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Secretary (Home) T S Bist said on Tuesday that the two speedboats – one weighing 12 tonnes and the other five tonnes – will be placed with the marine police stations set up by the government in Saurashtra and Kutch.
At present, there are 10 operational marine police stations in the coastal districts of Gujarat. They hire speedboats for Rs 1.25 lakh per month per boat.
The government has already launched a drive to recruit retired Navy and Indian Coast Guard personnel to man these stations and operate speedboats for deep-sea patrolling. As many as 115 retired personnel have been recruited till now, Bist added.


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