DJ Venkatesh
Aerial Bay, 30 Oct: The Piling Work of Coast Guard Jetty at Aerial Bay, Diglipur started today morning.
A puja was organized on this occasion. The Commanding Officer, Coast Guard (HQ) 09 Commandant Samir Chandra Patanaik, Zilla Prishad Member J Boby and the staff of ALHW , PMB and stake holders present.
This Jetty will be extended 75 metres with 15 metre width. The Jetty is constructing with an amount of about 9.5 Crores and the completion time is two years.
The Coast Guard jetty at these locations will be constructed as extension to the existing PMB jetty with auxiliary and berthing facilities. The projects are being executed by Andaman Lakshadweep Harbour Works in association with Military Engineer Services. The construction of the jetties will provide impetus to sea surveillance capacity of Coast Guard in the Northern Group of Islands.
