In a first of its kind initiative, Tamil Nadu government has appointed a serving Indian Coast Guard officer as the Commandant for its Coastal Security Group (CSG).
Commandant Uday Kumar Choudhary will be the Commandant for State police’s CSG on deputation .
While Commandant Choudhary would serve for the first two years, Commandant Surojit Dey would take charge for the next two years, according to a GO by the Tamil Nadu government.
Commandant Choudhary took charge on Monday in the presence of Additional Director General of Police (CSG) C. Sylendra Badu.
The officer would look after patrolling in the sea in co-ordination with Indian Coast Guard and would be responsible for operation and maintenance of interceptor boats of the marine police of CSG. At present, there are 38 interceptor boats and 20 more state-of-the-art interceptor boars are to be acquired soon.
Commandant Choudhary has three years of experience in co-ordinating coastal security exercise/operation with Maharashtra Police .
“This is the first time that a Coast Guard commissioned serving officer is appointed in the marine police force in any of the coastal states of India,” a senior officer said.
