The Lakshadweep administration is planning to acquire Bitra island, one of the inhabited islands in the archipelago, for defence purposes. A government notification issued last week proposes the transfer of the island's entire land area to central defence and strategic agencies, citing its strategic location and national security relevance, news agency PTI reported on Saturday.
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