Defense sources says that Defense Acquisition Council chaired by India's Minister of Defense has approved the much awaited proposal of Indian Navy on Tuesday whereas it will integrate ships to 38 additional radar and four mobile radar stations along western coasts close to Pakistan.
Works have been assigned to government owned Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) which will take cooperation from private industries as well.
A Coastal Surveillance Network (CSN) comprising a chain of static sensors having radars, day / night cameras and meteorological sensors has been established along the coast. CSN Phase-I comprising 46 radars has already been established.
Indian government had approved three tier security mechanism comprising Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard and State Marine Police post 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai to strengthen coastal security. A total of 1458 landing points have been notified along the coast.
However, India's top auditor Comptroller and Auditor General had raised serious concerns regarding the lapses which they highlighted in implementation of coastal security scheme last year. Their Report said that there was serious underutilization of patrol boats and delays in the creation of shore-based infrastructure along with India’s approximately 7500 Kilometer long coastline.
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