Project Seabird opens housing and hospital facilities at Karwar naval base
India’s Navy inaugurated five residential towers and facilities to expand hospital capacity to 409 beds at its Karwar base.
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Western Naval Command chief Sanjay Vatsayan inaugurated the facilities under Project Seabird Phase IIA on 15 October; the Press Information Bureau reported the event on 17 October. The housing includes 300 units for naval civilian staff and the Station Health Organisation.
The release says the project expands existing INHS Patanjali to a capacity of 409 beds. It also lists a 200,000-litre reservoir, sewage treatment plant, solid-waste management facility and an access bridge for four-lane traffic with pedestrian and cycling paths. Phase IIA as a whole includes plans for a naval air station, dockyard and ship and aircraft logistics facilities.
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Facilities inaugurated at Karwar base
PIB report dated 17 October 2026, based on a Navy release. The facilities were inaugurated on 15 October.
- Housing units
- 300 count
- 2026-10-15 · Observed
- Hospital capacity
- 409 count
- 2026-10-15 · Target
- Hill-top water reservoir capacity
- 200,000 litres
- 2026-10-15 · Observed
- Share of materials and equipment sourced domestically
- ≥90 percent
- 2026-10-17 · Observed
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Figures are the housing count, hospital capacity, reservoir volume and domestic-sourcing lower bound stated in the release. They do not mean all Phase IIA facilities are complete.
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- Residential real estateSuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: residential towerswww.pib.gov.in ↗
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