NEW DELHI, April 12 (Xinhua) -- India has called for an urgent meeting of its Navy's core commanders in the southern Indian port city of Visakhapatnam Monday to review the coastal security, said an Indian Defense Ministry source on Sunday.

    "The Naval commanders have been asked to meet at Visakhapatnam in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to review the security apparatus put in place in its seas. The objective is to see whether the coastal security is in place to prevent any terror attacks from the seas like last November's Mumbai massacre, which killed over 170 people," the official said, on condition of anonymity.

    He said the meeting will be held for the first time after the Indian government in February designated the Indian Navy as the head of the maritime security.

    "Indian Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta will preside over the meeting," he said, adding that the Naval commanders would also discuss its plan to acquire more warships, submarines, aircraft and patrol boats in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks.

    Indian Navy has assumed a more significant role after terrorists used sea route to enter Mumbai last November to carry out the violent attacks.

    Indian military analysts say the attacks exposed the holes in the country's maritime security as the Navy and paramilitary Coast Guard were caught unaware by the attacks.