GRSE Secures ₹45.02 Crore Contract for Two Electric Ferries
According to a regulatory
filing, the two ferries will each have a passenger capacity of 100 and are
scheduled to be delivered within 18 months from the signing of the
contract. The vessels will be developed
to support sustainable public water transport and strengthen eco-friendly
tourism infrastructure in West Bengal. The order also marks a further expansion
of GRSE’s commercial order book in the green technology shipbuilding segment
and supports the government’s Make in India initiative. The contract comes a day after Union
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh virtually laid the foundation stones for five
major expansion projects involving GRSE and Yantra India Ltd, with a combined
investment of nearly ₹3,500 crore.
The projects are aimed at
strengthening shipbuilding, vessel repair and defence manufacturing
infrastructure in West Bengal, further supporting the state’s position as an
important hub for maritime and defence manufacturing.
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