The Director General Naval Projects (DGNP), Visakhapatnam, an organisation which undertakes creation and augmentation of infrastructure for the Eastern Naval Command, is celebrating its golden jubilee on Thursday.
As a part of the celebrations, a seminar with the central theme “Modern trends in marine ship building infrastructure: challenges and opportunities” and a technical exhibition are being conducted at the Samudrika auditorium. Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Naval Command Vice-Admiral H.C.S. Bisht inaugurates the seminar and exhibition in the presence of all stake-holders, academia and leading industry professionals from across the nation and city of Visakhapatnam in particular.
The event is expected to give boost technical knowledge and support for marine infrastructure by focusing on optimum utilisation of resources to meet various naval operational and administrative tasks on the Eastern Seaboard.
Naval Dockyard
Established in June 1967, DGNP has built the Naval Dockyard at Visakhapatnam and undertaken a large
number of marine infrastructure works and other technical works of various shore establishments.
Presently headed by Vice-Admiral D.M. Deshpande, the organisation is handling major state-of-the-art projects such as jetties, marine infrastructure upgradation, ship-lifts, bridges and also enhancing the existing support facilities at the various bases and industrial establishments. The seminar will see participation from the Indian Institute of Technology, Andhra University, eminent academicians, industry and a host of other organisations.
