Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, FOC-in-C Western Naval Command, inaugurated the Dock Master’s Complex (DMC) at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on 28 Feb 2022. The DMC is the nerve centre for control of operations of the Aircraft Carrier Dock (ACD) with state-of-the-art SCADA (Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition System) controls. The facility has been constructed by M/s Hindustan Construction Company along-with M/s Royal HaskoningDHV as Consultant. The complex will also house various work centres of the naval dockyard involved in docking operations.

The Dock Master Complex has been constructed as per NBC (National Building Code) norms and has green features like a captive Solar Power Plant, a Sewage Treatment Plant, energy efficient electrical switch gear and HVAC (Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning) system. A glass façade provides for utilisation of daylight for illumination of work spaces.

The Director General Naval Project, Vice Admiral Rajaram Swaminathan, earlier handed over the building to the end user Rear Admiral KP Arvindan, Admiral Superintendent, Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.

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