With terror perpetrators repeatedly targeting its best known city, Mumbai, the Maharashtra government has sought the constitution of a Central Coastal Security Authority. The demand was put forth by Chief Minister Ashok Chavan at the CMs conclave in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Incidentally, the government has already unveiled plans for a thorough revamp of coastal security apparatus and is promising to pull out all the stops to strengthen the Coast Guard after terror perpetrators involved in the 26/11 attack on Mumbai were found to have used the sea-route to reach the city.
"Instead of demarcating the responsibilities between the state police, Navy, Coast Guards on-shore and off-shore for keeping vigil on big-Small boats on the Coast and in the sea, a Central Coastal Security Act should be enacted to handle all under one roof," said Chavan.
In order to strengthen and keep a better vigil on the coastal security, the state has taken a decision to purchase speed-boats at a cost of Rs 49 crores.
"18 boats would be hired on immediate basis," he said.
Chavan elaborated spoke about various measures taken by the state government to thwart terror attacks.
"There is State Intelligence Department (SID), a state nodal agency gathering intelligence for the state headquartered in Mumbai, it has a unit in each district. For Mumbai, it has 12 zonal units and one unit at airport to facilitate collection of information.”
These intelligence units have operational coordination with various Central Agencies, informed Chavan.
Incidentally, the government has already unveiled plans for a thorough revamp of coastal security apparatus and is promising to pull out all the stops to strengthen the Coast Guard after terror perpetrators involved in the 26/11 attack on Mumbai were found to have used the sea-route to reach the city.
"Instead of demarcating the responsibilities between the state police, Navy, Coast Guards on-shore and off-shore for keeping vigil on big-Small boats on the Coast and in the sea, a Central Coastal Security Act should be enacted to handle all under one roof," said Chavan.
In order to strengthen and keep a better vigil on the coastal security, the state has taken a decision to purchase speed-boats at a cost of Rs 49 crores.
"18 boats would be hired on immediate basis," he said.
Chavan elaborated spoke about various measures taken by the state government to thwart terror attacks.
"There is State Intelligence Department (SID), a state nodal agency gathering intelligence for the state headquartered in Mumbai, it has a unit in each district. For Mumbai, it has 12 zonal units and one unit at airport to facilitate collection of information.”
These intelligence units have operational coordination with various Central Agencies, informed Chavan.
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