<span style="color: #222222;">Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam has organised a webinar on "Atmanirbhar ENC ' Exploring Opportunities for MSMEs and Start-ups in Eastern Naval Command" as part of Navy Week Celebrations. Over 270 participants from the MSMEs, Start-ups, CII, and FICCI committees from Vizag and Mumbai and Naval Units participated in the Webinar.<br />'' <br />''Delivering the Keynote address, Vice Adm Biswajit Dasgupta, AVSM, YSM, VSM Chief of Staff, ENC stressed the requirement to develop robust and reliable equipment for maintaining the operational availability of the naval platforms. He also highlighted the numerous opportunities available for the private industry in the development of high-end technologies for the Navy.<br />'' <br />''Speakers from the Navy have brought out in great detail the opportunities in the Eastern Naval Command for the MSMEs and start-up firms for the development of various components through indigenisation as well as repairs and refitting services in the Naval Dockyard. The webinar has generated fruitful discussions and the participants from the Industry have acknowledged that MSMEs can be one of the prime tools for self-reliance provided they emerge as reliable suppliers for the defence supply chain and also become a source of innovation. The webinar ended with a closing address by Rear Adm Sanjay Sadhu, CSO(Tech).</span><br />