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The coastguard has performed a number of commendable tasks of rescuing distressed personnel as well as apprehending pirates on high seas. Heavy patrolling of sensitive areas such as Gujarat, West Bengal and Mumbai have resulted in a huge catch of smugglers and illegal immigrants.

1 Objectives

• To protect the ocean.
• Protect offshore wealth such as Oil, Fish and Minerals.
• Assist Mariners in distress.
• Safeguard life and property at sea.
• Enfore maritime laws with respect to sea, smuggling, narcotics, shipping and poaching.
• Assist the Indian Navy in times of war

Motto: Vayam Rakshamah -- We Protect

2 History

In 1974, the Government of India set out to create an autonomous coast guard to protect the nation's long coast line. This coast guard was modelled on the lines of the British and American coast guards.

The Indian Coast Guard was setup on February 1February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 333 days remaining, (334 in leap years). Events 1662 The Chinese pirate Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege. 1788 Isaac Briggs and William Longstreet pate, 1978Events January January 1 The Copyright Act of 1976 takes effect, making sweeping changes to United States copyright law. January 1 Air India's Boeing 747 explodes near Bombay 213 dead. January 4 Referendum in Chile supports policies of Augusto Pinochet. equipped with modern weaponry and quick sea crafts.

3 Bases

The Coast Guard is headed by a Director General. Its headquarters is based in the capital, New DelhiCities in India Capitals in Asia India Gate is situated in the heart of New Delhi. India's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is under India Gate. New Delhi is the capital of India, and is part of the National capital territory of Delhi. It is the seat of govern. It has:

1. 3 Regional headquarters at Mumbai, ChennaiChennai in Tamil), formerly known in English as Madras is a sprawling port city on the shores of the Bay of Bengal. One of the major Metropolitan cities of India, it is also the capital of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. It is India's fourth largest c, and Port Blair
2. 1 District Headquarters in each of the nine coastal states and 2 in the Union territories of Andaman and Nicobar IslandsThe Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a union territory of India. They lie in the Indian Ocean, in the southern reaches of the Bay of Bengal. The Andaman Islands and the Nicobar Islands are separated by the 10° N parallel, the Andamans lying to the north, a and LakshadweepLakshadweep is a Union Territory of India. It consists of 36 coral islands totaling 32 km² in the Arabian Sea, between 200 to 300 km off the coast of Kerala. The main islands are Kavarrati (It is the Capital of Lakshadweep), Agatti, Minicoy, and Amini. Islands.
3. 4 Coast Guard Stations, one each at Vadinar, Okha, Tuticorin and Mandapam.

• It also has aerodromes in DamanDaman may mean: Daman and Diu, a formerly-Portuguese territory of India Daman, a philosopher of ancient Greece. and Chennai
• Air Enclaves at Goa, Kolkata and Port Blair .

See also: Indian Navy