Indian Naval Coast Guards gets maritime defence boost
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*Chennai: Indian Naval Coast Guards gets maritime defence booster with addition of the state of the art battleship capable of Helicopters Operations too.*
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today formally commissioned the Coast Guard offshore state of the art patrol vessel 'Varaha' at the Chennai Port Trust. After unveiling a plaque commemorating the commissioning ceremony, Mr Singh said the state-of-the-art ship was going to be a force multiplier for Indian Coast Guard, pointing it has capabilities to operate twin-engine Advance Light Helicopters developed indigenously by Hindustan Aeronautics or HAL, Press Trust of India has reported.
Mr Singh, who arrived in Chennai on Tuesday on a two-day visit, participated in the Investiture Ceremony of Coast Guard.
"it is indeed reassuring to witness the growing strength of Indian Coast Guard, the 'Sentinals of our seas' and capabilities of Larsen and Toubro Shipbuilding Ltd one of the strong supporting pillars for production and maintenance of surface assets of our maritime forces," he said.
