The state-run Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) would strengthen the coastal surveillance system for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) to heighten the country”s maritime security, an official said on Monday.
“The coastal surveillance system will be enhanced with 38 more radar stations and 5 command and control centres along the coastline for the ICG to step-up maritime security,” an official of the city-based defence enterprise told IANS here.
India has a 7,520-km long coastline off the Bay of Bengal in the east, Arabian Sea in the west and Indian Ocean in the south. Read More…