Second edition on pan-India coastal defence exercise Sea Vigil 21 to be conducted today
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Updated: Tuesday, January 12, 2021, 17:25 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 12: The second edition of the biennial pan-India coastal defence exercise Sea Vigil-21 will be conducted on 12-13 January 2021.
The exercise, inaugural edition of which was conducted in January 2019; will be undertaken along the entire 7516 km coastline and Exclusive Economic Zone of India and will involve all the 13 coastal States and Union Territories along with other maritime stakeholders, including the fishing and coastal communities.
The exercise is being coordinated by the Indian Navy. The entire coastal security set up was reorganised after the 26/11 Terror attack at Mumbai which was launched via the sea route.
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Dubbed India s largest coastal defence exercise, it will involve all the 13 coastal states and Union Territories along with other maritime stakeholders. Image for representation only.
New Delhi: The Indian Navy will hold a pan-India coastal defence exercise starting Tuesday. The two-day mega defence exercise will kick start on Tuesday and cover the country s 7,516 km coastline and exclusive economic zone, as per officials. The second edition of the biennial pan-India coastal defence exercise ‘Sea Vigil-21’ will be conducted on January 12-13, the Navy said.
Dubbed India s largest coastal defence exercise, it will involve all the 13 coastal states and Union Territories along with other maritime stakeholders, they said.
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Indian Navy to conduct pan-India coastal defence exercise from Jan 12
The Indian Navy will conduct a two-day biennial pan-India coastal defence exercise Sea Vigil-21  from Tuesday to review its coastal security preparedness. Billed as India s largest coastal defence exercise, it was first conducted in January 2019.
The exercise will be undertaken along the entire 7516 km coastline and Exclusive Economic Zone of India and involve all the 13 coastal states and union territories along with other maritime stakeholders, including fishing and coastal communities.Â
The exercise is being coordinated by the Indian Navy.Â
The entire coastal security set-up was reorganised after the 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai, which the Pakistan-backed terrorists carried out by the sea route.