Chief of Southern Naval Command visits INS Shivaji

Chief of Southern Naval Command visits INS Shivaji

Pune: Vice Admiral AK Chawla, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command, visited INS Shivaji in Lonavla from December 12 to 14. The officer was presented a ‘Return Call Guard’ after which, he reviewed various training facilities at INS Shivaji and NBCD School and also visited the co-located hospital ship INHS Kasturi.

Adm Chawla inaugurated two new station facilities, a modern fuel dispensing station, constructed by IOC, named after Lakshman and a 1971 War Vir Chakra awardee and a fully mechanised laundry for INHS Kasturi named ‘Tvesa’.
 
He also inaugurated a renovated in-living officers’ accommodation block named after Cdr BR Choudhury, EO Vikrant during the 1971 War who was a recipient of MVC and the Senior Sailors’ Galley and dining hall post major special repairs.
  
Other highlights of the visit included laying of the foundation stone for a new fire station to be named after Cdr MO Ommen, who was a Vir Chakra awardee (posthumous), during the 1971 War. 

The Commander-in-Chief interacted with all the officers, sailors, defence civilians and trainees, including international trainees during the visit.

A special ‘Milan’ was organised in honour of his wife Sapana Chawla, President, Navy Wives Welfare Association (NWWA) -Southern Region, where she interacted with all the ladies of the station. She also interacted with the children and presented gifts to two girls of Antar Bharti Balgram Orphanage who have been adopted by INS Shivaji. She later paid a special visit to Balwadi, a school meant for children of low-income group families and distributed toys to the children. Chawla also inaugurated the renovated Community Hall for defence civilians named ‘Tagore Bhawan’ and the VIP Guest House Sahyadri’.
 
Adm Chawla appreciated efforts by Shivaji and NBCD School in imparting a high standard of professional training as also the station’s dedication towards Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. He urged the entire establishment to continue the momentum and enhance the professional skills of young trainees and groom them for the future Navy. He also complimented INHS Kasturi for providing excellent patient care to the entire community of station Lonavla.

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