A comprehensive coastal security exercise, ‘Sagar Kavach’, to assess the preparedness of the police and other security agencies in the event of a terror attack began on Thursday morning.
It is a joint exercise conducted in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and the Union Territory of Puducherry. The two-day exercise was conducted by the State police, Indian Coast Guard and Navy. The objective is to provide seamless sea-ward cover along the coast jointly by all security agencies from the coastal belt area line to the limit of territorial waters at 12 nautical miles.
The exercise will also assess the effectiveness of the coastal fishing community in serving as the “eyes and ears” for early warning of seaward threat.
In Chennai, the exercise was supervised by City Police Commissioner A.K.Viswanathan. Following his instructions, teams under Deputy Commissioners conducted searches in places surrounding coastal areas, besides intensifying patrolling.
During this exercise, 19 decoys who infiltrated as terrorists were apprehended. The exercise will continue on Friday.
