Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the integrated Sea Survival Training Centre, ONGC Institute in Goa on 7 February. He was accompanied by the Chief Minister of Goa, Mr. Pramod Sawant, and the Union Minister for Petroleum, Oil and Natural Gas, Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri among others for the occasion. After the inauguration, PM Modi witnessed a briefing on underwater escape exercises and a demonstration of the training centre.
ONGC Sea Survival Centre has been developed as a one-of-a-kind Integrated Sea Survival Training Centre to advance the Indian sea survival training ecosystem to global standards. Every year 10,000-15,000 personnel are expected to get the training from this institute. Exercises in simulated and controlled harsh weather conditions enhance the Sea Survival skills of trainees and thus potentially increase the chances of safe escape from real-life disasters.
