VASCO
A 16-member Standing Committee on Defence (SCOD) headed by Jual Oram visited the Goa Naval Area, as part of its on-the-spot study visit to Goa and Karwar on the ‘State of present operational preparedness in the Arabian Sea including Coastal Security’.
According to a press release, the Committee was received by the Flag Officer Commanding, Goa Naval Area.
A briefing on the preparedness of the Indian Navy in the Arabian Sea was given to the Committee by the Western Naval Command.
On Wednesday, the SCOD visited the Karwar Naval Base, where the delegation was received and conducted by the Flag Officer Commanding Karnataka Naval Area.
The delegation was briefed on the progress of activities concerning the development of Project Seabird including the modernisation of Naval Ship Repair Yard (Karwar) as also the capabilities of Indian Naval Ship Vikramaditya.
The visit also included capability demonstration at the shiplift facility and field tour of the Naval Harbour onboard ferry craft towards the assessment of marine infrastructure being developed as part of Project Seabird Phase II A, the press release added.
