{"id":17791,"date":"2024-09-14T14:58:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T09:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/?p=17791"},"modified":"2024-09-14T14:58:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T09:28:02","slug":"submarine-escape-training-facility-vinetra-commissioned-in-visakhapatnam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/2024\/09\/14\/submarine-escape-training-facility-vinetra-commissioned-in-visakhapatnam\/","title":{"rendered":"SUBMARINE ESCAPE TRAINING FACILITY \u2013 VINETRA COMMISSIONED IN VISAKHAPATNAM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The\u00a0<strong>Kalvari Submarine<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Escape Training Facility (<em>Vinetra<\/em>)<\/strong>\u00a0was commissioned on\u00a0<strong>13 Sep 24\u00a0<\/strong>by Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command, at INS Satavahana, Visakhapatnam.\u00a0<strong>The facility, aims to enhance the escape capabilities of crew from a distressed Kalvari-class submarine<\/strong>, and has been indigenously designed and developed, keeping in line with the\u00a0<strong><em>&#8216;Aatmanirbhar Bharat&#8217;<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0initiative, highlighting India&#8217;s focus on self-reliance in defence capabilities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Constructed by\u00a0<strong>M\/s L&amp;T Defence<\/strong>\u00a0as a turnkey project, the Kalvari Submarine Escape Training Facility is equipped with a five-meter escape tower integrated with an adjacent diving basin. This state-of-the-art facility will be utilized for imparting both basic and refresher escape training to the crew of Kalvari-class submarines, ensuring that they are proficient in escape procedures in the event of a submarine distress situation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The facility &#8220;<strong><em>Vinetra<\/em><\/strong>&#8221;\u00a0<strong>(<\/strong><strong>\u0935\u093f\u0928\u0947\u0924\u094d\u0930<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong>, meaning &#8220;<strong>Trainer<\/strong>&#8221; represents a significant step forward in building confidence among submariners, ensuring that they are equipped with the skills and training necessary to escape in case of any underwater emergency. This training facility also reinforces the operational readiness, safety protocols and training infrastructure of the\u00a0Indian\u00a0Navy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/Pix(1)(2)059I.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/Pix(2)(1)0LER.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/Pix(3)(1)ILRU.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Kalvari Submarine\u00a0Escape Training Facility (Vinetra)\u00a0was commissioned on\u00a013 Sep 24\u00a0by Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command, at INS Satavahana, Visakhapatnam.\u00a0The facility, aims to enhance the escape capabilities of crew from a distressed Kalvari-class submarine, and has been indigenously designed and developed, keeping in line with the\u00a0&#8216;Aatmanirbhar Bharat&#8217;\u00a0initiative, highlighting India&#8217;s focus on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":106422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52905],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-national"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17791\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}