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Indian Navy gets new base in Lakshadweep to beef up coastal security | | To augment the security infrastructure at the strategically important Lakshadweep Islands, a naval base of the Indian
Navy was commissioned at Kavaratti today. INS Dweeprakshak, the latest naval base
was commissioned by Vice Admiral KN Sushil, Flag Officer Commanding in Chief Southern
Naval Command. A firmer footing in the islands, which spreads out to some of the
busiest shipping lanes of the world, would provide the necessary wherewithal to
the Indian Navy to discharge its responsibilities suitably. Indian naval warships
on patrol would now extend their reach farther with base support from INS Dweeprakshak.
Vice Admiral Sushil noted that the commissioning of a full-fledged naval base
was another milestone in the commitment of the Indian Navy to maintain effective
coastal surveillance and defence capability. He also complimented the crew of
the INS Dweeprakshak and exhorted them to do their utmost in the discharge of
their responsibilities. INS Dweeprakshak, the latest Naval Base of Indian Navy
was commissioned at Kavaratti in the Lakshadweep archipelago today by Vice Admiral
KN Sushil, Flag Officer Commanding in Chief Southern Naval Command. Indian Navy
has been operating a detachment at Kavaratti since early eighties. With the commissioning
of INS Dweeprakshak, the island territories would see calibrated strengthening
of assets in step with their growing relevance to the security calculus of the
nation. Lakshadweep is the tiniest Union Territory of India and is its only coral
island chain. This archipelago consists of 36 islands, 12 atolls, 3 reefs and
5 submerged banks. The islands have a total area of 32 sq.kms and the lagoons
enclosed by the atolls cover an area of 4200 sq.kms. Its territorial waters extend
to 20,000 sq.kms and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) to 4,00,000 sq.kms. Only 10
of these islands namely, Agatti, Amini, Andrott, Bitra, Chetlat, Kadmat, Kalpeni,
Kavaratti, Kiltan and Minicoy are inhabited.
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