State Emblem and Symbol of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

A Brief Introduction to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands:

• Located at the confluence of the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a union territory of India made up of 572 islands, 37 of which are inhabited.
• It consists of two island groups, the Andaman Islands (partially) and the Nicobar Islands, which are separated by the 150 km-wide Ten Degree Channel (on the 10°N parallel), with the Nicobar Islands to the south, and the Andaman Islands to the north of this latitude (or by 179 km).
• East and west, respectively, are the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal.
• It is believed that the island chains constitute a submerged extension of the Arakan Mountains.
• Port Blair serves as the capital of the territory.
• The islands' combined land area measures about 8,249 square kilometers.
• Three districts make up the territory: the Nicobar District, with Car Nicobar as its capital; the South Andaman District, with Port Blair as its capital; and the North and Middle Andaman District, with Mayabunder as its capital.

State Emblem of Andaman and Nicobar Islands:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands Uses Indian National Emblem as State Emblem

State Motto of Andaman and Nicobar Islands: सत्यमेव जयते(Satyameva Jayate) Means Truth alone triumphs

This text is taken from the Mundaka Upanishad, the concluding section of the ancient Hindu Vedas.

State Animal of Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Dugong Sea Cow (D. dugon)

• A marine animal is called a dugong (Dugong dugon). Three different varieties of manatees and four other live species make up the order Sirenia.
• The waters of about 40 nations and territories in the Indo-West Pacific are home to the dugong, which is the solitary sirenian in its area.
• The dugong has a fusiform body and lacks hind limbs or dorsal fin, like all contemporary sirenians.
• The meat and oil of the dugong have long been sought after by hunters. Many of the nations in its current range, especially northern Australia and the Pacific Islands, still place a high value on traditional hunting in terms of culture.
• The brain of a dugong can weigh up to 300 g, or roughly 0.1 percent of the animal's overall weight. Due to their tiny eyes, dugongs have poor vision but excellent hearing within their specific sound range. The sides of their heads are home to their ears, which are pinna-free. On top of the head, there are valves that can be used to seal the nostrils.

State Bird of Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Andaman wood pigeon (Columba palumboides)

• A species of bird belonging to the Columbidae family is the Andaman wood pigeon.
• It is unique to the Indian islands of Andaman and Nicobar. by the IUCN classified as "near threatened"
• Its adult population is thought to number between 2,500 and 10,000 people.
• It has a white head and a beak with red and yellow tips. Black covers the rest of its body. It has a family tree with the rock dove and the green imperial pigeon.

State Flower of Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Andaman Pyinma (Lagerstroemia speciosa)

• A native to these Islands and widely distributed throughout the Andaman group of Islands, Pyinma is a medium- to large-sized tree found in the moist deciduous woods of these Islands. Its lilac-colored flowers are formed in bunches of pyramidal shape (inflorescences).
• 10–20 m is the height of deciduous trees. Subcoriaceous leaves are oblong to elliptic, subrounded and somewhat decurrent at the base, undulate at the margins, acuminate, and seldom acute at the apex.

State Tree of Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Andaman redwood (Pterocarpus dalbergioides)

• Having buttresses, the Andaman Redwood is a sizable tree that can range from deciduous to semideciduous. The interior of the bark is reddish and flaky, and it peels off in a zigzag pattern.
• The leaflets are ovate-lance-shaped, alternate, and pinnately compound with an imparipinnate pulvinate shape. The leaves are alternate and have five to nine leaflets per leaf.
• At branch terminals and in the axils of leaves, little yellow flowers are produced in panicles.
• Fruit is an oval, winged, long-stalked, flat, and spherical pod. A single kidney-shaped seed is present in the pod, which does not split apart.
• The Andaman Redwood, the state tree of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is native to those islands. From May through July, flowers bloom.

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