Question: At which of the following place India’s largest Dry Dock is being constructed?
(a)Cochin
(b)Madurai
(c)Vishakhapatnam
(d)Surat
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- On 30th October 2018; Shri Nitin Gadkari to lay the foundation for India’s largest Dry Dock at Cochin Shipyard. This Dry Dock will give an impetus to Make in India initiative under Sagarmala and raise India’s share in global shipbuilding to 2 percent. India currently occupies 0.66 % share in global shipbuilding market.
- Presently, Cochin Shipyard has two dry docks. The new Dry Dock is being constructed at a cost of Rs 1799 Crore. It will be 310 m long, 75m wide, with a depth of 13 m and drought of 9.5m. The dock will be designed to handle both ship building and repairs, and bear a load up to 600 T/m. It will be equipped with international safety standards. The dock will also have a water treatment plant and Green Belt Development.
- Equipped with this Dry Dock, Cochin Shipyard will be able to build specialized and technologically advanced large vessels like LNG Carriers, drill ships, jack up rigs, large dredgers, aircraft carriers for Indian Navy and high end research vessels. It will also help make Cochin a one stop maritime hub for all repair needs in South East Asia.
- The project is expected to be completed by May 2021 and generate employment opportunities for about 2000 people.
- Two 500 capacity passenger vessels built by CSL for Andaman and Nicobar Islands administration will also be launched on the occasion. These vessels will help enhance intra island connectivity.
Other Popular Shipyards of India are as follows:
- Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata.
- Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnam
- Goa Shipyard Limited
- Mazagaon Dock Limited, Mumbai
- Cochin Shipyard Limited
- Naval Dockyard (Bombay)
- Naval Dockyard (Visakhapatnam)
- Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust(Navi Mumbai)
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