Foreword
Andaman and Nicobar islands are the rich reservoirs of bio-diversity. These islands are the tourist destinations for the' green hungry' mainlanders and international tourists. Burgeoning population (including that of the tourists), bleaching of the corals and forest degradation have consequent impacts on the naturalness and the environmental quality of these islands.

A team from our Zonal Office, Calcutta was deputed to provide a first hand report of the environmental quality of these islands.

The co-operation extended by the agencies is gratefully acknowledged. We hope the observations in this report will prove useful information to the policy planners, and public at large. .