INAUGURATION OF RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION AS PART OF PROJECT SEABIRD PHASE IIA
Adm Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff, inaugurated residential accommodation for Senior Sailors and Defence Civilians of the Indian Navy as part of Project Seabird Phase IIA at Naval Base, Karwar, on 14 Oct 2025 in the presence of VAdm K Swaminathan, FOC-in-C, Western Naval Command, VAdm Rajesh Dhankhar, Director General Project Seabird, and other senior officers.
The residential accommodation located east of Manzil Creek and Amdalli consists of four Towers of Senior Sailors married accommodation comprising 240 Dwelling Units (DUs), and four Towers comprising 240 DUs for Naval Defence Civilians. Once fully developed, the townships would comprise 2,160 accommodation units for Senior Sailors and 3,168 accommodation units for Defence Civilians. The buildings have been constructed by M/s NCC Ltd, Hyderabad.
These infrastructure developments are part of ongoing Phase IIA of Project Seabird which will support berthing of a large number of ships and submarines at Karwar. The project also includes a dual-use Naval Air Station, a full-fledged Naval Dockyard, four Covered Dry Berths and logistics for ships and aircraft. It will house approx. 10,000 uniformed and civilian personnel with families, significantly boosting the local economy, industry, and tourism. The ongoing construction of Phase IIA of Project Seabird has created 7,000 direct and 25,000 indirect jobs.
The project conforms to extant norms of the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF) and the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC). Upon completion, the project would be an IGBC Gold-rated project. The project aligns with the concept of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, sourcing over 90% of materials and equipment domestically.
