Panaji, March 22 (IANS) The Goa government has put in place a warning system to alert the state administration ahead of an enemy air raid, Goa Governor Shivender Singh Sidhu told the state legislative assembly Monday.
Delivering his inaugural address to the budget session of the state assembly, Sidhu also spoke about the efforts taken to revamp the civil defence set up in the state.

“Two towns of Panaji and Mormugao have been declared as category two civil defence towns and have been connected to the naval operations room, INS Gomantak, Vasco on hotline for receiving early air raid warnings during any emergency,” Sidhu said.

While Panaji is the state capital, the town of Mormugao, 35 km from here, has several vital installations, which include an international airport, a major commercial port and Indian Oil storage tanks.

“My government has declared both the districts of North Goa and South Goa as multi-hazardous districts and is considering revamping of the civil defence set up,” Sidhu said.