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10 illegal foreign fishing boats, contraband worth Rs 1,500 cr seized by Coast Guard in 2020
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10 illegal foreign fishing boats, contraband worth Rs 1,500 cr seized by Coast Guard in 2020PTI
Last Updated: Jan 31, 2021, 04:13 PM IST
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The ICG s statement said, The preventive and measured response stance of operations introduced just over a year ago, ensured that more than 6,000 fishing boats with about 40,000 fishermen were escorted to safe harbours during the passage of 11 cyclones last year, thus averting loss of lives and property at sea.
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NEW DELHI: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) seized contraband worth Rs 1,500 crore and 10 illegal foreign fishing boats with 80 miscreants in the Indian exclusive economic zone in 2020, an official statement said on Sunday. A country s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is the area, extending from the coastline to 200 nautical miles in the sea, wherein it
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