Port Blair, Nov 24: The two days of Coastal Security Exercise ‘Sagar Kavach’ conducted in the Andaman & Nicobar Island groups concluded on 23 Nov 16. The Central and State maritime stakeholders i.e. A&N Administration, A&N Police, Police Marine Police (PMF), India Reserve Battalion (IRBn), CISF, Customs, Fisheries Department, Forest Department, Port Management Board (PMB), Directorate of Shipping Services (DSS), Director General Light House and Lightships (DGLL) and all intelligence agencies along with assets from Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard of Andaman and Nicobar Command participated in the exercise.
The exercise saw wide participation by 51 Ships and crafts of various stake holders and aircrafts from the Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard. It was controlled and conducted by the regional Headquarters of Indian Coast Guard at Port Blair. The progress of the exercise was monitored at Headquarters, Andaman & Nicobar Command.
This was the 14th Coastal Security exercise conducted in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Conduct of this exercise would help in bringing awareness in general populace and also help the stake holders in stream lining procedures to improve the overall response in various coastal security scenarios.
