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Officials said with neighbouring Bangladesh facing unrest, the workout has gained much importance. (Representative image)
Undertaking its 4th variation of Pan-India Coastal Defense Exercise, Sea Vigil-24, this week, the Indian Navy said it is aimed astatine strengthening the country’s maritime, coastal, and offshore security.
“This year’s workout volition beryllium unprecedented successful scale, some geographically and successful presumption of participation. The workout volition screen the full 11,098 km coastline and 2.4 cardinal quadrate kilometers of the Exclusive Economic Zone,” the Navy said.
The two-day exercise, opening November 20, volition impact a wide scope of stakeholders, including six ministries and 21 organisations and agencies, said officials.
Officials said with neighbouring Bangladesh facing unrest, the workout has gained much importance.
“The workout volition absorption connected strengthening the information of coastal assets similar ports, lipid rigs, azygous constituent moorings and captious coastal infrastructure including the coastal population. This twelvemonth information by different services (Army and Air Force) and planned deployment of a ample fig of ships and craft has enhanced the tempo of the exercise,” an authoritative said.
The workout is simply a nonstop effect to the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, which prompted a broad reappraisal of India’s coastal information framework. The Indian Navy was subsequently designated arsenic the pb bureau for maritime security, portion the Indian Coast Guard was tasked with coastal information successful territorial waters.
“One of the cardinal objectives of Sea Vigil-24 is to rise consciousness among coastal communities astir maritime security… To this end, the workout volition impact the information of sportfishing communities, NCC cadets, and Bharat Scouts and Guides,” said the Navy.
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