Mumbai: The 72 high-end speed boats acquired by Maharashtra Police two years after the Mumbai terror attacks are not operated to full capacity along the state's coastline for want of fuel and unattended technical snags.

The state police department had sought government's permission last year for additional fuel for the boats, but it is yet to be approved, a senior police official said today. Some of the interceptor craft have been grounded as they developed technical snags and have not yet been attended, he said.