Kolkata/IBNS, Sept. 13 -- Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers launched 'Sagar Manthan', an Ocean Research Vessel (ORV) for the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, at its Rishi Bankim Shipyard here, on Wednesday.

Dr Srinivasa Kumar Tummala, Secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, attended the ceremony as the guest of honour and conveyed a message on behalf of Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr Jitendra Singh.

The vessel was named 'Sagar Manthan' by Manju Singh, wife of Dr Jitendra Singh, and launched by Kavita Ellanti, wife of Dr Tummala, following a traditional ceremony.

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