In the wake of 26/11 terror attack on Mumbai through the sea-route, the Coast Guard (CG) has increased patrolling and number of sorties off Goa coast and initiated intense checking of the trawlers fishing in Arabian Sea.
"Aerial sorties are conducted through two advanced light helicopters (ALH) and a 'Chetak' covering entire Goa coast and also some areas of neighbouring Maharashtra and Karnataka," CG District Commander M Dangui told reporters.
The intense patrolling follows the possibility of further terror attack through sea-route on the western coast. The security apparatus on the coast has been tightened following the Mumbai attacks in which militants used the sea route to enter Mumbai.
Intelligence inputs had also expressed strong possibility of terrorists attacking coastal states, including Goa, which was specified in the recent State Cabinet note circulated to the ministers.
The Coast Guard, Navy and Goa Marine Police have launched coordinated efforts to keep a strict vigil on all the vessels in the Arabian sea.
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