NEWS

Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti, VSM assumed charge as Director General, Project Seabird

ABOUT PROJECT SEABIRD

• The largest naval infrastructure project for India, Project Seabird involves the creation of a naval base at Karwar on the west coast of India.
• INS Kadamba
  • Is an Indian Navy base located near Karwar in Karnataka.
  • First phase of construction of the base was code-named Project
  • Completed in 2005.
  • Third-largest Indian naval base
  • Expected to become the largest naval base in the eastern hemisphere after the completion of expansion Phase IIB.
  • Integrated strategic naval base of the Indian Navy.
  • Accommodate the operational fleet of Western Naval Command
  • Reduce the traffic in the existing naval base located at Mumbai.
  • Third functional naval base after those in Mumbai and Visakhapatnam.
  • Fully complies with the MARPOL regulations