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Radar systems to augment surveillance along coast
KOCHI: Kerala will very soon have fast interceptor crafts (FICs) patrolling its seas and a chain of radar systems scrutinizing its coastal belt for intruder presence. Vice Admiral KN Sushil, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command, said on Tuesday that the initiative was part of an all-round enhancement on the security front. The 12 FICs that Kerala gets would strengthen the anti-pirate and anti-terrorists patrol operations along its coast, he added.
Vice-Admiral Sushil said that Somalia pirates who had made their presence felt along India's western coast was a threat to ships traversing Indian waters.
"The Navy started anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Eden from October 2008 and has been escorting ships to safe waters. We have thwarted more than 39 piracy attempts and are in the process of expanding our presence along the Kerala coast. The FICs would help Coast Guard to chase and attack pirate boats," he said.
Installation of radar systems has also commenced and would be completed soon, the vice admiral said, adding that it would prevent the coastal areas from becoming gateways for extremists.
The radar systems along Kerala coast and Lakshadweep would be installed on lighthouses. The project would cover Ezhimala, Kochi, Kollam and Ponnani in the first phase. There is also a proposal to cover Kadaloor, Vizhinjam, Azheekkal and Alappuzha. Six radar stations would come up in Lakshadweep islands at Kiltan, Agatti, Kalpeni, Androth, Suhielpar and Minicoy.
The system is capable of detecting vessels within a 30-mile radius off the shore and pass on feeds 24/7 to the State Coastal Security Centre.
The vice admiral said infrastructural works at Ezhimala Naval Academy were almost over and that only the hospital and the library complexes remained to be completed. "The battle range is also nearing completion, and 700 cadets are undergoing training at the academy at the moment," he added.
Radar systems to augment surveillance along coast - The Times of India
KOCHI: Kerala will very soon have fast interceptor crafts (FICs) patrolling its seas and a chain of radar systems scrutinizing its coastal belt for intruder presence. Vice Admiral KN Sushil, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command, said on Tuesday that the initiative was part of an all-round enhancement on the security front. The 12 FICs that Kerala gets would strengthen the anti-pirate and anti-terrorists patrol operations along its coast, he added.
Vice-Admiral Sushil said that Somalia pirates who had made their presence felt along India's western coast was a threat to ships traversing Indian waters.
"The Navy started anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Eden from October 2008 and has been escorting ships to safe waters. We have thwarted more than 39 piracy attempts and are in the process of expanding our presence along the Kerala coast. The FICs would help Coast Guard to chase and attack pirate boats," he said.
Installation of radar systems has also commenced and would be completed soon, the vice admiral said, adding that it would prevent the coastal areas from becoming gateways for extremists.
The radar systems along Kerala coast and Lakshadweep would be installed on lighthouses. The project would cover Ezhimala, Kochi, Kollam and Ponnani in the first phase. There is also a proposal to cover Kadaloor, Vizhinjam, Azheekkal and Alappuzha. Six radar stations would come up in Lakshadweep islands at Kiltan, Agatti, Kalpeni, Androth, Suhielpar and Minicoy.
The system is capable of detecting vessels within a 30-mile radius off the shore and pass on feeds 24/7 to the State Coastal Security Centre.
The vice admiral said infrastructural works at Ezhimala Naval Academy were almost over and that only the hospital and the library complexes remained to be completed. "The battle range is also nearing completion, and 700 cadets are undergoing training at the academy at the moment," he added.
Radar systems to augment surveillance along coast - The Times of India
