Coast Guard stations at a particular place are set up after taking into account the threat perception, vulnerability gap analysis and presence of other stations / coastal marine police stations in the vicinity. There are currently 42 Coast Guard stations which have been established along the coastline of the country including eight Coast Guard stations in Gujarat. Additionally, one Coastal Marine Police Station has already been established at Hazira and another one approved for establishment at Dahej to function under hub and spoke concept with Coast Guard stations. This information was given by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley in a written reply to Shri Naranbhai Bhikhabha Kachhadia in Lok Sabha today.