Port Louis [ Mauritius ], October 2 (ANI): INS Sutlej , a specialised hydrographic survey vessel of the Indian Navy , arrived at Port Louis on September 29 to undertake the 18th Joint Hydrographic Survey at Mauritius , the Ministry of Defence stated on Thursday.
This mission is being conducted under the framework of a long-standing bilateral MoU on Hydrography signed during the 14th Joint Committee Meeting on Hydrography held earlier this year.
The current survey mission will cover an extensive area of approximately 35,000 square nautical miles. As part of capacity-building efforts, officers from various Mauritian ministries will embark onboard to receive hands-on training in hydrographic data collection and processing.
Deployment of INS Sutlej to Mauritius stands as