Police Department

Police department in Yanam is headed by Superintendent of Police. There are 8 Police stations including coastal stations.

Coastal Police

Coastal police, Yanam provides security to coastal areas, vigil on smuggling through river/sea, rehabilitation during disaster s and natural calamities, maintain law and order along with the coast.

Duties of Coastal Police

• To provide security to Coastal area in the country.
• Controlling entry of Infiltrators, Militants and anti-Social elements through sea route into the country.
• To have a vigil on the smuggling of Petrol, Diesel and commonly used items through sea and rivers.
• To have a close watch on the exports and imports of ammunition, explosives, drugs, women trafficking and anti-social activities.
• To keep an eye on the Fishermen not joining hands with the militants and Anti-Social elements.
• To maintain cordial relations with the Coastal residents and get the advance information through them to establish the security in the country.
• To take action in advance on the anti-social elements by establishing cordial relation with the Coastal residents.
• Maintain good relation with the –
  (1) State Police
  (2) Indian Navy
  (3) Coast guard
  (4) Fisheries Department
  (5) Customs Etc.
  with an aim to give full coastal security.
• To practice in the rehabilitation activities along with the district Officers at the time of natural Calamities like Cyclones etc.
• To maintain peace and tranquil life on the sea and along the coast at the time of any conflict between the people of different religions and classes.
• Alerting the fisher folks with prior intimation venturing in the sea for fishing at the time of natural calamities.
• Taking precautionary measure in consultation with the concerned management to avoid polluting and destroying the purity and sanctity of rivers and sea-coast with fill the waste from factories and industries.
• The main objective of the Coastal Police is to maintain Law and Order along the coast and on the Sea/River by implementing Central and State Policies.

Services of coastal Police

Office Address:
Coastal Police Station,
Savithri Nagar,
Yanam -533464

Email  : coastalpsynm08[at]gmail[dot]com

Ph.       : 8712244788, 08842321600