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The two-day coastal information workout Sagar Kavach conducted by the Indian Coast Guard successful collaboration with assorted maritime and coastal information stakeholders to validate the Standard Operating Procedures of coastal information successful Karnataka and Kerala concluded connected Friday (November 7, 2025).
The workout was aimed astatine strengthening inter bureau coordination and enhancing the wide preparedness of maritime defence mechanics crossed Karnataka and Kerala coast.
“The information workout saw progressive information from aggregate Central and authorities authorities agencies,” according to a Coast Guard merchandise here.
The workout was conducted successful a existent clip scenario, simulating imaginable threats originating from the oversea with superior purpose of investigating and refining the modular operating procedures. It covered 320 km coastline of Karnataka and 580 km coastline of Kerala including captious ports and installations.
In a simulated scenario, the ‘Red Force’ squad representing anti nationalist elements, was tasked with infiltration into mainland, portion the ‘Blue Force’ defended and neutralised the threat. This script tested the capabilities of each bureau successful addressing assorted situations ranging from identifying suspicious vessels to managing emergencies and coordination of aggregate agencies successful existent clip script for cooperation, inter agencies’ connection and coordination. Blue forces thwarted Red forces’ infiltration utilising, physics umbrella, blase anti drone jammers and telephone tracking.
“The palmy completion of Sagar Kavach reaffirms the committedness and resoluteness of the Indian Coast Guard, Coastal Security Police, CISF, State Police, ITBP, Navy, Fisheries and Customs Departments and different associated agencies successful ensuring the information and information of coastline and installations,” the Coast Guard said.
