Navy Signs Agreement To Revive 2,000-Year-Old Shipbuilding Technique

The technique is known as 'Tankai' method or the "stitched shipbuilding method", the ministry said.

The Ministry of Culture and the Indian Navy have joined hands to revive and preserve a 2000-year-old technique of shipbuilding, officials said on Wednesday. @indiannavy, @MinOfCultureGoI तथा होदी इनोवेशन प्राइवेट लिमिटेड के बीच 2000 वर्ष पुरानी स्टिचिंग तकनीक द्वारा लकड़ी का जलपोत बनाने के लिये एक त्रिपक्षीय समझौता किया गया है। (1/3)#AmritMahotsav#MainBharatHoonpic.twitter.com/ip8BhGJvTD

The technique is known as 'Tankai' method or the "stitched shipbuilding method", the ministry said.

"Reviving and rejuvenating this fading art is crucial to ensure the preservation of cultural heritage for future generations," it said in a statement.