Summary
Two shipyards will build them: one will make five ships, the other three.
Building the ships will create many jobs for people in the country.
Key Points
4 points1
Eight modern ships called corvettes will be built.
2
They will have special tools to find and stop trouble in the water.
3
The ships are being made by Indian companies, not bought from other countries.
4
The project will help many workers and small businesses.
New Words to Learn
8 wordscorvette
a small warship that can move quickly on the sea
indigenous
made in the country itself
missile
a weapon that flies through the air to hit a target
sensor
a device that can see or hear things far away
littoral
the area near the shore of the sea
surveillance
watching or checking something carefully
self‑reliance
being able to do things on your own without needing help
crore
a way to count ten million in India
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