Nurpur resident DG of Indian Coast Guard

Nurpur, January 1

Virender Singh Pathania, a resident of Ladori village in Nurpur, has been appointed as the new Director General (DG) of the Indian Coast Guard. He is at present posted as the Additional Director General (ADG) in the Coast Guard headquarters, New Delhi, where he had joined duty on September 30 last year. Before joining the headquarters, he had served as the ADG, Eastern Seaboard, Visakhapatnam. He would be the 24th DG of the Indian Coast Guard. Pathania has served the organisation on various posts in the past three and half decades.

He also held the charge of Deputy Director General, Policy and Plans, at the Indian Coast Guard headquarters.

He holds a master degree in Defence and Strategic Studies from the University of Madras. He has undergone specialisation training in search and rescue and port operations from the United State Coast Guard. The flag officer is also the recipient of the President’s Tatrakshak Medal. — OC