CHENNAI: As part of modernisation, the Indian Navy will have unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) which will be stationed on the Tamil Nadu coast, a senior Naval officer said on Wednesday. “We are planning to have unmanned aerial vehicles by next year. They will be based at the air stations in TN,” a senior Naval officer told Express on board INS Shivalik. Indian Navy has two naval air stations in the state - INS Rajali at Arakkonam and INS Parundu at Uchipuli. He also said that fishermen attacked by the Sri Lankan navy should file First Information Report in the police station so that the Indian Navy has statistics to take up the issue with Lanka during the meeting they have every six months.It is also believed the newly appointed Lankan navy chief has issued strict instructions to the lankan naval personnel not to shoot at Indian fishermen, he added. He said that the Navy had joined hands with the Coastal Security Group of TN Police and the Indian Coast Guard in educating fishermen along the TN coast on the importance of the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL).“We have seven detachments in the State and are educating the fishermen on the perils on the other end and what coastal security means. This has minimised intrusions. We are also involving fishermen in patrolling the seas. They are being provided remuneration by the Indian Navy,” he said.
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