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Indian Coast Guard Station to be commissioned at Karwar | The Government will commission the Coast Guard station at Karnataka’s Karwar district on Wednesday for strengthening maritime and coastal security. Director General Coast Guard Vice Admiral Anil Chopra will
commission the station, which is being established based on the security assessment
undertaken by the Government. The station will function under the operational
command of Inspector General SPS Basra, Commander Coast Guard Region (West), while
Commandant (JG) Anil Sharma has been appointed as the Commanding Officer of the
station. The station will have two fast speedboats, to undertake search and rescue,
close coast patrol and respond to emergency calls on as required basis. Post 26/11,
the responsibility of the Coastal Security from shoreline up to territorial waters
has also been entrusted to the Coast Guard due to which 14 more stations will
be established to address the security gap along the coastline. In addition, the
Director General Indian Coast Guard has been designated as the Commander Coastal
Command, with the responsibility for overall coordination between various Central
and State agencies, in all matters relating to the coastal security. In response
to the enhanced responsibilities, the Coast Guard is pursuing urgent enhancement
of its surveillance capabilities so as to meet its tasks and responsibilities
effectively. The present force-levels and manpower are projected to double in
a few years by graduated procurement, with proportionate corresponding infrastructure
development and augmentation of the trained manpower. The setting up of 15 additional
stations is part of this effort. |
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