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In 1958, the Union Cabinet approved the proposal for establishing a naval base and dockyard in Visakhapatnam. In 1962, a new jetty and a workshop building were sanctioned, as well as the acquisition of 550 acres of land from the Port Trust. In 1972, the BRO was renamed to Naval Dockyard. [2]
Visakhapatnam is the headquarters of the Eastern Naval Command, the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (a DRDO Lab), a Chief Quality Assurance Establishment (CQAE), an EFS office, a Naval Dockyard (established in 1949) and Naval Bases including INS Virbahu, INS Karna, INS Kalinga, INS Samudrika, INS Satavahana, and INS Dega.
The Eastern Naval Command is one of the three command-level formations of the Indian Navy. [1] It is headquartered in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. [2] The command is responsible for the all naval forces in the Bay of Bengal and parts of the Indian Ocean and the naval establishments on the east coast of India.
INS Varsha would de-congest the Visakhapatnam Port, which is used by both the Navy and the civilian Ministry of Shipping.The navy's dockyards at Vizag are facing shortage of berthing space due to the rapid expansion of the Eastern fleet, which grew from 15 major warships in 2006 to 46 in 2012, and is still expanding.
Visakhapatnam port inner harbour view. Although the need for building a port on the east coast to access Central Provinces was felt by the British in the 19th century, the proposal of Col. H.Cartwright Reid of British Admiralty for constructing a harbour at Visakhapatnam was approved by the Government only after the First World War.
Naval Dockyard (Mumbai) Rear Admiral: Ankur Sharma AVSM [67] Admiral Superintendent Naval Dockyard (Visakhapatnam) K. Srinivas [68] Admiral Superintendent Naval Ship Repair Yard, Kochi Subir Mukherjee NM [69] Admiral Superintendent Naval Ship Repair Yard, Karwar Ajay Patney [70]
Malkapuram is located about 12 km from Visakhapatnam Airport and about 11 km from Visakhapatnam railway station. It lies to the south fringe of Visakhapatnam City and is loosely bordered by Gajuwaka to the west and Naval Coast Guard to the east, Marripalem to the north, Gopalapatnam to the north-west and Pedagantyada to the south-west.
Government Polytechnic College, Visakhapatnam [35] Government Institute of Chemical Engineering, Visakhapatnam [36] Government Polytechnic College for Women, Bheemunipatnam [37] Government Polytechnic College, Pendurthi [38] Government Polytechnic College, Anakapalli [39] Mrs. A.V.N Polytechnic College [40] Sanketika Polytechnic College [41]