There are thirty-one Coast Guard Stations in the country. Details are as under:-
State/Union Territory | No. of Coast Guard Stations |
07 (Porbandar, Okha, Jakhau, Vadinar, Mundra, Gandhinagar & Veraval) | |
03 (Mumbai, Ratnagiri & Murud Janjira) | |
01 ( | |
Karnataka | 02 (New Mangalore & Karwar) |
Kerala | 03 ( |
02 (Kavarati & Minicoy) | |
Tamil Nadu | 03 (Chennai, Tuticorin & Mandapam) |
Puducherry | 01 (Puducherry) |
Andhra Pradesh | 02 (Vizag & Kakinada) |
Orissa | 01 (Paradip) |
01 (Haldia) | |
Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 04 (Port Blair, Hutbay, |
01 ( |
Government has approved eleven additional stations which includes a station at Pipavav on the Gujarat coast. Modernisation and strengthening of Coast Guard is an ongoing process and a priority of the Government. Adequate funds for this purpose is available.
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