to take over Bitra island for defence needs.
  • With this move, Bitra would become the third island in the archipelago with a defence establishment.
  • Among the other two Indian naval bases in the archipelago, INS Dweeprakshak in Kavaratti, the capital, is one.
  • And the other one is INS Jatayu in Minicoy, the southernmost island.
  • With 271 residents, as per the Census 2011, Bitra is the least populated among the 10 inhabited islands in the Lakshadweep.

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