The Army Commander Central Command, lieutenant General Balwant Singh Negi checked the operational preparedness of the Army along the forward areas of Uttarakhand. The army communique informs that the Army commander conducted operational reconnaissance of forward areas of Uttarakhand. The senior army officers briefed the army commander on the operational issues pertaining to the sector during the visit.
Many forward areas of Uttarakhand fall on the line of Actual Control (lOC). During the visit lt General Negi held interactions with the jawans stationed at inhospitable forward locations. He exhorted to continue to work hard and maintain a round the clock vigil for all days in the most inhospitable terrain of Uttarakhand.
lt. Gen Negi also carried out an aerial reconnaissance of the hinterland security areas of Western Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand during his visit to the region.