Indian Army inks pact with Goa Shipyard to get 12 fast patrol boats for Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh

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Indian Army has inked a contract with Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) to procure 12 Fast Patrol Boats for surveillance and patrolling of large water bodies, including those in high altitude areas like Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh.
The indigenously-built boats will be delivered by May 2021 by Defence sector Public Sector Undertaking (PSU), GSL.
The GSL will also carry out maintenance of these boats for four years.
The need for these new high-speed boats to patrol the Pangong Tso lake was felt in the wake of the military tussle between the Indian and the Chinese troops, leading to tense situation on the Line of Actual Control (LAC).