Indian Naval Hydrographic Department
in Dehradun, IndiaCategory: Attraction
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105, Rajpur Rd, Hathibarkala Salwala, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248001, India Print route »Phone & WWW
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The Indian Naval Hydrographic Department (INHD), headed by the Chief Hydrographer to the Government of India, is an Indian government agency responsible for hydrographic surveys and nautical charting in India. Presently, the department is equipped with eight indigenously built survey ships including a catamaran hull survey vessel (CHSV). The National Institute of Hydrography is the training institute to impart knowledge regarding hydrography and to train its personnel.The department is also responsible for making electronic navigational charts officially on behalf of the government of India. The department has also signed memoranda of understanding with various countries for surveying their waters as part of international cooperation.



