A Coastal Security Awareness Campaign (CSAC) is being held in Thiruvananthapuram district from November 29 and 30 by a team from Naval Officer-in-Charge (Kerala). A formal inauguration ceremony was held on Tuesday at Vizhinjam. The campaign was conducted at Poovar on Tuesday evening. On Wednesday, the campaign will be conducted at Adimalithura and Pozhiyoor at 11 am and 2:30 pm respectively. Various dignitaries from civil administration are expected to be present during the campaigns apart from reps of Department of Fisheries, Coastal Police and Marine Enforcement Wing. The representatives from Fisheries, State Police and members of Kadalora Jagrata Samiti will also be attending the campaign. Kadalora Jagrata Samiti forms an informal layer of surveillance comprising the fishermen community. They are the largest constituents of coastal security framework and are amongst its core strengths. Under the coastal security scheme ‘Kadalora Jagratha Samithies’ has been constituted in the state since 2009 under the Home Department of Kerala. As per the scheme Jagratha Samithies were constituted in all coastal area police stations. Toll free coastal security helpline1053 has been established which facilitate communication between fishermen and ICG control rooms. Coastal Security Awareness campaign (CSAC) are regularly being conducted by the Indian Navy towards bringing in awareness amongst the coastal populace regarding threats from sea, the way fishermen at sea can assist in thwarting these threats and safety precautions to be taken at sea. A total number of twenty seven CSACs were conducted along the Kerala coast during the year 2015 and thirty CSACs have been conducted till date during the current year, said a statement issued by Navy.
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