The Prime Minister received a warm welcome in Kavaratti, Lakshadweep, recently as he arrived to inaugurate and lay the foundation for numerous development projects.
About Kavaratti Island:
Kavaratti is the capital of Lakshadweep (smallest Union Territory of India) and its most developed island.
It lies 360 km of the coast of the State of Kerala.
It is located in the centre of the Lakshadweep archipelago. It is located between Agatti Island on the west and Andrott Island on the east.
It has an area of 4.22 sq km. The maximum length of the island is 5.8 km, and width is 1.6 km.
The island is 2 to 5 m above the mean sea level on the western side and 2 to 3 m on the eastern side.
There is a shallow lagoon on the western side of the island, and coconut palms grow on the northern side.
The island is home to 12 atolls, five submerged banks, and three coral reefs.
Strangely, Kavaratti has a small inland lake at its northern end.
Kavaratti town is noted for the carved wooden pillarsand roofs of its mosques and the carved stones of its graveyards.
It has the maximum percentage of non–islanders as residents.
Languages Spoken: Malayalam and Mahl
Karavatti has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under the flagship Smart Cities Mission.
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