INS Virat, the world's largest fighter carrier, exited from the Navy services in October 2016. It was then thought to be converted into a museum and a star hotel. The central government has agreed to provide The Nilasi to make Virat a tourist destination. In this background, It was decided to convert Virat into a museum and star hotel in the bhimi zone of Visakhapatnam district. The previous TDP government has allocated Rs 1.50 lakh to Chennai-based Notex Marytime Private Limited to prepare the report. But the TDP Sarkar finally dropped the cost of the project of about Rs 700 crore. The Maharashtra came up and moved Virat to mumbai naval dockyard to set up a museum. The ship was eventually auctioned by The Shriram Group of Gujarat for Rs 38.54 crore.
The 1,500 rooms of the warship were decided to convert into a tourist hotel with five star hangovers. The convention center was planned to make the remaining part of the museum, including sports, jacking, sailing, gliding and cruising. After ins Virat entered Indian waters, 22 captains were on duty. Five of these were the chief of the Indian Navy.
The guinness book is the longest fighter ship in the world (2,250 days (the time on duty). That's why this ship is called The Grand Old Lady. A total of 10,94,215 km. This distance is equal to the 27 times the earth is rounded. It is capable of carrying 26 fighter jets at once during the war. The weight of this ship is 28,700 tonnes, length 226.5 meters and width 48.78 meters. In 1959, she served in the British Navy. In 1987, India bought Rs 604.50 crore and renamed ins Virat.
Virat, who has served the Indian Navy for a long time, has been the focal point of many historical achievements. Last time, visakhapatnam was in the sea waters. INS Virat shone in the International Fleet Review (IFR) held in February 2016. Ifr is the main attraction in the maneuvers.
Sriram Group won virat in auction Another opportunity to convert into a museum. It has announced that it will give rs 100 crore to the ship and come forward by October 15. The Ministry of Defence No objection certificate is issued and announced that it is ready to sell. But.. The company announced that it had withdrawn their effort as noc was not coming at the end of the expiry. When the Gujarat Maritime Board approved Soon the ship will be broken and the process of rusting will begin. But.. The Hermus Virat Heritage Trust wrote to Prime Minister Modi on December 4 that India and Britain need to protect the NATIONAL DIGNITY of THE INS Virat. The Prime Minister's office has not responded to this letter.
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