The Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) awarded Gallantry DG Commendation Rolls and Discs to brave paramilitary men on the spot in Eastern Ladakh for their gallant action in May and June against the border skirmishes and face offs against the Chinese PLA.
ITBP Chief SS Deswal visited the Border Out Posts (BOPs) in Eastern Ladakh from August 23 to 28 and accorded the medals to the personnel deployed in forward locations. In his first visit to Ladakh-based units, Deswal met the brave jawans deployed in the border areas and awarded the medals to a total of 291 jawans and officers including three Deputy Inspectors General in his weeklong visit to respective locations, ITBP spokesperson Vivek Pandey said in a statement.The efforts of the field commanders and the jawans were highly appreciated by the DG, ITBP. In the Sainik Sammelans held during the award presentation ceremony, Deswal praised the jawans for their courage under challenges and adverse conditions, Pandey said.
The ITBP had announced the award for these jawans on the eve of Independence Day, 2020.During the visit, the DG also met the personnel deployed to safeguard the borders.
The DG, arguably the most physically fit chief of a paramilitary, reached out to most of the high altitude BOPs via land route and at some places by crossing heights of 17,500 ft, Pandey said.
The DG’s visit was primarily by road involving 10-12 hours of travel every day for six days.
He \spent six \nights at the BOPs.During his visit to forward locations, the DG interacted and discussed with Field Commanders of ITBP and Army on various issues.Deswal was accompanied by Daljit Singh Chawdhary, IG (HQ), Manoj Singh Rawat, IG (Operations) and Deepam Seth, IG, North Western Frontier during the visit.[21:09, 04/09/2020] Devika Pioneer: Bas ek hi hai