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To avoid another 26/11... State to get its first Coast Guard stations
Updated On: 12 September, 2009 07:39 AM IST | | J Dey
To avoid a repeat of the 26/11 terror attacks, the Coast Guard will soon set up Maharashtra's first three stations at Murud Janjira, Ratnagiri and Dahanu.
To avoid a repeat of the 26/11 terror attacks, the Coast Guard will soon set up Maharashtra's first three stations at Murud Janjira, Ratnagiri and Dahanu.
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They'll supplement the existing 12 such stations across India six on the eastern coast and six on the western.
The Coast Guard, which has headquarters, in Mumbai, is expected to start operations in the next three months, according to SPS Basra, commander (western region) of the Coast Guard, who took charge on Wednesday.
They'll also work in close coordination with local fishermen to track errant ships.
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