The public sector Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has delivered another vessel with a capacity to carry 500 passengers to the Andaman and Nicobar Administration.
The ship, christened Nalanda, was handed over on July 5. The Andaman and Nicobar Administration had taken delivery of the first vessel of the series, named Sindhu, in March this year.
The protocol signing and handing over ceremony of Nalanda was held onboard the vessel at Cochin Shipyard. The ship will operate mainly between the groups of islands of Andaman and Nicobar but can also sail to the mainland, if needed. The vessel is capable of carrying cargo of up to 150 MTs to the remote islands.
