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Army Chief wraps up his Jammu visit

Tribune News Service

Jammu, July 29

Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat wrapped up his two-day visit to the Jammu region today. During his tour, he visited the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district and held threadbare discussion with Army officers on the security situation in the state.Sources said the Army Chief was scheduled to visit forward areas in Poonch district today but due to bad weather, he cut short his visit and returned to New Delhi this morning.On Friday, General Rawat had a firsthand account of the Army’s preparedness at the LoC, where Pakistan has been violating ceasefire for the past few months.The Army Chief reviewed the security situation with Northern Command chief Lt Gen D Anbu and General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 16 Corps Lt Gen AK Sharma.The Northern Command PRO, on Friday, said that General Bipin Rawat complimented the troops for their unflinching efforts and reiterated the need to remain ever prepared to counter the nefarious designs of the adversary.During his visit to Rajouri on Friday, the Chief of Army Staff was briefed on the Army’s operational readiness by the GOC, Ace of Spades Division.During his visit to the 16 Corps, he reviewed the operational preparedness and the prevailing security situation in the Corps zone.