Indian Coast Guard gets new emergency helpline number
ICG aims to provide better emergency services: ICG DIG
Mangaluru: Indian Coast Guard (ICG) in order to enhance their services and to provide better security and rescue services during distress in the sea, has finally launched an emergency helpline number 1554.
According to DIG Surendra Singh Dasila, Commander, Coast Guard Karnataka, fishermen and people should effectively use the service, which has come up with a view to provide better maritime emergency search and rescue operations during distress in the sea.
According to reports, the two major incidents in in coastal Karnataka, (Disappearance of Suvarna Tribhuja boat from Malpe and the Karwar tragedy) prompted the ICG to come up with a proposal for emergency helpline, which was later approved and duly implemented.
“With this, we want to make sure, we reach out to people in distress in the quickest possible time” Dasila informed.
“The service is already in place. Jio and BSNL have already approved our requests and we have written to other service providers too, and are anticipating their positive response” Dasila added.
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Israeli Air Force launches new wave of strikes over 30 sites in Iran: Reports
Tel Aviv: Israeli Air Force has carried out strikes on more than 30 targets across western and central Iran, reported Al Jazeera.
“Dozens of Air Force fighter jets struck, guided by Military Intelligence, and completed just a short while ago another wave of strikes to target the ballistic missile array and air defence systems of the Iranian regime in western and central Iran,” the news network reported, citing a statement from Israel’s military.
The military added that attacks will continue on air defence installations, missile sites, military headquarters, and other “regime targets” in Iran, the report said.
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