Defence Ministry Formally Rejects Plan To Save INS Viraat
Defence Ministry Formally Rejects Plan To Save INS Viraat
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The Ministry of Defence has formally rejected an 11-hour plan to try and save Viraat, the former Indian Navy aircraft carrier, from being broken up for scrap by a shipbreaker in Gujarat.

According to a leading media report,  M/s Envitech Marine Consultants Private Limited, the company looking to acquire the warship, formerly the Indian Navy's flagship, will now file an appeal in the Supreme Court this coming week. Envitech planned to convert Viraat into a maritime museum, parked off the coast of Goa in collaboration with the Government of Goa.

In their response to a direction from the Bombay High Court to clarify their position, the Ministry has stated, "The request of the petitioner for grant of NOC to convert the status of Ex-Viraat cannot be acceded to."

The Ministry claims that the Shree Ram Group of Industries, the Alang-based shipbreakers which had bought the decommissioned warship from the Indian Navy for scrap, is opposed to its sale. "The Counsel appearing on behalf of Shree Ram Group of Industries before the Hon'ble High Court has categorically submitted before the Court that they are not interested in parting with the possession of the ship earmarked for dismantling."

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