Coast Guard installs two more radars: S.S Dasila
Vigil on activities in sea tightened
Mangaluru, Jan 31: In order to keep strict surveillance and tighten the vigil further along the West Coast, two more radar centers will come up in Kundapura and Belekeri, said Coast Guard DIG and Commander S.S Dasila.
The Coast Guard security force will celebrate its 43rd Founders Day and to mark this occasion, the Coast Guard commander spoke to media at his office here on Friday.
The land acquisition process at Belekeri was completed and the radar centre would be set up at light house in Kundapura.
Already radar centres have been functioning at Bhatkal and Surathkal. These centres would keep vigil on the activities till 60 to 80 nautical miles in the sea. Sitting in Surathkal radar centre, the activities could be watched till Bhatkal as the radars have quality cameras, he said.
The ships and aircrafts of the Coast Guard have made the coastal region of the state safe. Besides keeping a vigil on the illegal activities in the sea, they have been extending helping hand to the fishermen in distress.
The Coast Guard has rescued 202 persons in 2017 in various tragedies including Okhi cyclone, 209 in 2018 and till now, 19 precious lives were saved in 2019.
Apart from this, the coast Guard has participated in rescue operations during flood situation in coastal districts in 2018 and rescued 39 people, he said.
Along with its duty, the coast guard has been involving in social activities too like cleanliness drive, community programmes, medical camps and other awareness programmes, he said.
A documentary on the Coast Guard was screened during the press conference. PRO LM Gajbhiye, staff Deepika Dhiman and others were present.
Coastal region is safe
Karnataka coastal region is safe and the Coast Guard is committed to protect the fishermen and safeguard the coastal region, DIG Dasila said.
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UP: 90 Bangladeshis, including 28 children, held in Mathura for illegal stay
Mathura (UP), May 16 (PTI): As many as 90 Bangladeshi nationals, including many children, were apprehended from Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district on Friday for alleged illegal stay in India, officials said.
They were taken into custody from local brickyards at Khajpur village under the Naujheel police station limits, a senior officer said.
"Regular searches were being conducted throughout the district. During one such operation, police were searching some local brickyards when they came across Bangladeshi nationals working there," SSP Shlok Kumar said.
Giving a break-up, the officer said in all, 35 men, 27 women and 28 children have been taken into custody.
"During interrogation, all of them admitted to being Bangladeshi nationals living illegally in India. They moved to Mathura three to four months back from a neighbouring state. Police are trying to establish their links," the SSP said, adding that their job contractor and other associates are also being questioned.
The officer told PTI that police also recovered some Aadhaar cards from the Bangladeshi nationals, apparently issued on forged documents in some other state.
Further legal proceedings are underway, Kumar said.
