The Indian Coast Guard, in coordination with the Indian Navy, Customs, Coastal Police, Central Industrial Security Force, Mormugao Port Authority and the Goa government's Fisheries and Captain of Ports departments, conducted Coastal Security Exercise ‘Sagar Kavach’ with the aim of improving coastal and maritime security framework.
@IndiaCoastGuard & @nsgblackcats in action onboard a Dhow simulated to be highjacked during Sagar Kavach Coastal Security Exercise for State of #Gujarat, UT of #Daman & #Diu.
— Indian Coast Guard (@IndiaCoastGuard) October 18, 2024
The Coastal Security Exercise which concluded on 17 Oct 24 witnessed participation by State… pic.twitter.com/St9qWxSp2f
The exercise stimulated various realistic scenarios to test and improve the collective response of the forces to maritime security threats, such as infiltration, smuggling, piracy, and natural disasters.
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‘Sagar Kavach’ aims to undertake awareness and information sharing among various stakeholders, to form a unified coastal security communication plan, the Coast Guard had said in a statement.
THE GOAN | Mock drill for the 2nd Sagar Kavach this year held at Santa Monica jetty in #Panaji, early this morning#Goa #BreakingNews #CoastalSecurity pic.twitter.com/coJUcDQMf3
— The Goan 🇮🇳 (@thegoanonline) October 16, 2024
"This joint exercise demonstrates our commitment to safeguarding our coastline and protecting the nation's maritime interests," the Coast Guard further said.
The two-day drill began on Wednesday. This was the second edition of the security exercise.
The exercise aims to revalidate standard operating procedures (SOPs) and evolve synergy amongst various agencies to achieve 100 per cent effective patrolling along the coastline to identify gaps and interdict infiltrators to prevent landing and attacks on various state vessels, it added.
