Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Nellore District Orders Tighter Coastal Surveillance and Security
Officials in Nellore want to make the coast safer.
Collector Himanshu Shukla held a meeting about coastal security.
They will watch the 125-kilometre coastline continuously.
They will also patrol it regularly.
Officials will check fishermen’s boats carefully.
These checks are meant to stop boats from entering without permission from neighbouring states.
Any suspicious activity must be reported quickly to the right agencies.
The district has 3,747 motorised boats, so many departments need to work together.
Collector Himanshu Shukla directed officials to strengthen coastal security in Nellore district.
Authorities will maintain continuous surveillance and regular patrolling along the 125-kilometre coast.
Officials must promptly share information about suspicious movements or activities with relevant departments and security agencies.
Fishermen’s boats will undergo strict identification and verification to prevent unauthorised entry from neighbouring states.
Nellore has 3,747 motorised boats, with police, fisheries, customs, port, intelligence and Coast Guard officials involved in security coordination.
- Who
- Nellore District Collector Himanshu Shukla and officials from police, coastal security, fisheries, customs, ports, intelligence and the Indian Coast Guard.
- What
- Officials reviewed and ordered stronger coastal surveillance, patrolling, boat verification and inter-agency information-sharing.
- When
- The district-level coastal security committee meeting was held on Monday.
- Where
- At the collectorate and along Nellore district’s 125-kilometre coast.
- Why
- To prevent illegal activities and unauthorised entry of boats from neighbouring states.
- Coastline length
- 125 kilometres
- Motorised boats
- 3,747 in the district
- Meeting chair
- District Collector Himanshu Shukla
- Main measures
- Continuous surveillance, regular patrolling and strict boat verification
- Information protocol
- Suspicious movements or activities must be shared immediately with concerned departments and security agencies
- Participating agencies
- Police, coastal security police, fisheries, panchayat raj, customs, Krishnapatnam Port, Intelligence Bureau, state ports and the Indian Coast Guard