Sagar Prahari Bal

The Sagar prahari bal is the wing of the Indian Navy which is entrusted with the responsibility of patrolling India's shallow waters. The force consists of 2,000 personnel and is equipped with 80 patrol boats. The force was constituted after the Mumbai terror attacks and the main duty of the force is to guard against such terrorist attacks by patrolling the coastline and also to conduct search and rescue operations.[1] The soldiers are trained at INS Shivaji.[2]

The SPB maintains security at all major and minor ports in India and carries out round the clock patrolling and is also part of search and rescue operations in times of emergency.

See also

References

  1. ^ Fast Interceptor boats for Sagar Prahari Bal
  2. ^ Special force to get training at INS Shivaji

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