Question: The headquarters of Indian Coast Guard is located at… .
a) New Delhi
b) Kochi
c) Visakhapatnam
d) Kolkata
Ans: (a)
Related facts:
- On 21st October, 2016 The Indian Coast Guard Ships ‘Aryaman’ and ‘Atulya’ were commissioned at Kochi by Financial Advisor to Defence Services Shri Sunil Kumar Kohli.
- Aryaman’ and ‘Atulya’ have been designed and built by Cochin Shipyard Limited. These are the eighteenth and nineteenth in the series of twenty Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs).
- Equipped with state-of-the-art weaponry, advanced communication and navigational equipment, the ships are ideal for undertaking multifarious missions such as surveillance, search and rescue and interdiction.
- Aryaman’ and ‘Atulya’ are capable of achieving a maximum speed of 33 nautical miles.
- The special features of the ships include an Integrated Bridge Management System and Integrated Machinery Control System.
- Aryaman which literally means ‘Possessor of Greatness’ will be based at Kochi under the administrative control of the Commander, Coast Guard Region (West).
- Atulya meaning ‘Unrivalled’ will be based at Visakhapatnam under the administrative control of the Commander, Coast Guard Region (East).
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=151863
http://www.indiandefensenews.in/2016/10/two-csl-built-fast-patrol-vessels-icgs.html