Union MOS Defence Shripad Naik review works at Goa Shipyard

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Vasco: Union minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik on Monday reviewed various defence related projects ongoing at Goa Shipyard Limited, at Vasco town, 40 kms away from here.

The minister held meeting with Chairman and Managing Director of Goa Shipyard Limited Comd (Retd) B B Nagpal to take review of projects after much awaited mine counter measure vessels project hit the dead end.

Union government will start a fresh process last year to procure 12 advanced minesweepers for the Indian Navy after negotiations for the Rs 32,000-crore project between the Goa Shipyard and a South Korean company hit a dead-end.

Naik said that the meeting discussed various issues faced by Shipyard vis-à-vis orders from defence ministry is concerned, and they would be addressed immediately.

“The ministry will give all the required support to the Shipyard to complete the projects in time. We will also ensure that their order book is full,” he told reporters after attending the meeting.

The minister said that Goa Shipyard has required skilled manpower and carries a track record of completing their projects before time.

Naik said that besides orders from Indian Defence forces, the ministry will also try to get assignments (orders) from navies like Sri Lanka and Russia for this Public Sector undertaking under ministry of Defence.

The minister said Goa Shipyard faces “no major challenges but some small issues which would be sorted out by the union government.”

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