Centre clears Rs 1,100-crore coastal security plan

[TATA]

Centre clears Rs 1,100-crore coastal security plan

Aiming to strengthen country’s security along its coastline, the government on Friday approved a Rs 1,100-crore coastal security scheme to be implemented from April 1, 2011.

The Cabinet Committee on Security, headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, cleared the Home Ministry’s proposal for implementing the second phase of coastal security scheme.

Under the scheme, the Centre, with the help of States having coastline, proposes to set up more coastal police stations, purchase high-speed boats, recruit security personnel and procure high-tech gadgets.

Under the first phase of the coastal security scheme, the Centre set up 73 coastal police stations, 97 check posts, 58 outposts and 30 operational barracks, equipped with 204 vessels and vehicles in the nine coastal States, four coastal Union Territories.

After the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, which was carried out by terrorists who came from Pakistan taking the sea route, the government has been emphasising on securing the country’s 7,517-km coastline.

The Hindu : News / National : Centre clears Rs 1,100-crore coastal security plan

 

[jha]

They took two years to decide. Lets see how many years they take to implement the plans.

 

[Abhishek_]

They took two years to decide. Lets see how many years they take to implement the plans.

quit complaining veera
offtopic, its friday!! wooohooo

 

[!!craft!!]

i am no accountant, but isnt this budget a little less??

 

[!!craft!!]

quit complaining veera
offtopic, its friday!! wooohooo

and whats that suppose to mean?

 

[Dash]

and whats that suppose to mean?

This only for coast guard.

Indian Navy and IAF are not included in this, they have their own budget to get RADARs, survelleince and maritime patrol stuff.

This is just onshore patrol budget.