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Thursday, December 06, 2012

India's largest naval base to come up near Vishakapatnam


Vishakapatnam
In what is seen as a bid to entrench its presence beyond Bay of Bengal into the East Asian waters and the Pacific Rim, Indian Navy is all geared to get an exclusive sea port for its Eastern-bound frigates and warships.

Ramkonda, a quite hamlet on the Coromandel coast some 50 kms east of Vishakapatnam, was chosen for building the new marine base.

The work on the Project Varsha began in 2005, and when completed, it is expected to be a gem of the Indian Navy.

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