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Joint maritime surveillance

PUDUCHERRY: The Coast Guard and the marine police wing of the Territorial Police will conduct joint maritime surveillance along the Puducherry coast from first week of August.

Commandant Arun Saxena, Commanding Officer, CG station in Puducherry, said they would take the policemen, from the marine police station at Karaikal, on board while doing the surveillance. He also said a new interceptor boat was recently attached to the station. Senior Superintendent of Police B. Srikanth, who also holds additional charge of marine police division, said the joint exercise would be held to make the policemen accustomed to maritime job.

The Police Department plans to send a batch for training with the Coast Guard before setting up another Marine station in Puducherry.

The Department was awaiting clearance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to set up the station, he further said.

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