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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Dharmasthala mass burial allegations: Excavation begins at spots identified by complainant
Belthangady: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has begun excavation work at multiple locations in Dharmasthala after a man claimed he had buried several bodies across the temple town. The complainant was brought to the site by officials to help identify the alleged burial spots.
On Monday, the man pointed out 13 different locations near the Netravati bathing ghat, stating that he had personally interred human remains there. Acting on his claims, the SIT returned to the area on Tuesday morning with labourers and began digging at the marked sites using manual tools.
The operation is being conducted under tight police security, with media access strictly denied. Red ribbons now cordon off each location, and night patrols were deployed on Monday to guard the sites.
Senior officials including Internal Security Division SP Jitendra Kumar Dayama, ED Mangaluru Zone SP C.A. Simon, Puttur AC Stella Varghese, and others are present at the location.
A medical team from KMC Hospital, Mangaluru, led by Dr. Jagadish Rao and Dr. Rashmi has also joined the SIT at the site.
