Singh, who is on a two-day visit here, had a detailed meeting with the Daman and Diu administration regarding various aspects of coastal security.
The Home Minister reviewed the coastal security apparatus, a coastal police station and an operational detachment in Daman and Diu, a Home Ministry official said.
He asked all concerned to ensure further enhancement of coastal security, the official said.
The Daman and Diu coasts are guarded by four coastal boats and foot patrol. One coastal police jetty at Daman is already operational while construction of a jetty at Diu is in advanced stage.
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Singh also discussed various development and governance issues of the Union Territories (UTs) of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli located along the Arabian sea.
The UT administrator expressed his gratitude to the Home Minister for the creation of 114 posts for coastal police and assured that recruitment will be completed soon and both the new coastal police stations will start working in full capacity within six months.
The Home minister expressed satisfaction on the progress made by the Union Territory for strengthening and upgrading the infrastructure and called for creating greater synergies amongst all agencies involved in this endeavour.
A three-MW solar power plant was dedicated and foundation stone of a six-MW plant was laid by the Home Minister. The commissioning of the plant will make Diu the first district in the country to meet its entire energy requirement from solar energy.
The Home Minister also laid the foundation stone of a government polytechnic college and inaugurated an auditorium with a seating capacity of 600 people.
Singh said time has come to give a greater push to tourism in conjunction with the neighbouring state of Gujarat and develop Diu-Gir-Somnath and Daman-Sanjan-Udwada as tourist circuits.