Before winding up his two-day visit to Jammu & Kashmir, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday took stock of the security situation during his maiden visit to the line of Control in Rajouri sector of Jammu province.
After his day-long visit to the Siachen Glacier on Friday and brief interaction with the Governor NN Vohra and Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed in Srinagar, Parrikar visited the line of Control and interacted with the field commanders.
Accompanied by Army Chief General Dalbir Singh and GoC-in-C Northern Command lt-Gen DS Hooda, the Defence Minister also attended the briefing conducted by the GOC of 16 corps lt-Gen KH Singh. During the interactive session lt-Gen KH Singh briefed him about the measures taken to further strengthen the counter insurgency grid along the loC to prevent attempts of infiltration.
The senior officers also apprised Defence Minister about the numerous challenges and hardships faced by the soldiers while defending the frontiers of the nation. later, Defence Minister flew to holy shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi along with Army Chief and offered special prayers inside the sanctum sanctorum. He later flew back to New Delhi late in the afternoon.