{"id":3866,"date":"2024-04-10T22:08:19","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T16:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/?p=3866"},"modified":"2024-04-10T22:59:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T17:29:04","slug":"defence-secretary-presides-over-first-steel-cutting-of-fleet-support-ships-for-indian-navy-at-hindustan-shipyard-ltd-in-visakhapatnam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/2024\/04\/10\/defence-secretary-presides-over-first-steel-cutting-of-fleet-support-ships-for-indian-navy-at-hindustan-shipyard-ltd-in-visakhapatnam\/","title":{"rendered":"Defence Secretary presides over first steel cutting of Fleet Support Ships for Indian Navy at Hindustan Shipyard Ltd in Visakhapatnam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Defence Secretary\u00a0Shri Giridhar Aramane\u00a0presided over the first steel cutting of the Fleet Support Ships (FSS) for the Indian Navy at\u00a0Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL)\u00a0in Visakhapatnam on April 10, 2024.\u00a0The FSS, under construction at HSL, is first-of-its-kind with displacement of 44,000 tons and will play a crucial role in replenishing the fleet at sea with fuel, water, ammunition, and stores, thereby extending the operational capabilities of the Navy and enhancing its strategic reach.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Defence Secretary\u00a0also laid the foundation stone for augmentation of slipway and major infrastructure modernisation to enhance capacity and capability of the yard.\u00a0The ongoing infrastructure upgrades, including the installation of a cutting-edge 300T Goliath crane and slipway upgrades, will further enhance HSL\u2019s capacity to undertake FSS and future projects like the Landing Platform Dock, reinforcing its role in meeting the defence and commercial sector requirements under the \u2018Aatmanirbhar Bharat\u2019 initiative.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In his address,\u00a0Shri Giridhar Aramane termed HSL as an asset of the government. 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