MUMBAI, Feb. 23 -- In a first marine conservation initiative of its kind, the Indian Navy has handed over its de-commissioned ship Ex INS Guldar, a landing ship tank (medium), to Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation Limited (MTDC) for conversion as an underwater museum and artificial reef.
The de-commissioned ship was on Friday handed over to the state-run MTDC at Karwar on 'as is where is' basis.
Having the ship under its charge to convert her into an underwater museum and artificial reef, the MTDC will undertake complete cleaning of the vessel to remove any potential pollutants or hazardous materials and seek environmental clearances as per guidelines for marine conservation, obtaining various NOCs, and scuttle the ship at Sindhu...