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Mangaluru: Indian Coast Guard – Karnataka has stepped up efforts to come to the aid of flood-affected people in neighbouring Kerala. Incidentally, the India Coast Guard has already dispatched ICGS Sankalp with relief material for Kochi from New Mangalore Port, Dasila said. The maritime defence force on Tuesday, continued to send relief materials to Kerala from its air enclave at the old airport in Bajpe, by flying two sorties using Dornier aircraft. Dasila lauded the spirit shown by students of MAHE who helped load the medicines on board ICGS Vikram. It will be our priority to send the same for relief efforts in Kerala at the earliest, he said, adding the Coast Guard is also supplying medicines to airports in Kozhikode and Kochi..