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{{Infobox settlement
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'''Uchipuli''' or '''Uchippuli''' is a locality in the [[Mandapam]] block of [[Ramanathapuram district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It is a major source of water supply for the [[Ramanathapuram]] town.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104021434/http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/23/stories/2006062305960300.htm Increase in price of petrol `ignites' rise in cost of water]</ref> An [[Indian Navy]] [[naval air station|air station]], [[INS Parundu]], is located near Uchipuli.

== Transport ==

Uchipuli is located on the National Highway 49 (NH 49)or 85 that connects [[Kochi, India|Kochi]] to [[Rameswaram]]. The Uchippuli Railway Station (code UCP) is located on the [[Rameshwaram]]-[[Ramanathapuram]] route. [[Madurai Airport]] (140 km) is the nearest airport.

== Naval air station ==
An Indian naval air station located near Uchipuli has been in operation since 1982 at the site of the abandoned Ramnad Civil Aerodrome. Initially known as ''INS Rajali II'', it was formally recommissioned as "INS Parundu" on 26 March 2009 by the [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]] Admiral [[Sureesh Mehta]].<ref>[http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/27/content_11084221.htm Indian Navy commissions naval air station in southern India ]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081119001201/http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/05/stories/2008070556870100.htm Navy to operate Unmanned Aerial Vehicle from Uchipuli air station ]</ref>

INS Parundu is used primarily as a reconnaissance station to monitor the South East [[Bay of Bengal]], the [[Palk Strait]], and the [[Gulf of Mannar]]. A number of naval air squadrons operating [[Dornier 228]] and [[Britten-Norman Islander]] aircraft, [[HAL Chetak]] helicopters and UAV squadrons are based here.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090306181858/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/02/stories/2009030254590600.htm Uchipuli air station to be commissioned soon]</ref>

In 2007, [[Tamil Nadu Police]] recovered 1950 detonators hidden in a coconut grove at Uchipuli. They were suspected to have been stashed there by the [[LTTE]] for use against [[Sri Lankan Military]].<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/after-ltte-air-attack-iaf-sets-up-radar-near-rameswaram/26902/After LTTE air attack, IAF sets up radar near Rameswaram]</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/INS-Parindh.html INS Parindh]

[[Category:Cities and towns in Ramanathapuram district]]

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