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This is an archive article published on January 21, 2010

Mock drill by forces along coastline

A two-day joint drill ‘Sagar Kavach’ by the Indian Navy,Coast Guard,coastal police,and Customs checked the preparedness of the agencies to tackle 26/11 like situation.

A two-day joint drill ‘Sagar Kavach’ by the Indian Navy,Coast Guard,coastal police,and Customs checked the preparedness of the agencies to tackle 26/11 like situation.

The drill began on Wednesday and will continue till Thursday.

“The Sagari Kavach operation by various agencies began today and will continue tomorrow. However,I am not in a position to divulge the modalities of the operation,” said Inspector General Coast Guard (Western Region) S P S Basra.

According to sources,a vessel hijacking scenario will be reconstructed by the policemen posing as terrorists,who will then attempt to land on Mumbai’s shoreline by infiltrating the coastal security net in a boat. The different agencies will track down the boat and apprehend the dummy terrorists before they can accomplish their mission.

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