Additional Director General Virender Singh Pathania, PTM, TM has taken over as Coast Guard Commander (Eastern Seaboard) from Additional Director General KR Nautiyal, PTM, TM on 01 Nov 19. A 50 men guard was presented at an impressive parade at Headquarters, Eastern Seaboard, Visakhapatnam. The flag officer will exercise Operational and Administrative control over east coast from state of West Bengal to Tamilnadu.