Visakhapatnam: Eastern Naval Command commander-in-chief Vice Admiral H.C.S. Bisht appreciated the role of naval dockyards and repair yards in maintaining and refitting the ships and submarines of the Navy. He further highlighted the growing role of Indian Navy with extended deployment of ships away from the base port, which calls for greater reliance on refitting authorities.
He was speaking at the Indian Navy’s Annual Refit Conference (ARC) and Annual Infrastructure Review (AIR) meeting which concluded at the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) headquarters here on Tuesday. The two-day conference was chaired by Chief of Material, Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy), Vice Admiral A.V. Subhedar and attended by all the stakeholders representing the Naval headquarters, three Naval Commands, the Tri-Services Command at Port Blair, dockyards, repair yards and material organisations of the Navy.
Within the next few years, he said, several strategic platforms fitted with highly advanced and longer range weapon systems would be based at Visakhapatnam. He concluded by highlighting the successful conduct of IFR-16 at Visakhapatnam which demonstrated the Navy’s capability to host and manage events of international repute. “All arms of the Navy and civil administration came together and seamlessly integrated to form a cohesive and effective team that resulted in successful conduct of the mega event that has brought laurels to our country," the ENC chief added.
