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Monday, June 02, 2008 - 07.48 GMT |
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Patrolling along Tamil Nadu coast
intensified |
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The Navy has intensified patrolling along
the Tamil Nadu coast to prevent ethnic
conflict in Sri Lanka from having any impact
on Indian waters, Vice-Admiral Nirmal Kumar
Verma, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief,
Eastern Naval Command, Visakhapatnam told
the Hindu on May 30.
Speaking to the newspaper he said special
steps had been taken to ensure the safety of
refugees whenever they came to Indian
shores.
When his attention was drawn to the reported
incidents of arrival of LTTE cadres under
the guise of refugees, Mr. Verma said the
Tamil Nadu police and intelligence agencies
had a major role to play in this.
Antecedents and claims of refugees must be
verified. There was already
a mechanism in force.
Asked if the Navy needed to increase its
fleet and asset strength along the Tamil
Nadu coast, he said the Centre had decided
to set up marine police stations. Several
police stations were being established in
Tamil Nadu too. Whenever there was a
necessity to augment its patrolling
resources, the Navy would do it.
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