INDIAN NAVY TO ENHANCE ITS OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY WITH COMMISSIONING OF INS JATAYU AT MINICOY ISLAND (LAKSHADWEEP)

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Last Updated05/03/2024

Indian Navy will commission Naval Detachment Minicoy as INS Jatayu
The event marks an important milestone in the Navy’s resolve to incrementally augment security infrastructure at the strategically important Lakshadweep Islands.

It is the second Naval base in Lakshadweep after INS Dweeprakshak in Kavaratti.
With the commissioning of INS Jatayu, the Indian Navy will strengthen its foothold in the Lakshadweep islands and along with extending operational surveillance, reach and sustenance.
It will usher in a new era of capacity building and comprehensive development of the island territories.
The event marks an important milestone in the Navy’s resolve to incrementally augment security infrastructure at the strategically important Lakshadweep Islands.

It is a tropical archipelago comprising 36 atolls and coral reefs situated in the Laccadive Sea, positioned 280 km to 480 km off the Kerala coast.
Among these, 11 are inhabited, but the current count is 35 islands due to the submersion of Parali 1 because of sea erosion.
The name Lakshadweep, meaning "one lakh islands" in Malayalam, the official and widely spoken native language in the territory, reflects its origin.
Fishing stands as the predominant industry.
As the smallest union territory of India, the islands collectively cover a surface area of merely 32 square kilometers.
Kavaratti functions as the capital of this uni-district Union Territory, falling under the jurisdiction of the Kerala High Court.