Coastal security tested in two-day sea drill
Indian Coast Guard
along the delta coastline to test their preparedness against potential infiltration.
Around 12 'intruders' were detained near Nagapattinam during the drill on Wednesday.
Personnel from Tamil Nadu Commandos, Indian Coast Guard and Indian Navy, and Central Industrial Security Force acted as 'red force' infiltrators while personnel from Tamil Nadu Police and Tamil Nadu Coastal Security Group engaged them as the 'blue force' responders.
The blue force responders patrolled in their fast interceptor boats and looked out for suspicious movements along the coastline of Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai districts.
The red force targeted landings at places such as CPCL oil jetty (Nagore), Nagapattinam bus stand, Velankanni church, Arukatuthurai fishing harbour, and Kodiyakarai lighthouse in Nagapattinam district.
In Mayiladuthurai, they targeted PPN power plant (Pillaiperumalnallur), Danish fort (Tharangambadi), Poompuhar lighthouse, Poompuhar harbour, Pazhaiyar harbour, and Thirumullaivasal fish landing centre. In Karaikal, they targeted the Adani port.
On the first day, the blue force responders apprehended six red force members around four nautical miles east of Velankanni and six members at the CPCL oil jetty. The responders also seized the dummy explosives from the infiltrators.
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