Ammunition output increased by 18%: Parrikar
22 May 2015 12:40 AM GMT
To address <g data-gr-id="17">shortage</g> of ammunition for <g data-gr-id="18">army</g>, their production has been increased by 18 per cent since last year, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Thursday. The minister said that after taking charge he has taken the task of stream lining projects and financial planning for the same. A CAG report on ammunition management had pointed out that the army faced a massive ammunition shortage with reserves that would barely last 20 days of intense fighting.
The army needs to build up its war wastage reserves for 40 days of intense fighting. "It is a 2003 report. After taking over, we put this on priority and did a follow-up. The Ordinance Factory Board has seen an increase in the level of production by 18 per cent.
This has improved the criticality level," the defence minister said. Parrikar was speaking at a Maharashtra Majha conference, organised by Marathi news channel ABP Majha, to mark a year of the Narendra Modi government.
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Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will arrive here tomorrow on a two-day visit to review security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, during which he is expected to visit the Line of Control and Siachen and meet Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. “The Defence Minister will arrive on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir tomorrow,” Udhampur-based Defence spokesman Colonel S D Goswami said.
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