Krishnaswamy Natarajan appointed as next Director General of Indian Coast Guard

New Delhi: K Natarajan has been appointed as the next Director General (DG) of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), sources said on Tuesday.

He will take over from Rajendra Singh, who retires on June 30.

Natarajan is currently the Additional Director General of the ICG's Western Sea Board, which looks after the security of the sensitive maritime boundary from Gujarat to Kerala.

A 1984-batch officer, Natarajan has held various important command and staff appointments, both afloat and ashore.