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News: Residential accommodation for Senior Sailors and Defence Civilians of Indian Navy along with critical trunk utility and amenity infrastructure was inaugrated as part of Project Seabird Phase IIA.
About PROJECT SEABIRD
- Project Seabird is a strategic naval infrastructure project of the Indian Navy.
- It is the largest naval infrastructure project for India.
- Location: It is loacted at Karwar, Karnataka, on the western coast of India.
- Aim: To establish a state-of-the-art naval base to support India’s maritime security and operational readiness.
- Phases of Development: It has been developed in two phases:
- Phase I focused on creation of berthing, docking, and basic logistic facilities for naval ships.
- Phase IIA (Ongoing) aims to support ships and submarines through a Naval Air Station, a full-fledged Naval Dockyard and logistics facilities.
- Strategic Importance:
- It strengthens India’s maritime security posture in the Arabian Sea.
- It provides strategic depth to the Western Naval Command.
- It reduces congestion at Mumbai naval dockyard and enhances fleet dispersal and survivability.
