These indigenous heavy guns called "Dhanush” will be handed over to the armed forces soon, defence minister, Manohar Parrikar, told The Asian Age on Thursday. Antony had visited China in 2013 and it will be the first visit by the defence minister in three years.. If any fault is found, we will work it out and then hand over the guns to the forces,” said Mr Parrikar.Commenting on defence establishments, Mr Parrikar said that the defence sector had some 17 lakh hectares of land all over the country and about 12,800 acres were disputed, out of which, 1,000 acres had been encroached upon by state government-related offices. Dhanush has finished its trials and its induction trial will start in May. His predecessor A. 

"Dhanush, the indigenously-developed 155mm gun with 45 calibre having advanced features, is likely to be handed over to the army this year. He praised the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) saying that the ordinances had done good and India was growing in the field of indigenous manufacture.Commenting on his upcoming China trip, Mr Parrikar said, "Our first target is to ensure peace at the border and then we will built historical and cultural relations. According to Mr Parrikar, he had cleared permission to land in the Lullari area of Pune which was long pending after realising that the construction did not encroach upon defence land.

When asked about permission to construct near the armed forces area, he said that all permissions should be given as per the Defence of India Act and circulars should be rejected at the time of giving permissions.” Mr Parrikar will visit China later this month to strength military ties.K.Completely indigenous guns manufactured at Kanpur and Jabalpur factories will start field trials from May 28. However, the defence ministry has a total 9,600-acre land bank. According to Mr Parrikar, the defence establishment land could be developed and used by states Air spray gun and defence could keep some part of it

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