Coast Guard director-general to see operational preparation in Andaman and Nicobar islands

Director general of Coast Guard, vice-admiral Anil Chopra would visit Andaman and Nicobar islands tomorrow to take stock of the measures to strengthen coastal security in the region.
   
During the four-day visit, vice-admiral Chopra will assess the operational preparedness and take stock of the measures taken up to strengthen coastal security in the region after Mumbai terrorist attack, a Coast Guard release said here today.

He will also visit the new Coast Guard station at Diglipur in Hut Bay to see the ground situation in these far-flung and strategically important locations, it said.

Sources said his visit to the outlying units has been expected to bolster the pace of infrastructure development necessitated after 26/11.

The director general will also meet Lt-Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Lt Gen (Retd) Bhopinder Singh to discuss issues of mutual interest and those pertaining to the overall security of the islands, the release said.