TNPSC Thervupettagam

Ekatha Harbour

May 12 , 2023 565 days 676 0
  • Defence Ministers of India and Maldives laid the foundation stone for the Maldives National Defence Forces (MNDF) Coast Guard ‘Ekatha Harbour’.
  • The development of the Coast Guard Harbour and repair facility at Sifavaru is one of the biggest grant-in-aid projects of India.
  • In 1988, India helped the Maldives thwart a coup attempt backed by a Sri Lankan militant organisation.
  • In 2020, India had gifted a Dornier aircraft to the Maldives and in 2019 handed over a patrol vessel.

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