New Delhi, Aug 29 (UNI) Union Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth on Thursday urged industry partners to work for the country to become not only fully self-sufficient (Aatmanirbhar) in defence production but also a net exporter.
He was speaking on occasion of launch of the first indigenously built Pollution Control Vessel (Samudra Pratap) in Goa, an official statement said.
The Ship has been built by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG). The vessel will help to check oil spillage in the country’s sea coast. The ship was launched and named as ‘Samudra Pratap’ by Neeta Seth, in presence of MoS Defence.
Seth said that the country has become the fifth largest economy of the world and it is also heartening to note that the country has become Aatmanirbharta in ship building for defence needs and started building ships for other countries, he added.
GSL, a premier Indian Shipyard, signed a contract for constructing two Pollution Control Vessels for the Indian Coast Guard at a cost of Rs 583 Crores. It is for the first time that these vessels are being designed and constructed indigenously. The ship has been designed and constructed in-house by Goa Shipyard Ltd to meet the specific requirements of ICG. The ship has a length of 114.5m, breadth of 16.5m and would displace 4170 T.
The Keel laying ceremony of the ship was held on November 21, 2022.
‘Samudra Pratap’ is an exemplary testimony of the nation’s ship building capabilities and propels Goa Shipyard Limited into the league of Indian Shipyards capable of producing state-of-art Pollution Control Vessels.
