♦ The Indian Navy to set up India’s second Very Low Frequency (VLF) radar station Telangana.  For this, the State government has transferred 1,174 hectares of forest land under the Damagudem Reserve Forest near Pudur village in Vikarabad district to the Indian Navy. The VLF station used by the Navy to communicate with ships and submarines.

♦ INS Kattabomman Radar Station at Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu was the first of its kind and has been serving the navy since 1990.