Bitra Island:
The Chief of Staff of the Southern Naval Command recently said the Navy is setting up a detachment in Bitra Island, which “is more or less completed”.
- Bitra Island is located in the northern region of Lakshadweep in the Arabian Sea.
- It is the smallest inhabited island in the territory.
- The climate of Bitra is similar to the climatic conditions of Kerala. March to May is the hottest period of the year.
- It is strategically important to India, as it lies in a key position in the Arabian Sea.
- Bitra would become the third island in the archipelago with a defence establishment – two Indian naval bases in the archipelago are INS Dweeprakshak in Kavaratti, the capital of the UT, and INS Jatayu in Minicoy.
