[2][3][4][5][6] After the 1962 Sino-Indian War, the Navy was tasked with the defence of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Preparations for setting up naval establishments on the islands started in November 1962.

After the Seaward class defense boats were deployed to the islands, a maintenance and repair facility was created to support these small craft.

[2] The base is named for the indigenous adivasi Jarawa tribe of the Andaman islands.

It performed at various venues such as Raj Niwas, Port Blair, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island, Marina Park.