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New Indian Express
29-04-2025
- General
- New Indian Express
New commander for Coast Guard Kerala unit
KOCHI: Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ashish Mehrotra has assumed office as Commander of the Indian Coast Guard District 4 which includes Kerala and Mahe. The officer took over from Commander DIG N Ravi at the Kerala headquarters of Coast Guard in Kochi on Monday. A graduate in electronics from Lucknow University, Mehrotra holds a Master's degree in Nautical Science from the Navigation and Direction School of Indian Navy. He joined the Indian Coast Guard service on January 5, 1998. He is an alumnus of the National Defence College, New Delhi. He earlier commanded Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) ICGS Lakshmi Bai, Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel (AOPV) ICGS Sangram and Coast Guard Workup Team (East). He is a recipient of the coveted DG ICG 'Sword of Honour' for overall performance during training course.
Time of India
28-04-2025
- Time of India
Coast Guard District No.4 gets new commander
Kochi: Deputy inspector general Ashish Mehrotra assumed duties of Commander, Indian Coast Guard District No.4 (Kerala and Mahe) from outgoing District Commander DIG N Ravi on Monday. The officer had the distinction of holding important Command and Staff appointments, both afloat and ashore. In his previous appointment, he commanded Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) ICGS Lakshmi Bai, Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel (AOPV) ICGS Sangram and Coast Guard Workup Team (East). The Officer graduated in electronics from Lucknow University and holds to his credit a master's degree in nautical science from Navigation and Direction School of Indian Navy. He joined Coast Guard service on Jan 5, 1998. The officer is an alumnus of National Defence College, New Delhi (63 NDC). His important appointments include Navigating Officer of Western Fleet ship INS Udayagiri as the first Indian Coast Guard deputationist, secondment to the Information Sharing Centre of Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP-ISC, Singapore) as manager (research) and CG adviser to director general of Indian Coast Guard, New Delhi.
