INS Sumitra, a fourth indigenous Naval Offshore Patrol vessel has been commissioned by Chief Admiral, R K Dhovan into the Indian Navy today at an impressive ceremony held at Chennai. Many senior officers like, Vice Admiral Satish Soni, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command, Vice Admiral AV Subhedar, Controller Warship Production and Acquisition (CWP&A), IHQ MoD(N), Rear Admiral Shekhar Mittal (Retd), Chairman and Managing Director, Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) and various other dignitaries were also present during the commissioning ceremony.
During Addressing the gathering, Admiral Dhovan said that that INS Sumitra will have a major role to play in patrolling India’s eastern seaboard and will be an important component under the NOIC (Tamil Nadu & Puducherry) and the Eastern Naval Command, which has the responsibility of countering the maritime challenges in the Bay of Bengal and the waters of the adjoining Eastern Indian Ocean Region.
