Army Chief reviews operational readiness

Following incursions by Chinese troops and the increasing incidents of infiltration from Pakistan,Army Chief General Bikram Singh reviewed the operational preparedness of the Western Command on Monday.

Following incursions by Chinese troops and the increasing incidents of infiltration from Pakistan,Army Chief General Bikram Singh reviewed the operational preparedness of the Western Command on Monday.

Sources said the Army chiefs two-day visit to the Western Command headquarters in Chandimandir comes just after he reviewed the preparedness along the line of actual control (LAC) in Leh on September 14. The visits to the Northern and Western Commands come in the wake of reports of incursions from the Chinese side and heightened infiltration from Pakistan.

A large area of Jammu and Kashmir falls under the operational command of Western Command besides the states of Punjab and Himachal. Defence officials said that the Army Commander expressed his satisfaction on the state of readiness of the troops and even praised the Western Command on the high level of operational preparedness.

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During his review the Army Commander asked for the development of all-round capability of the armed force. The Army Chief was received on his arrival at Chandimandir helipad by Lt Gen Philip Campose,GOC-in-C,Western Command. The Army chief also attended the 66th anniversary of the celebration of the Western Command and also met a number of retired officers, a Defence spokesman said. Officials said that the Army Chief will also meet the chief ministers of Punjab and Haryana and the Governor of Punjab and UT Administrator on Tuesday.

The defence spokesman added that the president of the Central Army Wives Welfare Association,Bubbles Singh,spent time with the special children of the Asha School.

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