Army Chief, General Dalbir Singh Saturday visited the Northern Command based in Udhampur in Jammu & Kashmir. General Singh chaired a high-level meeting to review the situation and operational preparedness in Jammu and Kashmir, including along the Line of Control.
Sources said, the visit and the review meet took place in the wake of heightened tension following the surgical strike targeting terror camps across LoC. The surgical strike, was planned and executed by the Northern Command.
Later today, General Singh, also visited Headquarters of Western Command, Chandimandir near Chandigarh. The Army Chief was briefed on the operational matters by GOC-in-C, Western Command, Lt. General Surinder Singh.
Our correspondent reports that the Army Chief interacted with senior formation commanders and exhorted them to continue to maintain the highest vigil and alertness on the Western borders.