Jammu, Aug 6: Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande on Saturday visited the forward areas in the Jammu division and interacted with the deployed forces to review their preparedness.
Defense spokesman Lt Colonel Devender Anand said that the chief of army staff (COAS) visited forward areas in Rajouri and Poonch districts.
The Northern command said in a twitter statement: “General Manoj Pande, #COAS visited the forward areas of Poonch & Rajouri Sectors and reviewed the operational preparedness along Line of Control. #COAS also interacted with all ranks & exhorted them to keep working with the same zeal & enthusiasm”.
–IANS
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