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Govt to launch seafarer tracking dashboard on August 15
The government will launch a digital dashboard to track Indian seafarers globally on August 15, Ports and Shipping Secretary Vijay Kumar announced. The initiative comes after attacks on commercial vessels in West…
The Story in Brief
The government will launch a digital dashboard to track Indian seafarers globally on August 15, Ports and Shipping Secretary Vijay Kumar announced. The initiative comes after attacks on commercial vessels in West Asia and the Black Sea. Kumar said safety of Indian seafarers is a top priority, with over 4,000 seafarers already returned home and 60 India-bound ships given safe passage from the Strait of Hormuz.
The beta version of the dashboard will enable constant monitoring and crisis response. Separately, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal launched E-Samudra, a digital maritime transformation platform integrating services for seafarers, shipping companies, and ports. Sonowal noted India is now the second largest supplier of seafarers globally and aims to become the largest.
The Indian Opinion
The tracking dashboard sounds reassuring, but ordinary Indians will watch whether it is more than a data display. During a hijacking or medical emergency, can this platform actually trigger real-time rescue coordination with the navy or foreign authorities? The government talks of safe passages, but global risks are rising faster than dashboards. India wants to be the top seafarer supplier, so it must prove that a single portal can cut response times. The number of tracked seafarers in the first crisis will be the true test.
Source: thehindubusinessline.com
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