TIL Desk/National/Chennai/ 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.
