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Navy: Sagar Prahari Bal to secure India's coastline
Indian Navy will create a new force called the Sagar Prahari Bal (SPB) to protect Naval bases and border the coastline areas. The SPB will comprise of 1000 personnel and will have 80 fast interception crafts for sea front patrolling.
AK ANTONY the Union Defence minister said at the Cochin Shipyard Limited that the Navy would control all maritime operations, including those of the Coast Guard, to prevent failures like lack of coordination between the Navy and the Coast Guard, as on 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
The Indian Navy will create a new force called the Sagar Prahari Bal (SPB) to protect Naval bases and border the coastline areas. SPB will comprise of 1000 personnel and will have 80 fast interception crafts for sea front patrolling, Antony told reporters.
This eliminates the possibility of any blame game such as the one witnessed between the Navy and the Coast Guard after 26/11....We are also setting up joint operations centers under the Navy in Mumbai, Vishakhapatnam, Kochi and Port Blair, Antony said.
Antony said the government has taken a number of steps to strengthen maritime security agencies like the Navy and the Coast Guard by increasing their assets like manpower, ships, boats, helicopters, aircrafts, boats, etc. The Union Defence minister said the government has approved setting up of nine additional Coast Guard stations. These stations are to be located at Karwar, Ratnagiri, Vadinar, Gopalpur, Minicoy, Androth, Karaikal, Hutbay and Nizampatnam. A new regional headquarters would also be set up to secure the coastline of Gujarat, he said.
He added, The tragic incidents that took place at Mumbai have, in fact, shaken the nation. It is our duty to learn from that tragic incident.
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Indian Navy will create a new force called the Sagar Prahari Bal (SPB) to protect Naval bases and border the coastline areas. The SPB will comprise of 1000 personnel and will have 80 fast interception crafts for sea front patrolling.
AK ANTONY the Union Defence minister said at the Cochin Shipyard Limited that the Navy would control all maritime operations, including those of the Coast Guard, to prevent failures like lack of coordination between the Navy and the Coast Guard, as on 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
The Indian Navy will create a new force called the Sagar Prahari Bal (SPB) to protect Naval bases and border the coastline areas. SPB will comprise of 1000 personnel and will have 80 fast interception crafts for sea front patrolling, Antony told reporters.
This eliminates the possibility of any blame game such as the one witnessed between the Navy and the Coast Guard after 26/11....We are also setting up joint operations centers under the Navy in Mumbai, Vishakhapatnam, Kochi and Port Blair, Antony said.
Antony said the government has taken a number of steps to strengthen maritime security agencies like the Navy and the Coast Guard by increasing their assets like manpower, ships, boats, helicopters, aircrafts, boats, etc. The Union Defence minister said the government has approved setting up of nine additional Coast Guard stations. These stations are to be located at Karwar, Ratnagiri, Vadinar, Gopalpur, Minicoy, Androth, Karaikal, Hutbay and Nizampatnam. A new regional headquarters would also be set up to secure the coastline of Gujarat, he said.
He added, The tragic incidents that took place at Mumbai have, in fact, shaken the nation. It is our duty to learn from that tragic incident.
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