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A two-day joint coastal security exercise, 'Sagar Kavach-2', commenced this morning along the Odisha and West Bengal coastline, bringing together multiple Indian defence, paramilitary, and civilian agencies to test preparedness against seaborne terrorist threats.
According to reports, the large-scale drill involves the Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard, Marine Police, CISF, Forest Department, Fisheries Department, Customs, district administrations, Paradip Port authorities, and representatives from industrial establishments.
Conducted twice annually, the exercise was conceptualised after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks to strengt...