Zeenews Bureau
New Delhi: Defence Minister A K Antony
today asked the three services to remain alert and step up
vigilance around the first anniversary of the 26/11 terror
attacks.
Antony held a meeting to review the overall security
situation in the country with National Security Adviser M K
Narayanan, the three service chiefs Gen Deepak Kapoor, Air
Chief Marshal P V Naik, Admiral Nirmal Verma and the Defence
Secretary Pradeep Kumar.
The Defence Minister reviewed the preparedness and
operational capabilities of the three services in the meeting
and asked them to remain alert and maintain enhanced vigilance
around the anniversary of the attacks.
Antony asked the Navy, which is the overall in-charge
of coastal security and better its coordination with Coast
Guard and other agencies, to plug gaps in their apparatus.
The recent developments in the 26/11 investigations
are also understood to have been discussed during the meeting,
which lasted for two hours.
Coastal security has been the main focus area for the
government after the Mumbai terror attacks, as the terrorists
had used the sea route to infiltrate into the metropolis and
carry out attacks on multiple targets, killing over 170
people.
PTI
First Published: Friday, November 20, 2009, 21:32