<p>He was speaking at the inauguration of the three-day 'Know Your Army Exhibition', where weapons and equipments used by the Army were kept on display for the general public.<br /><br />"Gujarat is a border state. It is sharing border, both land and sea, with Pakistan. And at a time like this, when the neighbouring country has become hostile, there is much more need for the security forces to be alert," Modi said.<br /><br />Modi further said that be it jawans of Border Security Force (BSF), Army, Air force, Navy or Coast Guard, there should be coordination between them.<br /><br />"There has to be coordination and information sharing between the security agencies for securing the nation," the Chief Minister said.<br /><br />Modi also said that he wanted Naval wing of NCC (National Cadet Corp) in all schools in the coastal areas of the state.<br /><br />"In the coming days we want to emphasise on Navy. We have floated a scheme for coastal regions known as Sagar Khedu. One of the objectives of this scheme is to have a Naval unit of NCC functional in every school in the coastal area of the state," he said. <br /><br />Explaining the rationale behind having Naval unit of NCC in schools of coastal areas, Modi said, "The children of fishermen spent their life in the sea so they have a natural ability for dealing with coast situation. And I want this inbuilt strength to be utilised for national security."<br /><br />If these students from the coast regions are recruited in the Navy, it will help a lot and also, their training, discipline in the Navy will help them secure the coast even after retirement, he added.<br /><br />The CM also expressed his desire that all the engineers and engineering students of the state see the Army weapon and equipment exhibition and understand the technology.<br />He said that engineering students should try and develop indigenous techniques to develop such weapons in India itself and decrease country's dependence on other nations for weapons.<br /><br />Modi also flagged off a 1300 km rally to promote and encourage youth in the state to join armed forces.<br /><br />The first leg of the rally from Ahmedabad to Porbander via Rajkot would be on motorcycles. From there it would move along the coast in a Coast Guard boat to Koteshwar in Kutch, where the participants would ride camels in the Kutch desert, before returning to Gandhinagar by March 21.<br /><br />The personnel from Army, Air Force, Navy, BSF and Coast Guard are participating in the rally.</p>
<p>He was speaking at the inauguration of the three-day 'Know Your Army Exhibition', where weapons and equipments used by the Army were kept on display for the general public.<br /><br />"Gujarat is a border state. It is sharing border, both land and sea, with Pakistan. And at a time like this, when the neighbouring country has become hostile, there is much more need for the security forces to be alert," Modi said.<br /><br />Modi further said that be it jawans of Border Security Force (BSF), Army, Air force, Navy or Coast Guard, there should be coordination between them.<br /><br />"There has to be coordination and information sharing between the security agencies for securing the nation," the Chief Minister said.<br /><br />Modi also said that he wanted Naval wing of NCC (National Cadet Corp) in all schools in the coastal areas of the state.<br /><br />"In the coming days we want to emphasise on Navy. We have floated a scheme for coastal regions known as Sagar Khedu. One of the objectives of this scheme is to have a Naval unit of NCC functional in every school in the coastal area of the state," he said. <br /><br />Explaining the rationale behind having Naval unit of NCC in schools of coastal areas, Modi said, "The children of fishermen spent their life in the sea so they have a natural ability for dealing with coast situation. And I want this inbuilt strength to be utilised for national security."<br /><br />If these students from the coast regions are recruited in the Navy, it will help a lot and also, their training, discipline in the Navy will help them secure the coast even after retirement, he added.<br /><br />The CM also expressed his desire that all the engineers and engineering students of the state see the Army weapon and equipment exhibition and understand the technology.<br />He said that engineering students should try and develop indigenous techniques to develop such weapons in India itself and decrease country's dependence on other nations for weapons.<br /><br />Modi also flagged off a 1300 km rally to promote and encourage youth in the state to join armed forces.<br /><br />The first leg of the rally from Ahmedabad to Porbander via Rajkot would be on motorcycles. From there it would move along the coast in a Coast Guard boat to Koteshwar in Kutch, where the participants would ride camels in the Kutch desert, before returning to Gandhinagar by March 21.<br /><br />The personnel from Army, Air Force, Navy, BSF and Coast Guard are participating in the rally.</p>