Vehicle factory, Jabalpur exploring feasibility of 1-1.5 ton vehicle

New Delhi, Aug 17 (UNI) Vehicle Factory (VF), Jabalpur is exploring feasibility of developing a one to 1.5 tonne vehicle to meet the requirment of the Indian Army, said Minister of State for Defence Production Indrajeet Singh in a written reply to the Lok Sabha today.

He said the possibility of developing variants of this vehicle for civilian use will be explored subsequently.

Mr Singh said the production of Jonga vehicles in VF, Jabalpur was stopped from 1997-1998 onwards, because of the changes in the requirment of the Armed Forces.

He further informed there is no such proposal at present to re-start the manufacturing of Jonga vehicles in the VF, Jabalpur.

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