Coastal Security Awareness Campaign

Kochi, 21 January 2016

A Coastal Security Awareness Campaign (CSAC) was conducted at Vadakara Chombal Mastya Bhavan Hall &  Koyiland Fishing Harbour on 20 Jan 16 and Puthiyappa Fishing Harbour & Beypore Fishing Harbour on 21 Jan 16 by the Southern Naval Command. Department of fisheries and Coastal Police also participated in the Campaign.

The Campaign was aimed at bringing  awareness about threats from the sea and the way coastal populace can help in thwarting it and safety precautions to be taken by fishermen at sea. The MLA of Vadakara CK Nanu speaking on the occasion, in the presence of Fisheries Inspector Unnikrishnan, 

Coastal Police SI Regunathan K, Onchiyam village officer Manoj K Nair, ward members, Fisheries and local fishing populace, expressed deep appreciation of  the efforts put in by the Indian Navy.

CSAC is being routinely conducted by teams from Naval Officer-in-Charge (Kerala) on a monthly basis at various Coastal Districts of Kerala to sensitise the general public about the need to be security conscious and to prevent any intrusion from the sea going unnoticed.

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