Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Director General K Natarajan said on Thursday that more than 300 coastal security exercises were conducted with states to enhance the security of the country after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
26/11: Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Director General K Natarajan said on Thursday that more than 300 coastal security exercises were conducted with states to enhance the security of the country after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. A day earlier, the ICG conducts a similar security exercise with one of the coastal states every six months.
He told reporters on the sidelines of the 19th meeting of the National Shipping Search and Rescue Board here, “After 26/11, the Government of India made many reforms. We have conducted more than 300 coastal security exercises and operations with coastal states. Natarajan said that many times we do exercises by bringing two coastal states together. As a result, everyone has acquired the skills and competencies to deal with the terror threat.
The attack took place on 26 November 2008 :
On November 26, 2008, 10 Pakistani terrorists reached Mumbai by sea. They fired indiscriminately at several places in which 166 people including 18 security personnel were killed and many others were injured. Apart from this, property worth crores of rupees were damaged.
Coastal states to expedite the planning of relief work during a disaster :
ICG Director General K Natarajan said on Thursday that some coastal states are still yet to finalize the relief action plan to deal with the disaster. He stressed the need to finalize it immediately. In the 19th meeting of the National Shipping, Search and Rescue Board, Natarajan said that in the 16th meeting of the Board, it was decided that all coastal states and union territories will plan large-scale rescue operations at the local level during the disaster. However, the plan is yet to be finalized by some states.
