Govt inks ₹1614-crore pact with Mazagon Dockyard Shipbuilders for 6 offshore patrol vessels!

The acquisition of vessels, stated the Ministry, is aimed to boost the ICG’s capability and reinforces the increased focus of the government towards maritime security. “These modern and high-tech Ships will play a critical role in enhancing surveillance, Law enforcement, Search and Rescue, Maritime Pollution Response, and other important capabilities including humanitarian assistance by the ICG,” it pointed out.

      These multi-role state-of-the-art vessels will be indigenously designed, developed, and manufactured by the MDL, and will be delivered in sixty-six months to Coast Guard, said the Ministry of Defence in an official press release.

      Out of the six vessels, to be manufactured under the Buy (Indian-IDDM) category, four would replace the existing aging OPVs and the remaining two would augment the ICG fleet, the MoD said.

      The acquisition of vessels, stated the Ministry, is aimed to boost the ICG’s capability and reinforces the increased focus of the government towards maritime security.

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