Paradip, Sept. 21: The coastline here has been brought under coastal radar network with the setting up of a remote operating station. This is a major boost to the coastal security in the region.

Chief secretary Gokul Chandra Pati on Saturday commissioned the static sensors project, as part of coastal surveillance network. The radar surveillance is of paramount importance to keep a tab on possible coastal infiltration, sea-route subversive ploys and other forms of anti-national activities, said deputy commandant of Paradip Coast Guard Pradhan Adhikari.

The Paradip remote operating station is armed with the latest technology for surveillance, meteorological and communication facilities. Because of its strategic location, Paradip had been identified for setting up the remote operating station.

This project is designed to provide critical operational fillip to the overall coastal security apparatus, said a Coast Guard official.

The project aims at preventing undetected intrusion by monitoring the movement of vessels plying along the coastline. It will also help in enhancing the efficacy of search and rescue operations co-ordinated by the Coast Guard. The sensor data generated by the coastal surveillance network would also be shared with other maritime agencies to generate a comprehensive data.

The project will employ high-end surveillance gadgets such as frequency diversity radar, electro optic sensors, day camera, low light TV, night camera and long-range thermal imagers, very high frequency sets and Met equipment on lighthouses and masts erected on lighthouse land.

The data generated by the static sensors would be disseminated to Coast Guard district headquarters (regional operating stations) and regional headquarters (remote operating centres) to Coast Guard headquarters (control centre) in New Delhi.