Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday reviewed the security along the coast in Daman and Diu and asked the authorities to ensure further enhancement of the protection of seas off the Union Territory.
“Rajnath Singh reviewed the Coastal Security apparatus, a Coastal Police station and an operational detachment in the UT Of Daman & Diu during his visit. The coasts are guarded by the four coastal boats and foot patrol and one Coastal Police Jetty at Daman is already operational. Construction of jetty at Diu is in advanced stage. The Home Minister inaugurated new Coastal Police station at Diu and construction of another one is in advanced stage in Daman,” said MHA in a statement.
The Home Minister inaugurated a newly- constructed 60-bedded district hospital with different speciality services built at a cost of `27 crore. The Home Minister said he would ask the Civil Aviation Minister to launch air connectivity on the Ahmadabad-Diu sector at the earliest and will also urge the Shipping Minister to start Catamaran services between Mumbai, Daman and Diu for improving the sea connectivity.