India, Seychelles bilateral dialogue |
India on 8th April presented a Fast Patrol Vessel worth 13.39 million Dollars to Seychelles Coast Guard at a virtual event which was presided over by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of Seychelles Wavel Ramkalawan. The patrol vessel has already been delivered to Seychelles on March 16th but the official handover to the Seychelles Coast Guard took place during the virtual event. The Fast Patrol Vessel is the fourth ship following PS Topaz (2005), PS Constant (2014), Patrol Boat Hermes (2016) to be gifted by India to Seychelles. According to reports Fast Patrol Vessel, the brainchild of Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineering will be used for a lot of things such as patrolling, anti-smuggling, anti-poaching, and search and rescue (SAR). The virtual event also marked the first meeting between Indian Prime Minister Modi with Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan who is of Indian origin. During the meet, Wavel Ramkalawan thanked Modi for his solidarity and contribution to the fight against COVID-19 by donating 50,000 doses of Covishield vaccine. He said, “In little less than 2 months, we`ll be commemorating the 45th anniversary of the formal establishment of diplomatic relations between Seychelles and India. The support we have received from India has contributed immensely to the socio-economic development of Seychelles,”. Alongside the patrol vessel, India also handed over a 1 MW Solar Power Plant at Romainville Island of Seychelles. The 1 MW solar plant project is set to generate approximately 1.4 million units of power annually meeting the electricity consumption of around 400 Seychellois houses throughout the year. Besides, both sides also inaugurated the new Magistrates` Court Building in Seychelles, 10 High Impact Community Development Projects. The new Magistrates` Court Building in the capital city Victoria TGE will be India`s first major civil infrastructure project in Seychelles built with grant assistance. As per findings, over 50% of Seychelles` maritime and air assets and around 70% of capacity development in terms of training, exercise, and human resource expertise, are provided by India.
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