Sri Vijaya Puram, Nov. 8: Shri Madhu S Nair, CMD, Cochin Shipyard Limited along with his team on visit to A&N Islands for 279th Board Meeting of Cochin Shipyard Limited at Sri Vijaya Puram called on Admiral D K Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM (Retd.), Hon’ble Lt. Governor, A&N Islands and Vice-Chairman, Islands Development Agency today at Raj Niwas. Delegation apprised the Hon’ble Lt. Governor on the status of expeditious implementation and Operationalization of Cochin Shipyard Ltd. & Andaman & Nicobar Ship Repair Unit (CANSRU) agreement for developing A&N Islands as Regional Ship Building Repair Hub.
Hon’ble Lt. Governor emphasized the need to expedite the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for modernization of Marine Dockyard and overall ship repair ecosystem in the Islands. Hon’ble Lt. Governor also urged to constitute emergency repair team to handle urgent short repairs & develop ancillary industries at Sri Vijaya Puram, set up partnerships with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) & competent agencies for specialized repairs at Marine Dockyards.