Radar stations to check vessel movement off Mumbai, Porbandar

The radar stations will be inaugurated by Defence Minister A K Antony tomorrow, Ministry officials said here.

The chain of static sensors project is being steered by the Indian Coast Guard and project implementation on the mainland and island territories is envisaged to be completed by September 2012 and March 2013 respectively, they said.

The need for having such a system was felt post-26/11 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, they said.

"Considering the strategic nature of the project and with an aim to developing indigenous capabilities in the field, it was decided to implement this project through Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL).

 

"The contract for this turnkey project was concluded with BEL in September 2011 at a cost of over Rs 600 crore with an implementation schedule of 12 months and 18 months for the mainland and the island sites, respectively," the Ministry said.

"The Phase-I was conceptualised to provide real