Dredging Corporation of India has signed a historic Ship Building Agreement for the first Make in India Project for construction of First Beagle Series 12 Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger of 12000 Cubic Meter capacity at Cochin Shipyard Limited on March 17.
- Dredging is the excavation of material from a water environment.
- The MoU was signed in the presence of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
- The need for sufficient dredgers is of utmost importance for timely completion of dredging and the new dredgers would be able to bring in the much-needed efficiency and timely completion of dredging.
- He said this in turn would enable smooth operation of vessels. The dredger built under the ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’ concept is one of the largest initiatives under Atmanirbhar Bharat and is a true reflection of international Collaboration for Make in India.
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