Mangalore, March 25: Stepping up its vigil, the Coast Guard has planned to set up new radar stations in two sensitive coastal towns of Dakshina Kannada and Uttara Kannada districts.
Rajender Singh Sapal, Commandant, Coast Guard, Karwar, said that new radar stations would come up in Suratkal, near Mangalore and Bhatkal near Karwar in the next three months.
“The radars would cover the coastal Karnataka and keep an eye on the movement of vessels in the Arabian Sea”, he said.
The proposed radars would keep a track of the moving boats of the Goa coast also. It will also be helpful in getting information on weather. Indian coast guard would distribute 6,000 life jackets among the fishermen. These jackets would be distributed before next monsoon.
He said that the identity cards would be given to the fishermen soon. The Minster for Fisheries would inaugurate the distribution programme.
Mr. Sapal advised Fishermen to go for fishing in groups. He asked them to keep identity card while in the sea. He also advised the fishermen not to take the minors for fishing as it is illegal. He asked the fishermen to call toll free number 1554 if any non-Indian boat was found or any help from the Coast Guard was required.
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