A joint maritime security exercise would be held along the coast in the State on February 24.
Home Department Principal Secretary Asit Tripathy took stock of the preparations for this at a high-level meeting held at the State Secretariat here on Tuesday.
“Marine security exercises are conducted along the State coast twice a year in which the Indian Navy, Coast Guard, Marine Police, Customs, various departments of the State Government participate in the exercise to foil the attempts of the enemy elements, who usually target vital installations,” Tripathy told reporters after the meeting.
Tripathy said officials of all the 13 marine police stations would also participate in the exercise.
Maintaining that that the exercise held last year was very successful, Tripathy said the meeting focused on making the exercise a realistic one and implementing the mode and outcome of the exercise.
The State has a 480-km of coastline.Senior Coastal Security and State police officials attended the meeting.