**Policy Summary: Launch of Indigenous Pollution Control Vessel Samudra Prachet**
On July 23, 2025, the Ministry of Defence launched the Samudra Prachet, the second of two indigenous Pollution Control Vessels (PCVs) constructed by Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) in Goa. The vessel boasts 72% indigenous content, contributing to national capability building, employment, and skills enhancement through local industry and MSME engagement.
The Samudra Prachet is equipped with state-of-the-art response equipment to facilitate rapid and effective responses to oil spills within India's Exclusive Economic Zone. The vessel measures 114.5 meters in length and 16.5 meters in breadth, with a displacement of 4,170 tonnes. It will be manned by 14 officers and 115 sailors. Key features include two side-sweeping arms for oil spill collection, a modern radar system for oil slick detection, and the capacity to recover oil across the viscosity spectrum, process contaminated water, separate pollutants, and store recovered oil in onboard tanks.
The launch ceremony was attended by Director General ICG (DGICG) Paramesh Sivamani, who emphasized the importance of PCVs for the ICG's maritime domain awareness. Chairman and Managing Director of GSL, Brajesh Kumar Upadhyay, highlighted the vessel's role in advancing India's maritime environmental preparedness and its contribution to the Aatmanirbhar Bharat vision.
The first PCV was launched on August 29, 2024, and is expected to be delivered soon.
Key Entities Referenced
Samudra Prachet: Indigenous Pollution Control Vessel constructed by Goa Shipyard Ltd for the Indian Coast Guard.
Indian Coast Guard (ICG): The maritime law enforcement and search and rescue agency of India.
Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL): An Indian Government owned ship building company that constructed the Samudra Prachet.
Exclusive Economic Zone: A sea zone prescribed by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea over which a state has special rights regarding the exploration and use of marine resources, including the right to use the zone for the construction of artificial islands and installations, protection and preservation of the marine environment.
Priya Paramesh: Guest of Honour at the launch ceremony of Samudra Prachet.
Paramesh Sivamani: Director General of the Indian Coast Guard (DGICG).
Brajesh Kumar Upadhyay: Chairman and Managing Director of Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL).
Aatmanirbhar Bharat: A vision of making India self-reliant.
Ministry of Defence
Indigenous Pollution Control Vessel ‘Samudra
Prachet’ for ICG launched by GSL
Posted On: 23 JUL 2025 3:29PM by PIB Delhi
‘Samudra Prachet’, the last of the two indigenous Pollution Control Vessels (PCVs) constructed by Goa
Shipyard Ltd (GSL) was launched for Indian Coast Guard (ICG) in Goa on July 23, 2025. With 72%
indigenous content, the project has significantly contributed to national capability-building, employment
generation, and skills enhancement, through active engagement of the local industry and MSMEs. These ships
have been fitted with state-of-art Response Equipment and these vessels will help ICG in quick and effective
response to any oil spill in the Exclusive Economic Zone.
With a length of 114.5 metres, a breadth of 16.5 metres, and a displacement of 4,170 tonnes, the ship will be
manned by 14 officers and 115 sailors. It is equipped with two side-sweeping arms capable of collecting oil
spills while underway, as well as a modern radar system for detecting oil slicks. The vessel is engineered to
recover oil across the full viscosity spectrum, pump in contaminated water, analyse and separate pollutants,
and store recovered oil in dedicated onboard tanks.
The vessel was launched by Guest of Honour Smt Priya Paramesh, in presence of the Chief Guest Director
General ICG (DGICG) Paramesh Sivamani. In his address, DGICG highlighted the importance of PCVs for
ICG in maritime domain. He appreciated the efforts put in by GSL and industry in ensuring that major ship
building requirements of ICG are fulfilled indigenously. Further, he exhorted all present to ensure that the
march towards Aatmanirbharta in Defence Production is pursued in the right earnest.
Also speaking on the occasion, Chairman & Managing Director of GSL, Mr. Brajesh Kumar Upadhyay,
underscored the critical importance of this platform in advancing India’s maritime environmental
preparedness. He also commended the dedicated efforts of Team GSL for achieving the exceptional
indigenous content, a significant contribution to the vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat. The ceremony was also
attended by senior officials from Ministry of Defence, ICG and GSL.
The First Pollution Control Vessel was launched on August 29, 2024 and is expected to be delivered soon.***
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