The first two clusters of the project were inaugurated at Mumbai and Porbandar in Gujarat by the Defence Minister on August 25.
The coastal security network was first recommended by the Group of Ministers formed in the aftermath of the Kargil war in 1999.
The project implementation on the mainland and the island territories is envisaged to be completed by September this year and March 2013 respectively, officials said.
Upon completion of the Phase-I, it is planned to take up Phase-II of the project where 38 additional remote radar sites would be established, they said. (more)
