Vice Admiral M.A. Hampiholi with Chief Secretary V.P. Joy on the annual coastal security review meeting in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday.
Vice Admiral M.A. Hampiholi, Commander-in-Chief, Coastal Defence (South), and V.P. Joy, Kerala Chief Secretary, co-chaired the annual joint coastal security review meeting of the State in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday.
A press launch mentioned the meeting was aimed toward strengthening the coastal security equipment of the State and to usher in better synergy among the many giant variety of stakeholders. In addition to Naval and Coast Guard representatives, the high-level meeting was attended by ACS (Home), ADGP (Coastal Security), and representatives of Fisheries, Intelligence Bureau, Kerala Maritime Board, Customs, Cochin Port Authority, and BPCL.
All key points pertaining to coastal security features together with progress made for the reason that final review meeting have been mentioned and addressed. Various challenges within the maritime area and future measures to boost the effectiveness of coastal security have been additionally deliberated.
Emphasis was laid on the adoption of modern capabilities and applied sciences in addition to optimum utilisation of assets and coordination of efforts to strengthen the coastal security assemble, the discharge mentioned.
