Indian Navy has decided to install radars at seven places covering around 500 km along Tamil Nadu coast to monitor activities at the sea in the aftermath of increased attacks on Indian fishermen.
Officials said the seven radars will be fixed at the coastal areas of Rameswaram, Thondi, Jagathapattanam, Mallipattnam, Kodiyakkari, Thopputhurai and Nagapattinam.
The marine surveillance radars would be attached to the commanding facility at the Rameswaram detachment and would cover 500 km from Nagapattinam to Tuticorin, officials said.
The instruments also will be interlinked electronically bringing the entire Rameswaram coast under radar network.
In the last week of March, Indian Airforce had fixed eight radars at Seeniappa Dargah Casurina jungle near Sundaramudaiyan village in Ramanathapuram district.