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Indian Coast Guard joins the nation to thank COVID-19 Warriors
By PIB Delhi
Indian Coast Guard (ICG) stands in solidarity with efforts of the Government to prevent the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19)proactively by undertaking additional community interaction programmes about the precautions to be adopted to educate mariners, especially fishermen community, ports and other agencies. The ICG units have also been assisting the local administration in distribution of rations/food to the poor and migrant labourers in their respective areas. In addition, ICG has been in the forefront of Ministry of Defence (MoD) initiative to appreciate the efforts of COVID Warriors.
The ICG is also actively taking part in the ‘India Thanks COVID-19 Warriors’ initiative by illuminating ships and showering petals at hospitals treating Corona patients. Ships will appreciate the efforts of the COVID-19 Warriors by illuminating the ships on May 03, 2020 at 25 locations covering the entire coastline of the country including the remote sites and far flung island territories of Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep and Minicoy islands. In addition, ICG helicopters will also shower petals on COVID-19 hospitals at five locations.
A total of 46 ICG ships and around 10 helicopters will take part in the initiative. The locations where the ICG ships and aircraft will take part are:
SlNo Location Ship Helicopter 01 Porbandar Daman 02 Okha Mumbai 03 Ratnagiri Goa 04 Dahanu Chennai 05 Murud Port Blair 06 Goa 07 New Mangalore 08 Kavratti 09 Tuticorin 10 Kanyakumari 11 Chennai 12 Krishnapatnam 13 Nizamapatnam 14 Puducherry 15 Kakinada 16 Paradip 17 Gopalpur/Puri 18 SagarIsland 19 Port Blair 20 Diglipur 21 Mayabuundur 22 Hutbay 23 Campbell Bay
The ICG ships and aircraft continue to maintain strict vigil at sea and remains committed to ensure safe and secure seas around the Indian subcontinent. It is also maintaining 24×7 electronic surveillance of our coasts through Coastal Surveillance Radar Network.
