To be developed under AtmaNirbhar
Bharat Scheme, this will be the first Beagle Series 12 TSHD with 12,000 hopper
capacity, to be delivered by September 2025, shared SarbanandaSonowal, Minister
of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
The
dredger, based on globally acclaimed Beagle Platform of Royal IHC, will be
customised to meet all Indian dredging requirements be it for ports or inland
waterways.
At the moment, DCI’s dredging
fleet involves ten trailer suction hopper dredgers of 59,513 cubic meter
cumulative hopper capacity, two cutter suction dredgers, one backhoe dredger
and other ancillary crafts.