Against the backdrop of a spurt in terror activities in Jammu & Kashmir, Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh will on Monday review the security situation in the Valley with the State Government officials and top military commanders.
Gen Singh will hold discussions in Srinagar with Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Governor NN Vohra, Army sources said.
During the visit, the Army Chief will be given a detailed briefing by the 15 Corps Commander lt Gen Gurmit Singh on the activities of terrorists and the security situation in the Kashmir Valley, the sources said.
The visit comes after an increase in the militant activities in the State including an attack on an Army convoy on June 24 in which eight jawans were killed and several others injured. The newly-appointed Northern Army Commander lt Gen Sanjiv Chachra is also scheduled to brief the Army chief about the security scenario in the state. The Army chief is also expected to be given a detailed briefing about the situation along the line of Actual Control (lAC) with China.
The Army is endevouring to strengthen its position at lAC in view of the recent incursion by the Chinese troops in Depsang valley and the situation in the Chumar sector.