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The Shangumugham Beach present is acceptable to get a large facelift with this year’s Navy Day celebrations reportedly planned successful Thiruvananthapuram.
The State authorities has issued orders for carrying retired exigency works astatine the Shangumugham beach, the venue of the event, with reports suggesting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to beryllium the main impermanent astatine the December 4 event.
The Water Resources Department has cleared a ₹14 crore program for ‘Emergency retrofitting and impermanent extortion works to Shangumugham Beach - Emergency Work,’ observing that Mr. Modi is expected to sojourn Shangumugham. The works screen beautification of the formation and “temporary protection” works based connected a connection submitted by the Superintending Engineer (South Circle) of the Irrigation Department.
The Irrigation Department had been directed to taxable a connection astatine a reappraisal gathering convened by the Chief Secretary successful July this year.
Navy Day is annually celebrated connected December 4, commemorating Operation Trident, the Naval onslaught connected Karachi harbour during the Indo-Pak War successful 1971. An operational objection is simply a item of the event, showcasing the Indian Navy’s affluent maritime past and prowess.
That said, authoritative announcements astir the 2025 Navy Day celebrations and Mr. Modi’s sojourn are awaited.
This volition beryllium lone the 3rd juncture erstwhile the Navy Day is celebrated extracurricular a large naval station. The archetypal juncture was successful 2023, erstwhile the celebrations were held astatine the Tarkarli formation successful Sindhudurg taluk, Maharashtra. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the main impermanent connected the occasion. The 2nd juncture was successful 2024, erstwhile the Blue Flag Beach successful Puri, Odisha, hosted the event. President Droupadi Murmu was the main impermanent then.
