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Coast Guard jetty at Vizhinjam

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Coast Guard jetty at Vizhinjam (GS3 · Security, 8 June 2025)
Asked by UPSCPrelims 20261 PYQ

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What happened

  • The Coast Guard opened a 76.7-metre jetty at Vizhinjam Harbour, Kerala, on 7 June 2025 [PIB].

Background

  • It is 10 nautical miles from key international shipping lanes and next to the Vizhinjam transshipment port [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Transshipment hubs need security cover.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Infrastructure: energy, ports, roads, airports, railways; investment models

  1. As per PIB (2025-06-08): the Coast Guard opened a 76.7-metre jetty at Vizhinjam Harbour, Kerala, on 7 June 2025.
  2. Transshipment hubs need security cover.
Quotable data point

The Coast Guard opened a 76.7-metre jetty at Vizhinjam Harbour, Kerala, on 7 June 2025.

PIB: ICG jetty at Vizhinjam, 8 Jun 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: Vizhinjam.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Vizhinjam is in

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: ICG jetty at Vizhinjam, 8 Jun 2025

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