First dedicated Coast Guard jetty in Kochi opened
The Hindu
KOCHI
A Coast Guard jetty constructed at the Cochin Port Trust was inaugurated by Director General of the maritime force V.S. Pathania on Tuesday.
He said the first dedicated Coast Guard jetty in Kochi would ensure seamless Coast Guard operations in the sea areas of Kerala and the Lakshadweep Islands. A press release said Kochi being strategically located demanded the Coast Guard’s presence in safeguarding India’s maritime interests. The new jetty would facilitate swift deployment of Coast Guard vessels.
The Coast Guard now has augmented its assets in Kochi with four offshore patrol vessels, four fast patrol vessels, two interceptor boats and two auxiliary barges.
No room for complacency till counting is completed, Chandrababu Naidu tells TDP-BJP-JSP contestants. The TDP-BJP-JSP alliance will register a comfortable victory in the general elections over the YSRCP, he says. Alleging that the YSRCP has conspired to create disturbances on the counting day, the TDP national president advises the chief counting agents and their teams to see to it that the officials adhere to norms related to counting.