Paradip, Feb. 25: The coastal security agencies today displayed a show of preparedness to counter possible terror strikes, infiltration and sea-route smuggling.

The mock drill was undertaken along the 480km porous coastline.

"The coast guard co-ordinated the two-day joint exercise. It concluded today," said Paradip additional superintendent of police Madhabanand Sahu.

"The government agencies taking part in the security drill are the marine wing of police and fisheries department, state police, forest department, Paradip port, directorate general of shipping, light house and light ships authorities and the immigration and customs wing of the port," Sahu went on to add.

"The whole focus of this venture is to inculcate combative spirit among the agencies involved in coastal security," he said.

Sahu added: "In case of any eventuality of sea-route subversive activity, the mock drill would keep them better prepared to face the crisis."

Orchestrated efforts are being made to make various agencies familiar with the standard operating procedures of the sea-route security mechanism.

The two-day surveillance exercise covered the state's coastline extending from Balasore to Gopalpur south coast, said a coast guard personnel.

"The 26/11 Mumbai sea-route terror strike was re-enacted here," saod a state marine police official.

"Starting from the way the terrorists penetrated the security ring to perpetrate the Mumbai terror strike and the way security personnel masquerading as terror groups were intercepted by agile and vigilant coastal security forces - everything was re-enacted here," the official went on to add.

Besides highly improvised interceptor sea worthy vessels, warships of the coast guard were on the job for counter insurgency voyage.