Seminar organized by Maritime Research Centre and Savitribai Phule  Pune  University

Pune,

2018: While considering the country’s coastal area, different

related to it have to be considered. For this all the stake

holders in maritime sector have to come together to optimise their efforts, stated Dr. Subhash Bhamre, Minister of State (Defence Production) during ‘Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA) framework for SAGAR’ seminar held in the city.

This one-day seminar was organized by

e Maritime Research Centre (MRC), Pune in collaboration with the Savitribai Phule Pune University

. Bhamre was speaking at the inauguration of the seminar. Pradeep Rawat, Chairman, National Shipping board

Lt. Gen V G Khandare, Former Director General Defence Intelligence, Cmde Ranjan Vir (Retd), President I

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, Prof. Nitin Karmalkar, Vice Chancellor, SPPU, Dr (Cdr) Arnab Das, Director MRC and Praful Talera, MRC Adviser (Blue Economy) were present at the event.

He expressed, “SAGAR vision i.e Security and growth for all in the region and Maritime capability is certainly the priority of the Government.

It acknowledges the security concerns that we face in the region, recognizes the tremendous economic potential and attempts to revive the rich maritime heritage we shared and rekindle the sense of pride in our rich culture and traditions. Government has

UDA is aligned with the concept of SAGAR

will

.”