Coastal Security

East coast states brace for cyclone as low pressure changes into depression

The well-marked low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression on Tuesday morning as it rolled towards the eastern coast with the likelihood of turning into a severe cyclonic storm, the IMD said. In its bulletin, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the well-marked low-pressure area over the east-central Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards, concentrated into a depression and lay centred at 730 km southeast of Paradip in Odisha around 5.30 am. "It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify into a cyclonic storm by October 23, 2024, over east-central Bay of Bengal," the bulletin said. Thereafter, the weather system will continue moving northwestwards and is very likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm, which will cross north Odisha and West Bengal coasts between Puri and Sagar Island on the night of October 24 and morning October 25 with a wind speed of 100-110 kmph gusting 120 kmph, it added The system is likely to ..

Kerala will press for more relaxation in CRZ, says state CM Vijayan

The Kerala government on Monday said it would continue adopting strong measures to secure further relaxation in the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) from the Centre, in line with the state's interests. The central government has approved the draft Coastal Management Plan prepared and submitted by the state to obtain relaxation in the regulation limit for the construction activities on the sea and backwater coasts, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told the state assembly. An official announcement in this regard is expected soon, and with this, the state would get related benefits, he said. The CM was replying to a calling attention motion by P Nandakumar on the CRZ issue in the House. In 2019, the union government had issued a notification to allow further relaxation in the Coastal Management Act, and the state appointed a three-member expert panel to study these concessions to make them completely beneficial to the state, he said. On the basis of the committee's report, detailed ...

Hurricane Francine threatens Louisiana's coast with strong winds, flooding

Hurricane Francine barrelled toward Louisiana on Wednesday as residents made last-minute trips to stock up on supplies and forecasters warned of potentially deadly storm surge, widespread flooding and destructive winds on the northern US Gulf coast. In Morgan City, gas stations had already put plywood on the windows and moved trash cans inside, with a few pumps still serving the trickle of cars passing through shortly after dawn. Retired boat captain Pat Simon, 75, and his wife, Ruth, had loaded all their possessions in garbage bags and tied them down in the back of a rented U-Haul pickup truck as they evacuated their home near the banks of the Atchafalaya River near Morgan City. Hurricane season typically peaks around this time of year, but Pat Simon wasn't overly concerned about Francine. I don't think it's going to be that bad, like some of the other ones like Ida and Katrina, he said. I mean, we've had some bad ones. Morgan City, home to around 11,500 people, sits on the banks

Odisha steps up vigilance on sea to prevent illegal entry from Bangladesh

The Odisha government has stepped up vigil along its 480-kilometer coastline to prevent influx of people from turmoil hit Bangladesh, a senior police officer said. The state is located about 200 kilometres away from the Bangladesh coast. People from Bangladesh used to (illegally) enter Odisha using small boats. According to information received through different channels, it is learnt that many criminal elements have come out of jails during the unrest in Bangladesh. Those elements may try to sneak into India, Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order), Sanjay Kumar, said. The priority is to check the entry of such people into India, he said. We have put our 18 marine police stations on high alert. The ADG coastal security has opened a control room and the state has deployed all employees, boats and other equipment at strategic locations, Kumar said. The additional director general of police (coastal security) has been in touch with the Coast Guard and Navy, he said. K

Coast Guard DG briefs Dy NSA on maritime safety, coastal security

Meanwhile, IG Bhisham Sharma, Commander of Coast Guard Region(West) called on Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais

Low pressure in Bay of Bengal to intensify into depression: Coast Guard

ICG ships, aircraft started advising fishermen operating off Andhra and Tamil Nadu coast to return to harbour to ensure safety during adverse sea conditions, said Chennai Defence in a statement

LS passes amendment to decriminalise offences in coastal aquaculture biz

The Lok Sabha on Monday passed an amendment bill to decriminalise the offences committed in carrying out the coastal aquaculture activities and ensure ease of doing business. Union Minister Parshottam K Rupala said that the fishermen community of the country will welcome the bill. He said that through this, "we can send a message from parliament that we stand with the fishermen". The bill was passed by voice vote. The Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which was introduced in the lower house on April 5, also seeks to expand the scope, remove regulatory gaps and reduce the compliance burden without diluting environmental protection rules in the coastal areas. To decriminalise the offences, the bill seeks to remove the jail term of up to three years and impose only a penalty of up to Rs 1 lakh. It also seeks to fine-tune the operational procedures of the Coastal Aquaculture Authority to make it more responsive to the needs of the stakeholders, promote newer forms

After budget announcement, Centre to revise guidelines for coastal ferries

Coastal shipping is an important cog in the Centre's larger plan to meet its net-zero carbon emission targets

Congress Prez Kharge lauds Indian Coast Guard's 'unparalleled' commitment

Extending greetings on the 47th Raising Day of the Indian Coast Guard, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge lauded the organisation's personnel for their commitment towards securing Indian coasts

Centre nods for Goa like beach shacks across coastal states to lift tourism

Shacks are crucial to tourism and local businesses in Goa and Maharashtra and currently, they have to be removed in the monsoon months (June to August)

Centre approves common communication plan for ramping up coastal security

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved a common communication plan for coastal security that envisages integrating marine law enforcement agencies into a single network for better coordination and seamless exchange of mission-critical information. The plan will be able to integrate all coastal security agencies in a common communication network with a dedicated spectrum for the purpose, a senior Indian Navy official has said. The dedicated spectrum will use a common band and it will be a big step in terms of boosting coastal security, said the official of the Western Naval Command, headquartered in Mumbai, who declined to be named. The construct of coastal security involves joint operations, exercises, and activities, which require coordination between multiple agencies at the Command and Control Centre of the Navy and at the field - be it ashore or at sea, he said. So communication between agencies and units involved with coastal security, especially those operating at se

Third, and the biggest, edition of coastal defence exercise from today

"Coastal security being a major sub-set of coastal defence, the concept of 'Exercise Sea Vigil' is to activate the coastal security apparatus across India," stated the Ministry of Defence

Working towards making coastal security impenetrable with new tech: Shah

The home minister appreciated the efforts taken by the BSF Gujarat Frontier and NACP to establish the institution in an area with adverse weather conditions and geographical challenges, the BSF said

Cyclone Tauktae: Death toll in barge sinking rises to 49, says report

Death toll on the barge that sunk after being hit by severe cyclone Tauktae rose to 49 while 37 others still remain missing, government sources said.

Tauktae: Indian Navy, Coast Guard rescue over 300 people from barges

Indian Navy, Coast Guard lead rescue in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai coast

Over 55 flights cancelled at Mumbai airport due to Tauktae cyclone

Pre-pandemic, the airport was handling close to 1,000 aircraft movements per day

Two-day coastal security exercise Sagar Kavach concludes today

A two-day Coastal Security Exercise- 'Sagar Kavach'- to assess the preparedness of all agencies towards dealing with an asymmetric threat emanating from the sea, concluded on Thursday.

Cops baffled as 2 Russian nationals bypass security to land on Mumbai coast

The Russians reached the coast by accident and were let off after their identities were confirmed

Seoul to launch protests against China's boats sinking a coast guard vessel

Seoul's coast guard vessel was trying to stop Chinese boats from illegal fishing off South Korea's west coast

As tension with neighbour intensifies Gujarat reviews coastal security

Gujarat is connected with Pakistan through sea route