Amit Shah’s Gujarat go to: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to go to the National Academy of Coastal Policing (NACP) at Okha in Gujarat on Saturday for the ‘bhoomi poojan’ and the foundation stone laying ceremony of the establishment. Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla and Director General BSF SL Thaosen may also be attending the programme.
According to officers, he may also e-inaugurate 5 coastal outposts of BSF located off the Jakhau coast in the Kutch district in addition to one OP Tower at Lakhpatwari in the Sir Creek space in the state.
The National Academy of Coastal Policing has been established to present intensive and high-level coaching for Marine Police of 9 Coastal states, 5 Union Territories and in addition to Central Police Forces.
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Rs 441 crore sanctioned for NACP’s growth
The authorities of India has sanctioned Rs 441 crore for creating NACP with fashionable infrastructure, the most recent expertise and state of artwork coaching amenities which might make a major contribution in the direction of enhancing the safety of Coastal Borders.
BSF’s Coastal Outposts to be e-inaugurated
The 5 Coastal Outposts being e-inaugurated are among the many 18 Coastal outposts constructed at a value of Rs 164 crore alongside the Medi to Jakhau Coast in the Kutch district. OP Tower at Lakhpatwari Bet in Sir Creek will increase domination and make sure the round the clock presence of BSF troops in the area.
It ought to be talked about right here that NACP, the nation’s first nationwide academy to prepare police forces in successfully safeguarding the shoreline, began functioning in 2018 from the campus of the Gujarat Fisheries Research Center.
(With ANI inputs)
