Army chief General MM Naravane visits forward areas in Ladakh, reviews situation along LAC

On his one-day visit to Fire and Fury Corps, Indian Army chief General MM Naravane on Wednesday visited forward areas including Rechin La here and undertook a first-hand assessment of situation along Line of Actual Control (LAC) amid the ongoing border tensions with China.

General Naravane reached Leh earlier today on a visit to Fire and Fury Corps.

He was briefed by General Officer Commanding (GOC), Fire and Fury Corps and other local commanders on operational preparedness of our forces, the Army said.

The army chief also undertook on the spot inspection of the state of the habitat of troops on the forward line of defences at Rechin La. He appreciated the efforts made by the formation to make troops comfortable along the LAC.

Naravane interacted with the troops deployed in the forward areas and exhorted all ranks to continue working with the same zeal and enthusiasm. He also distributed sweets and cakes on the eve of Christmas.

The army chief also visited forward base Tara and interacted with the local commanders and troops there. He appreciated their high morale and state of readiness. 

"General MM Naravane #COAS visited forward base #Tara and interacted with the local commanders and troops. He appreciated their high morale and state of readiness," read a tweet from the Indian Army.

General MM Naravane #COAS visited forward base #Tara and interacted with the local commanders and troops. He appreciated their high morale and state of readiness. #IndianArmy#NationFirst pic.twitter.com/Yr4GTE5Q11

— ADG PI - INDIAN ARMY (@adgpi) December 23, 2020

A week ago, General Naravane had visited UAE and Saudi Arabia. It was for the first time that an Indian Army Chief visited the UAE and Saudi Arabia.