The Ministry of Interior yesterday inaugurated Umm Bab Coastal Center in the Western District of the General Directorate of Coasts and Borders Security. It is part of the Ministry's plans to strengthen and tighten security over the State's coastal and maritime borders, in addition to search and rescue operations.
Director-General of Public Security, Staff Major General Saad bin Jassim Al Khulaifi, opened the centre in the presence of Ministry of Interior officials.
It includes a centre for homeland security system, administrative offices, a sea port for maritime media and patrols, coastal patrol cars and a maintenance workshop.
After touring the centre, Al Khulaifi said that the new centre of the Western District is one of the most modern and important centres because of its geographical location and the area it serves.
He noted that the centre is equipped with state-of-the-art technology and boats that enable it to perform tasks efficiently, adding that with the opening of the new facility, the radar network for coast and border security, which is called the local network of the national shield network, has been completed.
He underlined that the Western District will have great effectiveness in performing all maritime tasks that lie within the area, and the search and rescue operations and coastal control to ensure the safety of sea passengers with its qualified and trained cadres.
Director-General of the General Directorate of Coast and Border Security, Staff Brig (Navy) Ali Ahmed Saif Al Badeed, said that opening the centre completes the series of successes sponsored by the Ministry of Interior, and as part of many vital projects that aim at ensuring security for citizens and residents.
He added that Umm Bab Center will be the main centre for the management of the Western District.
