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Rajnath Singh to Launch Maritime Projects at Hindustan Shipyard
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to visit Visakhapatnam for important shipyard events.
He is expected to arrive on October 5.
The next day, he will inaugurate an upgraded slipway and a large crane at Hindustan Shipyard Limited.
He is also due to mark construction milestones for Fleet Support Ships.
Later, he will travel to Sunabeda in Koraput.
There, he is scheduled to lay the foundation stone for Shakti Engine facilities at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
The shipyard says these projects will help it become a modern shipbuilder and strengthen India's defence manufacturing.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to reach Visakhapatnam on October 5.
On October 6, he is due to inaugurate upgraded Slipway-4 and a 300-tonne Goliath Crane at Hindustan Shipyard Limited.
The programme includes the keel-laying of Fleet Support Ship-5 and the launch of a Fleet Support Ship.
Singh is also scheduled to lay the foundation stone for Shakti Engine facilities at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in Sunabeda, Koraput.
A Naval Dockyard interaction session and ‘badakhana’ are scheduled for 7 pm after his arrival in Visakhapatnam.
- Who
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
- What
- He is scheduled to inaugurate and launch maritime infrastructure and mark shipbuilding milestones, then lay the foundation stone for Shakti Engine facilities.
- Where
- Hindustan Shipyard Limited and the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam, followed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in Sunabeda, Koraput.
- When
- He is scheduled to arrive October 5 and attend the shipyard events on October 6; the article does not state the year.
- Why
- The shipyard describes the infrastructure milestones as part of its effort to become a modern, full-spectrum shipbuilder and strengthen indigenous defence manufacturing.
Scheduled programme
Reported purpose
Shipyard milestones
Scheduled programme
The article says Singh is scheduled to inaugurate upgraded facilities and mark Fleet Support Ship construction and launch milestones.
Reported purpose
Hindustan Shipyard Limited says the milestones are a step toward becoming a modern, future-ready, full-spectrum shipbuilder and strengthening indigenous defence manufacturing.
Key facts
- Defence Minister
- Rajnath Singh
- Visakhapatnam arrival
- Scheduled for October 5
- Shipyard programme
- Scheduled for October 6 at Hindustan Shipyard Limited
- Infrastructure
- Upgraded Slipway-4 and a 300T Goliath Crane
- Shipbuilding milestones
- Keel-laying of Fleet Support Ship-5 and launch of a Fleet Support Ship
- Shakti Engine facilities
- Foundation stone scheduled to be laid at HAL, Sunabeda, Koraput
- Naval Dockyard session
- Interaction scheduled for 7 pm after Singh's arrival, followed by ‘badakhana’
Sources
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