ICGS 'Varaha' commissioned by Rajnath

September 25, 2019 12:41

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday formally commissioned the Coast Guard offshore patrol vessel 'Varaha' at the Chennai Port Trust in Chennai.

After unveiling a plaque commemorating the commissioning ceremony, Singh said the state-of-the-art ship was going to be a force multiplier for Indian Coast Guard, pointing it has capabilities to operate twin engine ALH Helicopters developed indigenously by HAL.

Singh, who arrived in Chennai on Tuesday on a two day visit, participated in the Investiture Ceremony of Coast Guard.

"It is indeed reassuring to witness the growing strength of Indian Coast Guard, the 'Sentinals of our seas' and capabilities of Larsen and Toubro Shipbuilding Ltd one of the strong supporting pillars for production and maintenance of surface assets of our maritime forces," he said.

He said the name 'Varaha' from puranas reminded of the principle of sacrifice and rescue at sea, saving mother Earth, restoring harmony and strength.

Singh congratulated the Indian Coast Guard and L&T shipyard for bringing Varaha back overseas.

The multitude challenges of drug trafficking oil spill incidents collision grounding and the growing threat of maritime terrorism calls for cooperative on regional arrangements with various Maritime Nations and Indian Coast

Guard over the years has built bonds of diplomacy, he noted.

Singh said the Coast Guard entered into a memorandum of understanding with 7 Maritime Nations for capacity building training collective and cooperative response to deal with Maritime threats.

India's engagement with the world has seen an exponential growth and today the coast guard is at the fulcrum operating 24x7x365 for safeguarding national interest in the maritime zones of India apart from building bridges of confidence at sea for the safety, security and growth in the Indian ocean region. -- PTI

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