Petroleum, atomic sites on West coast vulnerable to attacks

New Delhi, Nov 22 (PTI) Nearly a year after terror
attacks rocked India's commercial hub of Mumbai, the country's
Western coast hosting several petroleum and nuclear
installations are still vulnerable to terror strikes from the
sea route.

A top government source said Sunday that there have been
regular intelligence inputs like November last year, when
Pakistan-based Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT) members came to attack
the financial metropolis through sea route, fresh attempts
could be made by the terrorists to target India's vital
installations.
"Petroleum and nuclear installations located on the
western coast are highly vulnerable. Besides, schools, five
star hotels, shopping malls could also be targeted by the
terrorists," the source said.
The Indian Government has already alerted the states
concerned asking them to heighten security around these
complexes.
The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC} located in
Trombay, a Mumbai suburb, was put on maximum alert and
anti-aircraft guns were deployed in this prestigious facility.
A good number of nuclear power plants in the country are
located along this coast. Six refineries, including Reliance
Industries Ltd's, are located along the West coast in places
like the western cities of Jamnagar and Mumbai and
south-western cities of Mangalore and Kochi. (More) PTI ACB
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