Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R. Hari Kumar visited the Navy’s hydrographic ships at the Southern Naval Command (SNC) here late on Tuesday night, ahead of World Hydrography Day (June 21).
They will join Navy personnel onboard the indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant early on Wednesday morning to perform Yoga, on the occasion of International Yoga Day.
On board hydrographic vessel INS Jamuna, Mr. Singh released a navigational chart from Mauritius to Andaman Nicobar Islands that was prepared by the Indian Naval Hydrographic department (INHD), which functions under the Indian Navy as the nodal agency for hydrographic surveys and nautical charting in India. Vice Admiral Adhir Arora, Chief Hydrographer of the Navy, too was present. He spoke of how hydrographic surveys helped, among others, sustainable management of marine resources.
