Indian Navy Begins Expansion of Base Along Western Coast

On March 5th, Minister of Defense for India Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated two piers, seven apartment towers for naval officers and civilian contractors, and 149 individual living spaces for single officers located on Naval Base Karwar in Karnataka State. The new faculties are part of the Indian Navy's Project Seabird to build a large base to house the country's first sealift facility.