Nirdeshak being launched by Indian Navy 
Tamil Nadu

Indian Navy survey vessel Nirdeshak launched

Nirdeshak is one of the four survey vessels (large) that is expected to enhance the hydrographic and oceanographic survey capabilities of the Indian Navy.

DTNEXT Bureau

CHENNAI: Nirdeshak, a survey vessel of the Indian Navy, was launched at Kattupalli near Chennai on Thursday.

Nirdeshak is one of the four survey vessels (large) that is expected to enhance the hydrographic and oceanographic survey capabilities of the Indian Navy.

The defence ministry, in a release said Nirdeshak is another milestone in indigenous shipbuilding, upholding the spirit of Atmanirbhar Bharat.

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