Strategy to detect LTTE threats:

Indian coastal cities step up security

India's Central Industrial Security Force is fully geared up to face challenges from LTTE, CPI (Maoist) and terrorist outfits from Bangladesh, CISF Deputy Inspector General S Nayak said.

He said the CISF adopted modern technology to face the new challenges. Closed circuit TVs and metal detectors were installed at the vital installations being guarded by CISF in the State as a measure to step up surveillance.

CISF personnel guarding the major industries were equipped with night vision binoculars and trained in modern combat, he said.

Nayak said the CISF was evolving a strategy to detect any threat from the LTTE and other terrorist outfits.

It is sharing intelligence inputs and other vital information with Navy, Coast Guard, Special Intelligence Bureau, police and customs.

Nayak, is in-charge of security of Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT), said the VPT spread over 7,500 acres was divided into four security zones for effective surveillance.

It is conducting joint patrols on the sea front with Navy and Coast Guard. Special patrol parties were formed to guard the outer harbour (200 hectares) and inner harbour (100 hectares).

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