Sunday, March 31, 2002
Payyanur: Admission for the cadets to the Ezhimala Naval Academy will begin in 2005, declared Sri. George Fernandez, the Union defence minister. He was speaking to the press after laying the foundation stone for the second phase of construction works for the academy at Ezhimala today. The minister told that the infrastructure of the academy will be fully finished by the end of 2004. The estimated cost of this project was Rs.170 Crores but actual expenses will be around Rs.500 Crores, said the minister. A "bhoomi pooja" and "ganapathi homa" was performed at the worksite by Sri. Tharananalloor Thekkiniyedath Padmanabhan Namboothiripad prior to the laying of the foundation stone.