Govt. Proposal to set up Central Marine Police Force

By | July 20, 2016
(Last Updated On: July 20, 2016)

Proposal to set up Central Marine Police Force

It has been decided to consider the proposal to create Central Marine Police Force for strengthening coastal security. It has also been decided, in principle, to establish a National Marine Police Training Institute at Pindara village in Devbhoomi Dwarka district of Gujarat to train the marine police personnel of all coastal States/UTs.

46 remote Radar Stations have been envisaged for coastal surveillance during Phase-I of chain of Static Sensor Project of Ministry of Defence. In order to provide near gap-free surveillance, 38 additional Radar Stations are planned during Phase-II of the Project. Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS) of Gulf of Kutch and Gulf of Khambhat are also proposed to be integrated to augment the surveillance capability.

This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to question by Dr.T.Subbarami Reddy in the Rajya Sabha today.

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