Fishermen to rope in as sources of surveillance

Updated on Dec 04, 2008 11:02 pm IST

In the wake of the deadly terror attacks in Mumbai and amidst demands for a complete overhaul of the coastal security set up, India's eastern coast's security is all set to use fishermen and fishing crafts as sources of surveillance. Commander-in-chief of the eastern Naval command on Wednesday said that there are over 100, 000 fishing crafts that can be put to use.

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