The
Ministry of Home Affairs
(MHA) has approved a
National Institute of
Coastal Policing, which
will impart basic and
advanced marine training
to the 7,500 Policemen
posted in 77 coastal
Police stations in the
country for maritime
law enforcement as reported
on November 12, by Economic
Times.
MHA
has spent INR 5.23 billion
on the first phase of
the coastal security
scheme but only INR
19 million were spent
by the MHA to train
the Policemen from the
Coast Guard for a short
four-week course. According
to MHA, the Policemen
need training in maritime
laws, seamanship, boat
work, handling and maintenance
navigation, training
of weapons as well as
survival drills if they
are stranded on the
sea. The institute will
train marine Police
from the rank of Constables
to Deputy Superintendents
of Police, evaluate
and train new technology
for maritime policing
and develop standard
operating procedures
and best practices for
coastal police of all
states and union territories. |
