Rajya Raksha Mantri Inaugurate Coastal Radar Chain at Vizag
Shri Jitendra Singh, Rajya Raksha Mantri, Inaugurate Coastal Radar Chain at Visakhapatnam
Shri Jitendra Singh, Honourable Raksha Rajya Mantri inaugurated a coastal chain of static sensors positioned along the coast of Andhra Pradesh on 23 Nov 12 at the Administrative Building, Coast Guard District Headquarters, Malkapuram, Visakhapatnam. The event was attended by Vice Admiral Anil Chopra, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command, Vice Admiral MP Muralidharan, Director General Coast Guard, Members of the Parliament and Legislative Assembly from the region as well as various dignitaries of the District Administration, Central / State Government agencies.
Shri Jitendra Singh, Honourable Raksha Rajya Mantri, Vice Admiral Anil Chopra, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command, Vice Admiral MP Muralidharan, Director General Coast Guard, Members of the Parliament and Legislative Assembly from the region as well as various dignitaries of the District Administration, Central / State Government agencies at the remote station of Radar Surveillance Station after inauguration
On completion of the event, the honorable Raksha Rajya Mantri visited the Headquarters, Eastern Naval Command, where he was received by Vice Admiral Anil Chopra, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief and was briefed on the organisation, role and the area of responsibility of the Command.
Coastal Radar Surveillance Station
RRM along with other dignitaries during inauguration of Coastal Radar Station
Additional Information on Radar Chain: The Chain of Static Sensors project being steered by the Indian Coast Guard, envisages fitment of high end surveillance gadgets on lighthouses and masts at various locations on the mainland, in Lakshadweep & Minicoy and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The project aims at preventing undetected intrusion by monitoring the movement of vessels plying along our coastline. The project would also aid in enhancing the efficacy of Search and Rescue (SAR) operations coordinated by the Coast Guard. The data generated would also be shared with other maritime agencies via the National Command Communication Control and intelligence (NC3I) network to generate a comprehensive Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA).
The project is the first of its kind both in terms of expanse and strategic implications. Whilst the Gujarat, Maharashtra Kerala clusters of the network were inaugurated in Aug-Sep 12 earlier, inauguration of the Andhra Pradesh Cluster today signifies the operationalisation of the network on the East coast. The project, when implemented completely, would act as the much needed electronic eye to our maritime agencies and provide the envisaged impetus to the overall coastal security apparatus, wherein the Chain of Static Sensors would ensure near gap free electronic surveillance of the entire Indian coast line upto the 25 nautical miles from the Coast.
