Paradip: As many as 18 agencies of the state and the Centre Thursday kicked off a two-day-long joint coastal security exercise ‘Sagar Kavach-2’ off the Odisha coast at Paradip.
The participating agencies include the Navy, Coast Guard, Marine Police, Forest department, Fishery department, Odisha Police, Central Industrial Security Force, and Intelligence department.
The exercise involves two teams named red and blue. As per the normal practice, the red team comprising officials from various departments tries to infiltrate and the blue team tries to foil their attempt by intercepting them.
On the first day, the exercise was carried out at different locations in and around Paradip town including the fishing jetty, Mahanadi mouth, slum, radar station, lighthouse, film hall, trade centre, bus stand, port gate, administrative building, and factory gates.
The objective of the drill is to ensure coordination among various departments to tackle terrorist threats.
PNN