Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has commissioned INS Sandhayak, first survey vessel large ship, into Indian Navy in a ceremony at the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) base here on February 3.
Addressing the gathering, Mr. Singh said that the ship will further strengthen India’s role as a superpower in the Indo-Pacific region.
The ship’s role is to carry out full scale hydrographic surveys of ports, harbours, navigational channels, routes, coastal areas and deep seas, towards enabling safe marine navigation. It will go a long way in obtaining information about the oceans and achieve the twin objective of protecting the country as well as others.
