Thiruvananthapuram: The state authorities has engaged Cochin Shipyard Ltd for the maintenance of interceptor boats of the coastal police as they are gradually turning into non-operational because of loss of repairs.
The authorities made the move after the operational fleet of the coastal police boats got here all the way down to one-third of its general fleet, the maintenance contract of which, with the Goa Shipyard Ltd and Garden Reach Shipbuilders Ltd, Kolkata, expired more than a year ago. The authorities has given clearance for coming into into a three-year annual repairs contract (AMC) with the Cochin Shipyard, beneath which the entire 23 boats shall be beneath the care of the technical phase of the shipyard.
State police chief Loknath Behera had informed the government that if AMC was not entered into without delay, the rest ones additionally would meet the same destiny. The ministry of house affairs (MHA) had granted 24 interceptor boats for the state to guy its 590km lengthy coast.
While sanctioning the boats, the MHA had additionally entered into an AMC with the Goa Shipyard Ltd and Garden Reach Shipbuilders Ltd, Kolkata, which expired in July 2017.
After it was made up our minds to absorb the AMC through a certified company, five firms had evinced pastime in the activity, and the government zeroed in on Cochin Shipyard allowing for that the organization is government-owned and its proven expertise in manufacturing, keeping up and repairing heavy, medium and small vessels of Navy, Coast Guard and a number of other personal delivery corporations. The authorities will shell out Rs 3.50 crore, Rs 4.02 crore and Rs 4.63 crore, respectively, for the primary, second and 1/3 years, according the contract.
The state’s coastal police have 24 interceptor boats, with low weight and prime manoeuvrability, of which one had exploded in 2016 (the reason for which has not yet been precisely discovered despite the forensic unit and Goa Shipyard investigating into the explanations) making it completely unusable.
The authorities made the move after the operational fleet of the coastal police boats got here all the way down to one-third of its general fleet, the maintenance contract of which, with the Goa Shipyard Ltd and Garden Reach Shipbuilders Ltd, Kolkata, expired more than a year ago. The authorities has given clearance for coming into into a three-year annual repairs contract (AMC) with the Cochin Shipyard, beneath which the entire 23 boats shall be beneath the care of the technical phase of the shipyard.
State police chief Loknath Behera had informed the government that if AMC was not entered into without delay, the rest ones additionally would meet the same destiny. The ministry of house affairs (MHA) had granted 24 interceptor boats for the state to guy its 590km lengthy coast.
While sanctioning the boats, the MHA had additionally entered into an AMC with the Goa Shipyard Ltd and Garden Reach Shipbuilders Ltd, Kolkata, which expired in July 2017.
After it was made up our minds to absorb the AMC through a certified company, five firms had evinced pastime in the activity, and the government zeroed in on Cochin Shipyard allowing for that the organization is government-owned and its proven expertise in manufacturing, keeping up and repairing heavy, medium and small vessels of Navy, Coast Guard and a number of other personal delivery corporations. The authorities will shell out Rs 3.50 crore, Rs 4.02 crore and Rs 4.63 crore, respectively, for the primary, second and 1/3 years, according the contract.
The state’s coastal police have 24 interceptor boats, with low weight and prime manoeuvrability, of which one had exploded in 2016 (the reason for which has not yet been precisely discovered despite the forensic unit and Goa Shipyard investigating into the explanations) making it completely unusable.
Cochin Shipyard to take up maintenance of patrol boats
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