Andaman, Dec 7:
To promote tourism in Andaman and Nicobar Islands the union territory administration has decided to
open uninhabited Aves Island in North and Middle Andaman district for travellers, officials said. The Aves
is a small and beautiful island, also known as Coconut Island for its lush green coconut plantation.
Presently, Aves is not open to tourists. It is an uninhabited Island with no accommodation facilities. The
administration has proposed a five-star eco-tourism resort in Aves Island on public-private partnership
mode.
Aves Island is very close to Mayabunder town. The presence of various natural features (live and dead
coral flat beds, coconut plantation, forest) and the pristine beach at Aves Island with a coastline of 2 km,
makes it an ideal destination for campers, they said.
Trekking within the island through the coconut plantations and small jungle trail takes the tourists to the
lighthouse on the southern point.
A land parcel of 2.75 hectares is owned by the local administration, which will be handover to the
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Integrated Development Corporation Limited (ANIIDCO) on a lease basis
for the development of the project under Public-Private Partnership mode and on a Design-Build-
Finance-Operate-Transfer (DBFOT) basis, they said.
