Coast Guard commanders meet to discuss challenges in future

The second day of Coast Guard Commanders Conference here on Tuesday deliberated on the safety and security scenario emerging in the region after relaxation in cabotage regulations, inland waterways necklaces and SagarMala projects.

Director General Indian Coast Guard apprised the Coast Guard Commanders that the operational philosophy will continue to be in sync with PM Modi's vision of 'SAGAR'. He impressed upon the Commanders to take forth the vision of integrating the fishing community by reaching out to them through local language and engaging them to adopt the technology driven instrument for safety and security at sea.

The Commanders also discussed the ever-emerging challenges in the maritime domain and put forth the steps taken to mitigate these challenges. The ways and means to safeguard the operational infrastructure of the Coast Guard against cyber attack and cyber espionage was also discussed.

In order to align Coast Guard to the future challenges and taking the batten further the Coast Guard Commander's deliberated upon the use of generated data from CSN for pre-emptive measures and accident analysis. Boarding operation at sea are imperative for deterrence and are yielding positive results and hence continuance with same impetus was emphasised.