Mamata Banerjee brags about West Bengal's coastal security

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said her state has emerged as one of the best "performing" states in regard to coastal security with wide appreciation from the central agencies.

"Our state has been complimented for extensive setting up of coastal police stations and various other measures for effective security management of our coastal areas," Banerjee said in her Facebook post.

"It was stated that West Bengal is one of the best performing states in regard to coastal security," she said quoting a recent review meeting on coastal security where officials of all concerned central and state agencies were present.

A Coast Guard official said that the meeting held threadbare discussion on various issues and measures relating to coastal security where central agencies and state police could work in tandem. Since taking charge in 2011, the state government had taken up the task of setting up a comprehensive coastal security mechanism, besides setting up specialised coastal police stations to secure the state against any threats.