DJ Venkatesh
Diglipur, Jan 07: NAS Shibpur at Diglipur in the Andamans would be commissioned as INS Kohassa in 24th January 2019. This is the third full fledged base after INS Baaz at Campbell Bay on Great Nicobar Island overlooking the Straits of Malacca and INS Utkrosh at Port Blair.
Kohassa is the Grey Backed Sea Eagle Haliaeetus Leucogaster.
The commission will be done by Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy Admiral Sunil Lamba. The Airport will be used for Joint purpose of Naval and Civil both. This would provide enhanced connectivity to Northern Andaman Group of Islands as also increase surveillance capability in the region.
