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Tasks Ahead The New Navy Chief

April 19, 2014 by Admin Leave a Comment

  • Following a slew of accidents including the one involving the submarine INS Sindhuratna which claimed the lives of 2 officers, the then Chief of Naval Staff, D. K. Joshi tendered his resignation.
  • Vice-admiral Shekhar Sinha was overlooked owing to the fact that most of the accidents happened at the Western Naval Command, and Admiral R. K. Dhowan was chosen for a 25-month tenure despite him having no experience in heading an operational command.
  • His immediate tasks include:
    • Boost the dipping morale
    • Initiate contracts to replace ageing equipments,(only one of the 13 existing diesel-electric submarines is new)
    • Relentlessly pursue procurement issues and push acquisition projects with Ministry so as to avoid delays in production, acquisition and government approvals which causes reduced fleet strength
    • Chart a course-correction.
    • Bridge the operational gap between submarines, helicopters and minesweepers.
    • He has already made clear his intentions of sticking to the standard operating procedures without adopting shortcuts.
    • Read at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/tasks-before-the-navy-chief/article5927317.ece

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Filed Under: Current Affairs, National Tagged With: A slew of accidents, Bridge the operational gap, The submarine INS, The Western Naval Command

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