- Indian Coast Guard’s offshore patrol vessel ‘Varad’ was commissioned by Union Shipping Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
- The vessel fitted with state-of-the-art navigation and communication equipment was commissioned by the Minister in the presence of Coast Guard Director General K Natarajan, Chennai Port Trust Chairman P Raveendran.
- It is the fifth in the series of seven offshore patrol vessels for which L&T had bagged a contract from the Defence Ministry.
