Army chief visits forward areas, reviews Kashmir situation

March 21st, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS  

Srinagar, March 21 (IANS) Indian Army chief Gen V.K. Singh, who arrived here Monday on a two-day visit to review the situation in Kashmir, visited the troops deployed in high-altitude areas and on the Line of Control with Pakistan, a defence spokesman said.

He was received by Northern Command chief Lt. Gen. K.T.Parnaik and 15 Corps commander Lt. Gen. S.A. Hasnain.

The army chief reviewed “operational preparedness in the Kashmir Valley in view of the changing environment and security scenario”, the spokesman said.

The army chief is accompanied by his wife, Bharti Singh, president of the Army Wives Welfare Association. She visited the army base hospital here and interacted with the patients.

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