On Thursday, West Bengal will receive a visit from President Droupadi Murmu. The President will launch the “My Bengal, Addiction Free Bengal” Campaign as part of the “Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan” during her one-day visit to Kolkata at Raj Bhavan.
Earlier this year, in March, the President paid her first visit to West Bengal. Upon her arrival at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, the President was then presented with a Guard of Honour. She will also be present at Garden Reach Shipbuilders Engineers Limited’s launch of Vindhyagiri, the sixth ship in the Indian Navy’s Project 17A.
Vindhyagiri, the sixth ship of the Project 17A Frigates, is named after a mountain range in Karnataka. The Project 17 Class Frigates (Shivalik Class) were followed by these warships, which have platform management systems, better stealth features, and cutting-edge weapons and sensors.
It is a technologically advanced Frigate that pays a befitting tribute to the distinguished service of its predecessor, the erstwhile INS Vindhyagiri, the Leander Class ASW Frigate.
“The old Vindhyagiri in its nearly 31 years of service from 08 Jul 81 to11 Jun 12, had witnessed various challenging operations and multinational exercises. The newly christened Vindhyagiri stands as a symbol of India’s determination to embrace its rich naval heritage while propelling itself towards a future of indigenous defence capabilities,” the Ministry of Defence release said.