This is that period of Indian history that will write the future of the country not just for 5-10 years but for the coming centuries, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while attending the Navy Day celebrations in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg on Monday.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that the Indian Navy is rapidly towards indigenisation adding that earlier most equipment in the Navy used to be imported, but now the Navy is transitioning from being a buyer Navy to a builder Navy.
The Indian Navy will display its operational prowess and capabilities through an 'Operational Demonstration' covering a spectrum of naval operations by ships and aircraft at the iconic Sindhudurg Fort on the western seaboard of India on December 4, 2023.
RK Jenamani, IMD scientist said: "Heavy to very heavy rainfall is continuing over Saurashtra-Kutch region, Madhya Maharashtra and Goa also. There is an alert for heavy rains in Maharashtra.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday predicted moderate spells of rain to likely occur at isolated places of Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Raigad districts during the next 3-4 hours.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall in isolated areas in Palghar, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg districts for Sunday.