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Central Government proposal to set up an Indian Maritime University at Chemmacherry
Chennai to have a Maritime University
The Central Government proposal to set up an Indian Maritime University (IMU) at Chemmacherry, with its headquarters at Chennai and regional campuses at Kolkata, Mumbai and Visakhapatnam, got the nod. The Cabinet also gave its approval for the transference of the assets and employees of the Training Ship Chanakya, Mumbai; the Marine Engineering and Research Institute, Mumbai; the Marine Engineering and Research Institute, Kolkata; the Lai Bahadur Shastri
College of Advanced Maritime Studies and Research, Mumbai; National Maritime Academy (NMA), Chennai to the IMU with appropriate options to employees. The government also okayed the winding up of NMA, Chennai as well as the Indian Institute of Maritime Studies (IIMS), Mumbai.
The formation of the IMU will facilitate and promote maritime studies research and extension work with focus on emerging areas like oceanography, environmental studies and other related fields.
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