New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Residents of Lakshadweep are protesting an attempt by the Union Territory's administration to acquire 101,020 sq m of private land for tourism and other projects at Agatti Island on the grounds that this is being done without requiring the mandatory approval of gram sabhas and land owners as prescribed by law. The area of land sought to be acquired is a little over 3% of the total area of Agatti. The plan to acquire this land was notified by Shivam Chandra, collector, Lakshadweep on January 5 . To be sure, while it says a Social Impact Assessment study will be carried out in sync with the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, it mentions that the cons...