General Anil Chauhan, Chief of Defence Staff & Secretary, DMA recently inaugurated residential accommodation for Senior Sailors of Indian Navy and Main Distribution SubStation as part of the Trunk facilities at Naval Base, Karwar.

The residential accommodation consisting of four towers with 240 dwelling units for Master Chief Petty Officers (MCPOs) and Chief Petty Officers (CPOs) has been constructed by M/S NCC Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad.

The Main Distribution SubStation at the Naval Base comprises four 33/11 KV – 35 MVA transformer capable of providing 65 MVA of stabilised power supply to operational piers, accommodation and utilities through seventy-seven state-of-the-art 33 KV Gas Insulated Switchgears, frequency convertors and voltage stabilizers.

The three Captive Power Plants of 3 MVA capacity will provide power backup to the Naval Base. M/s ITD Cementation India Ltd., Mumbai has constructed the Main Distribution SubStation.

These infrastructure developments are part of the ongoing Phase IIA of Project Seabird which will support berthing of a large number of ships and submarines at Karwar.

The project also includes a dual-use Naval Air Station, a full-fledged Naval Dockyard, Covered Dry Berths and several logistics facilities for ships and aircraft.

The ongoing construction of Phase IIA of Project Seabird has created 7,000 direct and 25,000 indirect jobs.

The Project conforms to the extant norms of Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) and Indian Green Building Council (IGBC).

The Project aligns with the concept of Aatmanirbhar Bharat, sourcing over 90% of material and equipment from Indian vendors.