Army chief General Bikram Singh visits J&K

NEW DELHI: In his first official visit after taking over as the Army chief on May 31, General Bikram Singh on Friday began his first-hand assessment of the ground situation along the Line of Control with Pakistan as well as ongoing counter-terrorism operations in the hinterland in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Army chief on Friday morning held discussions with Northern Army commander Lt-Gen K T Parnaik at the command HQs at Udhampur.
"In the meeting, the COAS was apprised of the current security situation and the operational preparedness in Northern Command, as well as the complex dynamics of the proxy war situation in the State," said an officer.
The Army Chief will also be visiting Srinagar where he will be briefed by Lt-Gen Om Prakash, the general officer commanding of the 15 (Chinar) Corps, and will proceed to forward areas for meeting and interacting with troops deployed on the LoC.
During his visit to Srinagar, Gen Singh will also make a courtesy call on the J&K governor N N Vohra and chief minister Omar Abdullah.
The Army chief, incidentally, has had several stints in J&K during his long career, having commanded a battalion, an RR Sector, Division as well as a Corps in the state.