Project Seabird

March 6, 2024

Defence Minister recently inaugurated two big piers and seven towers with 320 homes for Navy officers and Defence civilians as part of Project Seabird in Naval Base Karwar in Karnataka.
Phase IIA of Project Seabird will accommodate 32 ships/submarines, 23 yardcraft, a dual-use Naval Air Station, a complete Naval Dockyard, four covered dry berths and logistics for ships/aircraft.
It will house around 10,000 uniformed and civilian personnel with families, significantly boosting the local economy and industrial growth.
Phase IIA of Project Seabird will progress over the next seven to eight years.
Phase I of Project Seabird was designed to accommodate 10 ships and was successfully finished in 2011.
- Project Seabird is the largest naval infrastructure building project in the country.
- Once fully operational, it will have an estimated 50,000 individuals residing in the Naval Facilities spread over the 25-kilometre expanse.