Inaugurating the 12th National Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise SAREX 26 in Bhubaneswar today, Minister of State Defence Sanjay Seth stressed on the Saptadhara Shakti, seven streams of strength, which was articulated by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his red fort address this year.
The minister said India is focussing on enhancing indigenous capabilities and preparedness of the Indian Coast Guard ICG while guarding the shores in the background of maritime operations. The SAREX 26 maritime search and rescue exercise will be conducted off the coast of Paradip tomorrow under the guidance of Indian Coast Guard, with active participation of Indian Navy, Indian Air Force and other civil departments, where members of 31 friendly observer countries will be present.
MoS Sanjay Seth said that in the current global scenario the motto of the search and rescue operations on the sea should be faster, more accurate, and vigilant in line with the vision of Vikshit Bharat 2047. He said the future of the maritime operations need to be based on the theme of one earth one family, one future with safety on sea is common humanitarian duty. He also invoked Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s utterance on safe and clean sea.
