Navy to undergo infra development soon: Adm Mehta

The Indian Navy will undergo infrastructural development in the next few years,said the Chief of the Naval Staff,Admiral Sureesh Mehta.

The Indian Navy will undergo infrastructural development in the next few years,Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sureesh Mehta said on Tuesday.

Addressing a ceremonial parade at the Naval Base in Kochi,he said the Indian Navy was getting the much needed “boost” in terms of advanced ships,submarines and aircraft.

Navy had taken steps for the procurement of an aircraft carrier,new helicopters and the MIG-29,which would be inducted into the force within four years,he said.

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On the infrastructural front,Admiral Mehta said the Navy had commissioned the Indian Naval Academy at Ezhimala in Kerala and the Naval Base at Karwar in Karnataka.

He exhorted the naval sailors to ensure “good character,discipline and hard work.”

With the advancement in technology,the newcomers should concentrate in learning these technologies including their maintenance,he said.

The navy chief,who will retire from service on August 31,was on a farewell visit to the Command.

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