Navy inaugurates Project Seabird Phase IIA housing at Naval Base Karwar
Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, FOC-in-C Western Naval Command, inaugurated residential accommodation under Project Seabird Phase IIA at Naval Base Karwar, Karnataka, on 21 February 2026.
Summary
Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, inaugurated residential accommodation under Project Seabird Phase IIA at Naval Base Karwar, Karnataka, on 21 February 2026. The housing comprises one tower of 60 dwelling units for senior sailors and four towers of 240 dwelling units for naval defence civilians, built by NCC Ltd, Hyderabad. Phase IIA will support berthing of a large number of ships and submarines and includes a Naval Air Station, a naval dockyard and four covered dry berths; the base will house about 10,000 uniformed and civilian personnel with families and is to be an IGBC Gold-rated project.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 21 February 2026, Naval Base Karwar, Karnataka
- Inaugurated by
- Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, FOC-in-C, Western Naval Command
- Housing
- 60 units for senior sailors + 240 units for defence civilians
- Builder
- NCC Ltd, Hyderabad
- Personnel to be housed
- About 10,000 with families
- Rating
- IGBC Gold-rated on completion
Practice MCQs 1 questions
Project Seabird, under whose Phase IIA housing was inaugurated on 21 February 2026, is linked to which naval base?
Show answer
Correct answer: A — Karwar
The Project Seabird Phase IIA residential accommodation was inaugurated at Naval Base Karwar, Karnataka.