Lt Gen BS Negi (right), GOC-in-C, Central Command, during a demonstration of bridge laying training activities in Chandimadir on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph

Tribune News Service

The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Lucknow-based Central Command, Lt Gen BS Negi, was on a three-day visit to the Headquarters, Western Command, Chandimandir, as part of the continuous process of achieving greater synergy towards better operational preparedness. The Central Army Commander held discussions with his Western Army counterpart Lt Gen Surinder Singh where aspects of strategic cooperation, effective utilisation of strategic forces and higher military planning were deliberated upon.Lt Gen Negi also visited a specialist engineer bridge regiment of the Surya Sappers and witnessed operational training activities that included special bridging and rafting operations for rapid induction of mechanised formations. The Army Commander stressed on the need to maintain the highest levels o f operational readiness and commended the Sappers for their specialist skills and high levels of training.