Sagar-Manthan: Mercantile Marine Domain Awareness Centre (MMDAC)
- March 3, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Sagar-Manthan: Mercantile Marine Domain Awareness Centre (MMDAC)
Subject: Economy
Context: On the eve of Maritime India summit 2021 India launched a vessel tracking system.
Concept:
- Announcement was also made on The Eastern Waterways Connectivity Transport Grid for regional connectivity with Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar will be strengthened for effective regional trade and cooperation
About MMDAC
- It is a real-time vehicle tracking system which can help seafarers and fishermen and organize help in case of emergency.
- It will track Indian vessels globally; it can also track foreign vessels within 1,000-km of India’s coastline.
- It will be operated by DG Shipping. India will share it with Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
- The MMDAC facility also has elements of security, for which DG Shipping collaborates with the Indian Navy