Rajnath Singh inaugurates new maritime rescue coordination centre in Chennai

Rajnath Singh inaugurates new maritime rescue coordination centre in Chennai

Sub: Sci

Sec: Defence

Context:

• The defence minister inaugurated a new Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) of the Coast Guard in Chennai.
• Healso inaugurated two new Coast Guard units – the Regional Marine Pollution Response Centre (RMPRC) in Chennai and a Coast Guard Air Enclave in Puducherry.

About MRCC: 

• The new MRCC would facilitate enhanced coordination for rescue of mariners and fishermen in distress at sea.
• The centre is installed with the latest equipment for distress monitoring through terrestrial and satellite systems, and has advanced communication systems.

About RMPRC:

• It is a first-of-its-kind facility for coordinating response against marine pollution in the waters adjoining the coastal States in the Indian Ocean Region.
• It is also located in

AboutCoast Guard Air Enclave:

• The Coast Guard Air Enclave in Puducherry would be equipped with Chetak and Advanced Light Helicopter Squadrons.
• Both these helicopters are indigenously built, and can carry out maritime patrol, search and rescue and other such missions from the land as well as Coast Guard ships patrolling at sea.