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'''INS ''Sarvekshak'' (J22)''' is a hydrographic [[survey ship]] in the [[Indian Navy]], under the [[Southern Naval Command]]. Apart from a [[helicopter]] and Bofors 40&nbsp;mm gun, the ship is also equipped with four survey [[motor boats]], two small boats.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian naval ship’s commander calls on President Michel after survey mission|url= http://primezonelalola.blogspot.in/2011/12/indian-naval-ships-commander-calls-on.html}}</ref> The ship was awarded the runner-up trophy in the 2015 Innovation Trophy awards given out on [[Navy Day]] as an operational unit by [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]]. The award was given for developing an innovative solution for [[tide|tidal]] measurement during [[hydrological survey]]s by use of land based [[terrain mapping]] equipment and floating [[buoy]]s mounted with [[prisms]]. The award was accepted by Captain Rajesh Bargoti, the commanding officer of INS ''Sarvekshak''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Award of Innovation Trophy to Indian Naval Personnel by Hon’ble Prime Minister on Navy Day 2015|url= http://pib.nic.in/newsite/printrelease.aspx?relid=132581}}</ref>

INS ''Sarvekshak'' is equipped with a range of surveying, navigational, and [[communication]] systems. The next-generation surveying systems provided onboard include multi-beam swath [[Echo (phenomenon)|echo]] sounding system, differential [[global positioning system]], [[motion sensors]], sea [[gravimeter]], [[magnetometer]], oceanographic sensors, side scan [[sonar]]s and an automated data logging system as well as state-of-the-art Digital Survey and Processing System, sound velocity profiling system among others. These systems allow the ship to meet the stringent international/[[ISO 9002]] digital survey accuracy standards required for the production of electronic navigation charts and publications as laid down by the [[International Hydrographic Organisation]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Visit of INS Sarvekshak to Mauritius|url=http://indiahighcom-mauritius.org/pages.php?id=162}}</ref>

In 2011 the ship was also deployed in [[Seychelles]] to carry out hydrographic surveys off the [[atoll]] of [[Aldabra]], [[Picard Island]], Polyminie and part of [[Malabar Island]] and Grande-Terre island on the request of [[Government of Seychelles]] as the last survey of the area was done back in 1960s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian naval ship’s commander calls on President Michel after survey mission|url=http://primezonelalola.blogspot.in/2011/12/indian-naval-ships-commander-calls-on.html}}</ref>  

As part of goodwill tour 20 students from [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] also toured the ship in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kashmir students arrive in Kochi on a goodwill visit |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/kashmir-students-arrive-in-kochi-on-a-goodwill-visit/article2464739.ece}}</ref>

In 2017 ''Sarvekshak'' became the 1st [[ship]] of [[Indian Navy]] ever to deploy [[solar power]]. It has innovatively deployed the zero-maintenance solar power system, capable of generating 5.4&nbsp;kW [[electricity]] and replacing the ship’s traditional 4.4&nbsp;kW emergency diesel alternator.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}} The installation cost was around Rs. 19 lakh and the generation cost is Rs. 12 per kv per hour. The estimated savings for a lifespan of about 15 years is around Rs. 1 crore. The current diesel generator consumes a litre of diesel to produce five units of electricity. Captain Rajesh Bargoti, the commanding officer of the ship, said It took about six months to put the entire system in place. We are now using [[solar energy]] for lights and a couple of [[air conditioners]].'<ref>{{Cite web| title=In A First, Indian Navy Installs Solar Power System On Its Survey Ship |url=http://topyaps.com/navy-installs-solar-panels-ship}}</ref> The estimated profit generated in a ship service life of 25 years is Rs 2.7 crore in this small project alone. "Even if the system is used for 25 days in one year, the system can repay its cost in less than 10 years while protecting the nature," the Navy said.

Indian Navy claimed that the 300-Watt panels will generate about 5.4&nbsp;kW solar power system, and avoid around 165&nbsp;kg of carbon a day, "So in its 25 years life the total carbon saved is around 15 lakhs kg and 5.75 lakh litres of diesel by this innovation" <ref>{{Cite web| title=INS Sarvekshak goes green; instals solar power system |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/ins-sarvekshak-goes-green-instals-solar-power-system/articleshow/57110554.cms}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title=Solar power lights up INS Sarvekshak |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/solar-power-lights-up-ins-sarvekshak/articleshow/57102784.cms}}</ref> Noting that the world is looking for clean, renewable sources of energy in order to protect and reduce the harm caused to the environment, the Navy said the deterioration of the environment is highly correlated to the production and usage of fossil-based fuels worldwide. The Navy said it has created a new mechanism to encourage the utilization and development of [[renewable energy]] resources.<ref>{{Cite web| title=INS Sarvekshak goes green; instals solar power system |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/ins-sarvekshak-goes-green-instals-solar-power-system-4520969/}}</ref>

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