SAGAR KAVACH

EVOLUTION OF AN EFFECTIVE SYSTEM

“THE ART OF WAR TEACHES US TO RELY NOT ON THELIKELIHOOD OF THE ENEMY'S NOT COMING, BUT ON OUROWN READINESS TO RECEIVE HIM; NOT ON THE CHANCEOF HIS NOT ATTACKING, BUT RATHER ON THE FACT THATWE HAVE MADE OUR POSITION UNASSAILABLE”

– SUN TZU

INTRODUCTION

MARITIME SECURITY

COASTAL SECURITY POST 26/11

INTRODUCTION - SAGAR KAVACH

MISSION

OBJECTIVES

WAY AHEAD

CONCLUSION

SCOPE

MARITIME SECURITY

“MARITIME SECURITY CAN BE DEFINED ASALL ENCOMPASSING COMPLEMENTARYFACTION OF NATIONAL SECURITY TOENSURE SAFE COAST, TERRITORIALWATERS, CONTINENTAL SHELF, EEZ(SURFACE,SUB-SURFACE AND AIR)”

MALACCA STRAIT

SUEZ CANAL

STRAIT OF HORMUZ

Bab el Mandeb

STRATIGIC LOCATION - INDIA

NAVY COAST GUARD MARINE POLICE

CUSTOMS BSF CISF

AGENCIES INVOLVED

SOP ON COASTAL SECURITY FOR ALL STATES

NODAL CENTRES SET UP AT ALL STATES/ UTs FOR EFFECTIVE COORDINATION ALONGWITH NODAL OFFICERS

ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT OPERATIONS CENTRE/ COASTAL SECURITY OPS CENTRES

REGISTRATION OF FISHING BOATS

INSTALLATION OF TRANSPONDERS ON FISHINGBOATS FOR MONITORING

INITIATIVES ON COASTAL SECURITYPOST 26/11

“EFFECTIVENESS OF THE DECISIONS/ DIRECTIVES AND

THE RESULT THEREBY ACHIEVED DEPENDS UPON THE EFFICIENCY

IN EXECUTION”

PRIOR MUMBAI ATTACKS COASTAL SECURITYEXERCISES LIMITED TO COAST GUARD ANDNAVY

NO STATE AGENCY INVOLVED

EXERCISE SAGAR KAVACH STARTED IN 2009

SAGAR KAVACH

MISSION – SAGAR KAVACH

TO STRENGTHEN SYNERGY AMONG STAKE HOLDERS

SO AS TO ACHIEVE DESIRED COASTAL SECURITY

STRUCTURE IN GUJARAT STATE & UNION

TERRITORIES OF DAMAN & DIU.

OBJECTIVES

TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COASTALSECURITY STRUCTURE POST 26/11

TO DOVETAIL THE VARIOUS SECURITY AGENCIES IN THECOASTAL SECURITY NETWORK

EFFICACY OF THE EXISTING LINES OF COMMUNICATIONBETWEEN VARIOUS COORDINATING AGENCIES ANDSTREAMLINE THE FLOW OF INFORMATION

EFFECTIVE PATROLLING ALONG COAST AND ADJOININGCOASTAL AREAS

OBJECTIVES

TO ASSESS THE PREPAREDNESS OF COASTAL

VAS/VPS/PORTS IN HANDLING OF THREATS FROM THE

SEA

TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COASTAL FISHING

COMMUNITY IN SERVING AS “EYES AND EARS” FOR EARLY

WARNING OF SEAWARD THREAT

TO STRENGTHEN SYNERGY AMONG STAKE HOLDERS SO AS

TO ACHIEVE DESIRED COASTAL SECURITY STRUCTURE

INDIAN COAST GUARD

INDIAN NAVY

INDIAN AIRFORCE - SURVEILLANCE IN CREEKAREA (UAV)

BSF (WATER WING)- PATROL IN CREEKAREA

CISF

STAKE HOLDERS

COASTAL MARINE POLICE

CUSTOMS

STATE MARITIME BOARDS

ALL PORTS

STATE ADMINISTRATION

STATE FISHERIES

STAKE HOLDERSSTAKE HOLDERS

SAGAR KAVACH -ACHIEVEMENTS

UNIFIED COASTAL SECURITY NETWORK

SYNERGISTIC COOPERATION AT ALL LEVELS JOINTNESS OF OPERATIONAL EFFORT THREAT TO COASTAL SECURITY- JOINT EFFORT

SAGAR KAVACH -ACHIEVEMENTS

STREAMLINE THE FLOW OF INFORMATION BETWEENVARIOUS COORDINATING AGENCIES

APPOINTMENT OF NODAL OFFICERS SETTING UP CONTROL CENTERS AT DISTRICT/STATE LEVEL

ACSOC (CG STATIONS)

RCSOC {RHQ (NW)}STATE CONTROL ROOM

JOC (MBI) (HQWNC)

DISTRICT CONTROL ROOM

SCSOC (CGDHQ)

FISHERIES CONTROL ROOM

POLICE CONTROL ROOM

COMMAND NODES

PORTS

NOIC(GUJ)

SWAC

SAGAR KAVACH -ACHIEVEMENTS

SECURITY OF VAS AND VPS INCLUDING PORTS

CISF FOR SPM SECURITYPRIVATE ARMED GUARDSCUSTOMS PATROL BOAT FOR HARBOUR SECURITY

SAGAR KAVACH -ACHIEVEMENTS

EFFECTIVE PATROLLING ALONG COAST ANDADJOINING COASTAL AREAS

EFFECTIVE UTILISATION OF ASSETSFLEXIBILITY TO DEPLOY IN COORDINATIONCOMMAND AND CONTROL OF OWN ASSETSEFFECTIVE BARRIER ALONG THE COASTIDENTIFY UN-POLICED AREAS

SAGAR KAVACH -ACHIEVEMENTS

SENSITIZING FISHERMEN

INCREASINGLY BECOMING AWAREBLATANT FOULING OF RULES REDUCEDBEGINNING TO LIVE WITH REGULATIONSA LOT MORE REQUIRED TO BE DONE

WAY AHEAD

CHAIN OF STATIC RADARS

MONITORING OF FISHING TRAFFIC WEAKEST LINK RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICES (RFID) MSS TRANSPONDERS

STEPPING STONES AMALGAMATION OF EFFORTS BY ALL AGENCIES FOR

EFFICIENCY OF EFFORTS HOLDS THE KEY

DETERRENCE - FIRST AND MOST EFFECTIVE STEP TOWARDS DENIAL

PRESENCE AT SEA

MORDERN ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - COMPLEMENT THE EFFORTS IN TERMS OF IDENTIFICATION

SAGAR KAVACH EXERCISE- PUT PLANS TO TEST

CONTINUOUS PROCESS

CONCLUSION

“ IN THE END, WE WILL REMEMBER NOT THE WORDS OF OUR ENEMIES, BUT THE SILENCE OF OUR FRIENDS”

Martin Luther King, Jr