The third edition of the ‘Pan-India’ coastal defence exercise ‘Sea Vigil-22’ began on November 15 on the Paradip coast.
The exercise conceptualised in 2018 is to validate various measures that have been instituted towards enhancing maritime security since ‘26/11’.
This is to activate the coastal security apparatus across India and assess the overarching coastal defence mechanism. The exercise will be undertaken along the entire 7,516 km coastline and Exclusive Economic Zone of India and will involve all the Coastal States and Union Territories along with other maritime stakeholders, including the fishing and coastal communities.
The assets of the Indian Navy, Coast Guard, Customs and other maritime agencies have participated in Sea Vigil. In addition to the Ministry of Defence, the conduct of this exercise is also being facilitated by the Ministries of Home Affairs, Ports Shipping and Waterways, Petroleum and Natural Gas, Fisheries Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Customs, and other agencies of Centre/ State.