8TH APEX COMMITTEE REVIEW MEETING HELD ON COASTAL SECURITY OF WEST BENGAL

The 8th Apex Committee Review  Meeting (ACRM) on Coastal Security for West Bengal was conducted by the Headquarters, Eastern Naval Command over Video Conference on 13 Jul 21. The Meeting was co-chaired by Vice Adm Ajendra Bahadur Singh, AVSM, VSM, Flag Officer

 Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command and   Shri Hari Krishna Dwivedi, Chief Secretary to the Govt of West Bengal. The Meeting was also attended by representatives from all stakeholders namely, the Indian Navy, State Govt of West Bengal, Coast Guard, BSF, NSG, Customs, IWAI, SMPK Port, Marine Police, IB, Dept of Fisheries, BSNL, ISRO, GRSE and CISF, etc.

The Meeting was convened as an Annual Review of Coastal Security issues of West Bengal. All key issues and developments/ progress made since the last Review in 2019 were discussed and suitably addressed. Various challenges in the Maritime Domain as well as future measures and possible solutions to enhance "effectiveness of Coastal Security " were also deliberated upon to chart the way-ahead. The Meeting achieved its overall aim of finding solutions to strengthen the Coastal Security of West Bengal as well as achieve greater synergy among all stakeholders.