General Bipin Rawat with Lt Gen D Anbu in Jammu on Friday.

Tribune News Service

Jammu, July 28

In the wake of heightened tension along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri and Poonch districts, Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat today reached Jammu for a two-day visit to review the prevailing security situation and operational preparedness of the Army.General Rawat was received by Northern Command chief Lt Gen D Anbu; Lt Gen AK Sharma, GOC, White Knight Corps (16 Corps); and Maj Gen SK Sharma, GOC, Tiger Division, at the technical airport here this morning. “Immediately after his arrival in Jammu, the top Army officers left for forward areas in Nowshera, Bhimber Gali and Krishna Ghati sectors of Rajouri and Poonch districts in a helicopter where he was briefed in detail about the actions being undertaken to ensure a robust counter-infiltration grid,” Army sources said.“General Rawat complimented the troops for their unflinching efforts and reiterated the need to remain prepared to counter the nefarious designs of the adversary,” Col NN Joshi, spokesperson of Udhampur-based Northern Command, said in an official statement.The spokesperson said the Chief of the Army Staff also visited Rajouri where he was briefed on the Army’s operational readiness by the GOC, Ace of Spades Division.Later, General Rawat visited the White Knight Corps to review the prevailing security situation in the zone.“The Army Chief was briefed by Lt Gen AK Sharma, GOC, about the preparedness of the White Knight Corps in dealing with the emerging and dynamically changing security situation and the measures taken to thwart any misadventure by inimical forces,” the spokesperson said. Pertinently, the troops of India and Pakistan have been engaged in skirmishes on the LoC, the de facto border between India and Pakistan that had caused human loss on both sides, besides triggering mass migration.

Praises troops

• General Rawat was briefed about the actions being undertaken to ensure a robust counter-infiltration grid, said Army sources
• He complimented the troops for their unflinching efforts and reiterated the need to remain prepared to counter the nefarious designs of the adversary