Navy chief in Mumbai tomorrow on farewell visit

Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral R K Dhowan, accompanied by wife Minu Dhowan, president Navy Wives Welfare Association (NWWA), will be visiting Mumbai on May 11 and 12 on their farewell visit.
Admiral Dhowan is scheduled to retire on May 31 after completing over 41 years of distinguished service.
Tomorrow, the Western Fleet, also known as Sword Arm of the Indian Navy, would bid the Admiral adieu at sea with a ceremonial steam past.
Admiral Dhowan and his wife would have their farewell interactions with officers, sailors, civilians and ladies of Western Naval Command at several functions organised specially for bidding them adieu, an official release said.

During Admiral Dhowan's tenure as the Chief of Naval Staff, which began on April 17, 2014, the Navy remained at the forefront of numerous activities to safeguard national interests, provide humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and promote maritime diplomacy.
Operation Rahat, which saw the Indian Navy evacuate more than 3,000 people of several nationalities from strife-torn Yemen, was planned and executed under Admiral Dhowan's watch as the Naval Chief.
Other significant achievements during his illustrious tenure were the Combined Commander's Conference (CCC) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on board INS Vikramaditya in December last year, and the International Fleet Review (IFR) held at Visakhapatnam in February this year with participation from 50 maritime nations, 99 ships including 24 foreign warships and 4,000 sailors.

Frontline warships INS Kolkata, INS Kochi, INS Kamorta and INS Kadmatt and Naval establishments INS Sardar Patel and INS Vajrakosh were commissioned during the Admiral's tenure.