Vice-Admiral Ganesh to head ATV programme

By Atul Aneja

NEW DELHI, SEPT. 28. Vice Admiral R. N. Ganesh will head the country's top secret Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) programme, highly placed sources in the Government said.

The ATV is the code-name for the indigenous nuclear submarine project. Vice Admiral Ganesh who is the only Indian to have commanded the nuclear submarine, Chakra, which India had leased from the erstwhile Soviet Union, will replace Vice Admiral V.B. Bhushan (Retd.). Vice Admiral Ganesh will become the first serving Admiral to head the prestigious nuclear submarine project.

Sources pointed out that the navy's top brass is expected to be reshuffled in the coming months. Vice Admiral P. J. Jacob, the Vice Chief of Naval Staff will retire in February. Vice Admiral Harinder Singh, who is currently the Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, is expected to head the Southern Command.

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