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Wadge bank

It's located near Kanyakumari and it's rich in Marine resource. In 2024 the Ministry of Petroleum and natural gas, Directorate of hydrocarbons put up Notice Inviting offer (NIO) for the exploration and development of oil and gas in India, under the Hydrocarbons Exploration and Licensing policy (HELP). This move make concern amoung environmentalists and natives of wadge bank.

This land become the sovereign land of India by a bilateral agreement by India and Srilanka in 1974 and 1976. In these agreements India recognised sovereignty of Katchatheevau Island to Sri Lankan