The Cabinet Committee on Security on 12th July, 1999, accorded approval for a 30 year Plan for series construction of Submarines for Indian Navy in two phases, with second phase to be indigenous.
The delay in construction of Project 75 submarines is attributed to teething problems in absorption of new technologies, delay in augmentation of industrial infrastructure at Mazagaon Dockyard Ltd. (MDL) and delay in procurement of various MDL procured items.
Government reviews the progress of Project 75 and other ongoing ship construction projects periodically. The reasons for delay in each case are individually assessed. Some major reasons of delay are infrastructure constraints at shipyards, difficulties in import of warship grade steel, delay in indigenous development of warship grade steel and absorption of new technologies etc. These reasons have attributed to different cost escalations in different projects.
The shipyards have undertaken augmentation of the manpower, infrastructure and industrial means in a phased manner to meet the production targets. Production capabilities have also been augmented. The progress of the projects is closely monitored at different levels in the Government.
This information was given by Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar in a written reply to Shri Dharmendra Yadav and Shri ShrirangappaBarnein Lok Sabha today.
DM/HH/RAJ
The delay in construction of Project 75 submarines is attributed to teething problems in absorption of new technologies, delay in augmentation of industrial infrastructure at Mazagaon Dockyard Ltd. (MDL) and delay in procurement of various MDL procured items.
Government reviews the progress of Project 75 and other ongoing ship construction projects periodically. The reasons for delay in each case are individually assessed. Some major reasons of delay are infrastructure constraints at shipyards, difficulties in import of warship grade steel, delay in indigenous development of warship grade steel and absorption of new technologies etc. These reasons have attributed to different cost escalations in different projects.
The shipyards have undertaken augmentation of the manpower, infrastructure and industrial means in a phased manner to meet the production targets. Production capabilities have also been augmented. The progress of the projects is closely monitored at different levels in the Government.
This information was given by Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar in a written reply to Shri Dharmendra Yadav and Shri ShrirangappaBarnein Lok Sabha today.
DM/HH/RAJ
