ICG Conducts District Commanders’ Conference at Chennai

A District Commanders and Works Conference for Coast Guard Region (East) was held at Chennai from 24 to 25 Aug 2023.  The conference was chaired by Inspector General AP Badola, PTM, TM, Commander, Coast Guard Region (East) and attended by District Commanders from four ICG Districts situated in Andhra and Tamil Nadu namely Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Puducherry and Tuticorin.

The District Commanders’ and Works Conference is an apex-level event held annually in ICG Region East for deliberations on all facets of ICG spectrum of responsibilities.

The two-day conference held at Chennai involved comprehensive review of wide ranging Operational, Human Resource Development, Maintenance and Administrative aspects related to Coast Guard units in Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu during the last one year. The senior officials, attending the meeting, took stock of the current maritime security scenario and Operational preparedness of ICG assets to meet the emerging challenges in the Area of Responsibilities (AoR).

The conference culminated on 25 Aug 2023 with renewed thrust on Operational efficiency, Infrastructure Development, Maintenance Planning, Training and Capacity building measures in Coast Guard Region (East) to strengthen existing organizational structure towards discharge of duties as per ICG charter.