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RAMANATHAPURAM: The Indian Navy has deployed at least two warships off Sri Lanka, besides seven warships, including destroyers, in the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has left for Colombo to attend the SAARC conference. A few patrolling vessels of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) are also part of the security arrangements. A top defence officer told The Hindu here on Friday that while four ships belonged to the Indian Navy, three were from ICG. Four ships, two each from Navy and Coast Guard, were deployed in the Gulf of Mannar. Three ships, two from Navy and one from Coast Guard, had been deployed in the Palk Strait and nearby areas. The special arrangement will be in force till August 7. Confirming the presence of Indian Navy ships in Sri Lankan waters, another officer said the INS Mysore and the INS Ranvir with marine commandos on board were patrolling strategic points. “It is a precautionary measure for launching emergency operation in case of an eventuality. They have been put on red alert. The stretch from Point Calimere to Adam’s Bridge has been brought under a security blanket,” he said. The seas off Rameswaram, Mandapam and nearby areas have also been brought under the security scanner. Many of the deployed ships are Rajput and Delhi class destroyers. These are fast, manoeuvrable and long endurance warships. A few of them can launch guided missiles. Besides enhanced air surveillance from Chennai and Ramanathapuram Naval Air Stations, helicopters on board the ships are undertaking continuous sorties. A Coast Guard interceptor craft, which was part of the security arrangement, found a Sri Lankan fibreglass boat toppled south of Mandapam on Friday. All naval detachments from Rameswaram to Nagapattinam, which were part of Operation Tasha, were directed to fully operationalise all men and materials. They were asked not to stop patrolling except for fuelling purpose.
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