The district administration has decided to strengthen coastal security measures and ensure protocol compliance in harbours.
As part of the Sagar Kavach mock drill, a security exercise to assess the efficiency of security mechanism and operating procedures, various enforcement agencies will intensify joint patrolling in the coastal areas.
Waste management measures and the efforts to make coastal areas drug-free will be also be made more efficient by the authorities. Distribution of biometric identity cards to fishers will be completed soon and they will not be allowed to venture into the sea without the cards.