Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Army Chief visits Kohima and Tezpur

During His two days visit to North Eastern region Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor, visited Kohima today. The Army Chief was accompanied by Lt Gen VK Singh, GOC-in-C Eastern Command and Lt Gen RK Loomba GOC 3 Corps.

On arrival at Kohima the Chief called on His Excellency the Governor of Nagaland. In a brief interactive session at Rajbhawan the Army Chief assured of continued support and full cooperation from Security Forces to the civil administration in maintaining peace, harmony and security within the framework of agreed Ceasefire ground rules in the state of Nagaland.

Later in the day the Chief was briefed by Inspector General of Assam Rifles (North) about the prevailing security situation in the state and the operational preparedness of Assam Rifles.

Army Chief also visited Gajaraj Corps at Tejpur along with Lt Gen VK Singh, GOC-in-C Eastern Command and reviewed the overall security scenario in the state of Assam and activities along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh .

Interacting with officers the Army Chief appreciated the fact that all operations in the Corps Zone were being carried out in a befitting manner to create an environment for peace, stability and progress in the state.
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By :  News Team

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