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The '''Indian Coast Guard Academy''' will be a [[military]] training institute for [[Indian Coast Guard]] personnel, which is currently{{when?|date=December 2020}} under construction in [[Mangalore]], [[Karnataka]] .<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/indian-coast-guard-academy-all-set-to-sail-from-irinavu-to-baikampady/articleshow/63403110.cms]</ref>
The '''Indian Coast Guard Academy''' will be a [[military]] training institute for [[Indian Coast Guard]] personnel, which is currently{{when?|date=December 2022}} under construction in [[Mangalore]], [[Karnataka]] .<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/indian-coast-guard-academy-all-set-to-sail-from-irinavu-to-baikampady/articleshow/63403110.cms|title=Indian Coast Guard Academy all set to sail from Irinavu to Baikampady &#124; Mangaluru News - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Indian Coast Guard personnel were historically trained at the [[Indian Naval Academy]] (INA). Following the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]], the Indian government initiated a program to triple its coast guard's force, assets and infrastructure. Both the Navy and the government recognized that the increased intake cadets would further tax already-stretched navy facilities. This provided an added impetus for the [[Union Council of Ministers of India|Union Council of Ministers]] to approve the establishment of the academy in 2009.
Indian Coast Guard personnel were historically trained at the [[Indian Naval Academy]] (INA). Following the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]], the Indian government initiated a program to triple its coast guard's force, assets and infrastructure. Both the Navy and the government recognized that the increased intake cadets would further tax already-stretched navy facilities. This provided an added impetus for the [[Union Council of Ministers of India|Union Council of Ministers]] to approve the establishment of the academy in 2009.


The search for a site for the academy started in earnest in 2010. Various sites were considered, with the primary criterion being ample space on the coastal waterfront. The [[Government of Kerala]] was keen to host the site in the state. Consequently, the Minister for Industries and Commerce of Kerala prevailed upon the [[Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation]] to transfer some of its unutilized land in the coastal town of Azhikkal to the coast guard for the academy. The transfer was completed on 24 February 2011. On 27 February, the then [[Defence Minister of India]], [[A. K. Antony]], announced the plans to start construction.<ref name=id-5048>http://www.india-defence.com/reports-5048</ref><ref name=yahoo-20110227>http://in.news.yahoo.com/countrys-first-coast-guard-academy-come-kerala-20110227-052300-953.html</ref> The foundation stone was laid on 28 May 2011.<ref name="in-foundation">{{cite web|url=http://indiancoastguard.nic.in/Indiancoastguard/New%20Commissioned%20Units/CG%20Academy.htm|title=Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony for Indian Coast Guard Academy At Azhikkal, Kerala|publisher=Indian Coast Guard|accessdate=2011-12-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010095324/http://indiancoastguard.nic.in/Indiancoastguard/New%20Commissioned%20Units/CG%20Academy.htm|archive-date=10 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The academy was planned on a {{convert|160|acre|km2}} campus near Valapattanam estuary on the [[Arabian Sea]] in Irinavu near Azhikkal in the [[Kannur district]] of northern Kerala. about {{convert|8|mi|km}} south of the Naval Academy in [[Ezhimala]]. The two maritime academies were expected to share some training infrastructure in the Kerala backwaters. But the project was dropped in 2019 following the denial of environmental and Coastal Regulation Zone clearances by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change because the project site fell within an area where no construction is permissible.<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2019-12-02|title=No Coast Guard Academy at Azhikkal|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/no-coast-guard-academy-in-kannur/article30140090.ece|access-date=2020-06-19|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
The search for a site for the academy started in earnest in 2010. Various sites were considered, with the primary criterion being ample space on the coastal waterfront. The [[Government of Kerala]] was keen to host the site in the state. Consequently, the Minister for Industries and Commerce of Kerala prevailed upon the [[Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation]] to transfer some of its unutilized land in the coastal town of Azhikkal to the coast guard for the academy. The transfer was completed on 24 February 2011. On 27 February, the then [[Defence Minister of India]], [[A. K. Antony]], announced the plans to start construction.<ref name=id-5048>{{Cite web|url=http://www.india-defence.com/reports-5048|title = The Daily Buzz - Your Daily Dose of Laughs,Hacks,News & More!}}</ref><ref name=yahoo-20110227>{{Cite web|url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/countrys-first-coast-guard-academy-come-kerala-20110227-052300-953.html|title=Yahoo Search - Web Search}}</ref> The foundation stone was laid on 28 May 2011.<ref name="in-foundation">{{cite web|url=http://indiancoastguard.nic.in/Indiancoastguard/New%20Commissioned%20Units/CG%20Academy.htm|title=Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony for Indian Coast Guard Academy At Azhikkal, Kerala|publisher=Indian Coast Guard|accessdate=2011-12-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010095324/http://indiancoastguard.nic.in/Indiancoastguard/New%20Commissioned%20Units/CG%20Academy.htm|archive-date=10 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The academy was planned on a {{convert|160|acre|km2}} campus near Valapattanam estuary on the [[Arabian Sea]] in Irinavu near Azhikkal in the [[Kannur district]] of northern Kerala. about {{convert|8|mi|km}} south of the Naval Academy in [[Ezhimala]]. The two maritime academies were expected to share some training infrastructure in the Kerala backwaters. But the project was dropped in 2019 following the denial of environmental and Coastal Regulation Zone clearances by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change because the project site fell within an area where no construction is permissible.<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2019-12-02|title=No Coast Guard Academy at Azhikkal|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/no-coast-guard-academy-in-kannur/article30140090.ece|access-date=2020-06-19|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


The academy was then shifted to Kenjar near Mangalore. 160 acres of land in possession of the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board has been allocated to build the academy.<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 30, 2020|title=Coast Guard Academy set to take shape on 160 acres|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/coast-guard-academy-set-to-take-shape-on-160-acres/articleshow/73743671.cms|access-date=2020-06-19|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
The academy was then shifted to Kenjar near Mangalore. 160 acres of land in possession of the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board has been allocated to build the academy.<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 30, 2020|title=Coast Guard Academy set to take shape on 160 acres|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/coast-guard-academy-set-to-take-shape-on-160-acres/articleshow/73743671.cms|access-date=2020-06-19|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

Latest revision as of 10:11, 28 February 2022

Indian Coast Guard Academy
TypeMilitary Training Institute
Location, ,
Campus160 acres (0.65 km2)

The Indian Coast Guard Academy will be a military training institute for Indian Coast Guard personnel, which is currently[when?] under construction in Mangalore, Karnataka .[1]

History[edit | edit source]

Indian Coast Guard personnel were historically trained at the Indian Naval Academy (INA). Following the 2008 Mumbai attacks, the Indian government initiated a program to triple its coast guard's force, assets and infrastructure. Both the Navy and the government recognized that the increased intake cadets would further tax already-stretched navy facilities. This provided an added impetus for the Union Council of Ministers to approve the establishment of the academy in 2009.

The search for a site for the academy started in earnest in 2010. Various sites were considered, with the primary criterion being ample space on the coastal waterfront. The Government of Kerala was keen to host the site in the state. Consequently, the Minister for Industries and Commerce of Kerala prevailed upon the Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation to transfer some of its unutilized land in the coastal town of Azhikkal to the coast guard for the academy. The transfer was completed on 24 February 2011. On 27 February, the then Defence Minister of India, A. K. Antony, announced the plans to start construction.[2][3] The foundation stone was laid on 28 May 2011.[4] The academy was planned on a 160 acres (0.65 km2) campus near Valapattanam estuary on the Arabian Sea in Irinavu near Azhikkal in the Kannur district of northern Kerala. about 8 miles (13 km) south of the Naval Academy in Ezhimala. The two maritime academies were expected to share some training infrastructure in the Kerala backwaters. But the project was dropped in 2019 following the denial of environmental and Coastal Regulation Zone clearances by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change because the project site fell within an area where no construction is permissible.[5]

The academy was then shifted to Kenjar near Mangalore. 160 acres of land in possession of the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board has been allocated to build the academy.[6]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Indian Coast Guard Academy all set to sail from Irinavu to Baikampady | Mangaluru News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  2. "The Daily Buzz - Your Daily Dose of Laughs,Hacks,News & More!".
  3. "Yahoo Search - Web Search".
  4. "Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony for Indian Coast Guard Academy At Azhikkal, Kerala". Indian Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  5. "No Coast Guard Academy at Azhikkal". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2 December 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 June 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. "Coast Guard Academy set to take shape on 160 acres". The Times of India. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.