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Rajnath Singh to Launch Shakti Engine Facilities at HAL
Rajnath Singh is expected to visit Sunabeda in Odisha on October 6.
He is scheduled to mark the start of work on new facilities for the Shakti engine programme at HAL.
HAL and Safran Helicopter Engines are working together on this engine for India’s military needs.
The new facilities are meant to help India build more aero-engine capability at home.
Officials say this could also reduce reliance on imported engines.
The HAL unit in Koraput has worked on aircraft engines for many decades.
Officials have arranged extra security for the minister’s visit.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to lay the foundation stone for Shakti engine-linked facilities at HAL in Sunabeda on October 6.
The Sunabeda site is part of HAL’s Koraput division in Odisha’s Koraput district.
The Shakti programme is a joint initiative of HAL and Safran Helicopter Engines to develop and manufacture the Safran Ardiden 1H1 turboshaft engine for India’s military.
Officials said the facilities are intended to strengthen domestic aero-engine capabilities and reduce dependence on imports.
Koraput district authorities have tightened security in Sunabeda and along the minister’s planned route.
- Who
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, with HAL and Safran Helicopter Engines involved in the Shakti engine programme.
- What
- Singh is scheduled to lay the foundation stone for facilities linked to the Shakti engine.
- Where
- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s Koraput division in Sunabeda, Odisha.
- When
- October 6; the article says he is expected to arrive Tuesday afternoon.
- Why
- The facilities are intended to strengthen domestic aero-engine capabilities and reduce import dependence.
Key facts
- Scheduled event
- Foundation stone for new Shakti engine-linked facilities
- Date
- October 6
- Location
- HAL, Sunabeda, Koraput district, Odisha
- Minister
- Rajnath Singh
- Programme partners
- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and Safran Helicopter Engines
- Engine
- Safran Ardiden 1H1 turboshaft engine
- Security
- Authorities said routes to the venue had been sanitised and security measures put in place.
Quotes
Rohit Verma
Koraput Superintendent of Police
“Security has been tightened in view of Singh's scheduled visit to Sunabeda. The entire routes leading to the venue have been thoroughly sanitised, and necessary security measures have been put in place for the minister's visit.”
deccanchronicle.com
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