Coastal Defence Exercise 'Sea Vigil-24'

• The fourth coastal defence exercise 'Sea Vigil-24' will be conducted by the Indian Navy from November 21 to 22.

• The two-day exercise will be comprehensive both in terms of geographical reach and scale of participation, involving six ministries and 21 organisations and agencies.

• During the exercise, the main focus will be on strengthening the security of critical coastal infrastructure including coastal assets such as ports, oil rigs, single-point jetties, cable landing points and coastal populations.

• The Indian Army and Air Force are also participating in this 2024 exercise.