Navy to undergo infrastructural development soon: Navy chief

Kochi, Aug 4 (PTI) The Indian Navy will undergo
infrastructural development in the next few years, Chief of
the Naval Staff Admiral Sureesh Mehta said Tuesday here in
the southern state of Kerala.

Addressing a ceremonial parade at the Naval Base here, he
said the Indian Navy was getting the much needed "boost" in
terms of advanced ships, submarines and aircraft.

Navy had taken steps for the procurement of an aircraft
carrier, new helicopters and the MIG-29, which would be
inducted into the force within four years, he said.

On the infrastructural front, Admiral Mehta said the Navy
had commissioned the Indian Naval Academy at Ezhimala in
Kerala and the Naval Base at Karwar in Karnataka.

He exhorted the naval sailors to ensure "good character,
discipline and hard work."

With the advancement in technology, the newcomers should
concentrate in learning these technologies including their
maintenance, he said.

The navy chief, who will retire from service on August
31, was on a farewell visit to the Command. PTI