New Delhi, OctOber 27: The government today said significant progress has been made since the 26/11 terrorist attacks in Mumbai in strengthening the country’s coastal security.
Home Minister P Chidambaram also said the identified gaps which remain to be filled up would be plugged through Phase-II of the Coastal Security Scheme which is to be launched next year.
Addressing the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs here, he said coastal police stations and boats are well-equipped and around 2,000 police personnel have been imparted specialised training so far.
“To ensure better coordination among different agencies, Coastal Command and Joint Operation Centres have been set up,” he said.
Phase-I of the Coastal Security Scheme which has been in operation since 2005-06 will come to an end in March.
Phase-II, to be launched thereafter, will considerably strengthen infrastructure in terms of boats, police stations, jetties, vehicles, equipment, trained personnel, etc.
–Agencies