Addressing an event after launching India’s newest warship ‘INS Vindhyagiri’ at the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd’s (GRSE) facility on the banks of Hooghly River in West Bengal’s Kolkata, Murmu said that the Navy has to always remain proactive in tackling security threats.
The ship is part of the Project P17A initiative undertaken by the Indian Navy and is being constructed by M/s Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE). President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to launch the frigate on August 17, 2023.