The INS Sagardhwani is operated by the Indian Navy to support the Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory, which is one of the premier laboratories of the Defence Research and Development Organisation of India. The ship is used to study the ocean environment, which has applications in such areas as monsoons, ocean pollution, exploration of ocean resources, climate change and the blue economy. The ship’s goodwill visit to Yangon is planned to coincide with the 25th anniversary of its commissioning in July.
Cdr Anuj Sharma, the ship’s commanding officer, heads a crew of over 80 officers and sailors. There will also be a team of scientists from the laboratory led by KV Sanil Kumar, who will interact with the Myanmar Navy and other maritime agencies in scientific cooperation in oceanography. This goodwill visit also supports the recent policy initiative, Security and Growth for All in the Region, unveiled by the government of India in 2015 to collaborate with countries in the Indian Ocean region.
Source: MMT
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