Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) on Tuesday celebrated the completion of 250 years.
From a humble beginning as a small dry dock in 1774 to its incorporation in 1934, and
subsequently, its stewardship under the Government of India since 1960.
To mark this occasion of immense significance MDL organized a series of events including the inauguration of adjacent land acquired from the Mumbai Port Authority (MPA), the launch of a prototype of the indigenous midget submarine ‘Arowana’, the commissioning of Solar Electric Hybrid boat, release of MDL’s Commemorative Coin marks the 250 years and conducting a daylong technical seminar.
Giridhar Aramane, Defence Secretary was the chief guest on the occasion. Aramane formally inaugurated the Contiguous piece of land acquired from the Mumbai Port Authority. This facility would be developed for simultaneous construction and outfitting of New Builds and repairs / Refits of various types of vessels.
The new infrastructure will give adequate bandwidth to MDL for the simultaneous execution of various projects.