Rear Admiral Sandeep Beecha takes charge as Flag Officer of Gujarat Naval Area

Correspondent, Porbandar

Rear Admiral Sandeep Beecha who has been appointed as Flag Officer Gujarat Naval Area (FOGNA) assumed his new assignment today in a glittering ceremonial parade at Porbandar.

Rear Admiral SN Ghormade, the Flag Officer Maharashtra Naval Area (FOMNA), was so far, holding additional command of Gujarat Naval Area, Defence Spokesperson Wing Commander Abhishek Matiman today said.

FOGNA is responsible for the naval operations in Gujarat and security of Gujarat Coasts, including the Offshore Development Areas which contribute substantially to the commercial and maritime economic activity of the country, he said.

Rear Admiral Beecha was commissioned in the Indian Navy on 21 July 1986. He is Navigation and Direction Specialist and has commanded Coast Guard ship C-05, INS Ajay, INS Vindhyagiri and the destroyer INS Rajput apart from the shore training establishment, INS Mandovi at Goa. Prior to the present appointment, the officer was Naval Adviser at the Indian High Commission to London.

– DeshGujarat