Army Commander visits forward areas in Arunachal

Itanagar: Lt Gen Anil Chauhan, GOC-in-C of Eastern Command, visited units deployed in forward locations of Arunachal Pradesh on April 21- 22, a Defence spokesman said.
The Army Commander interacted with the troops and called upon them to demonstrate professionalism in their conduct during maintenance of peace and tranquillity along the northern borders while being well prepared for all eventualities simultaneously, Guwahati-based Defence PRO Lt Col P Khongsai said on Thursday.
The General Officer commended the achievements of the units of Spear Corps for maintaining a high level of operational preparedness and appreciated their untiring endeavours towards assisting the local populace and civil administration in development of far-flung and remote areas of Arunachal Pradesh, he added.
It may be me mentioned here that this was his second visit in the forward locations of the state within a month. Earlier, he had visited on April 6-7.