ARMY CHIEF REVIEWS SECURITY IN KASHMIR VALLEY

On June 2, 2021. General MM Naravane, Chief of Army Staff paid a two-day visit to Kashmir to review the prevailing security situation in the UT. He visited units and formations in the hinterland where he was briefed by the local Commanders on the existing security situation and the measures being taken to identify and target the over ground workers’ network involved in radicalisation and recruitment of youth into terrorist ranks. The COAS expressed his appreciation to the jawans and commanders who are relentlessly battling the dual challenges of Pakistan abetted terror and the global pandemic. He complimented the excellent synergy exhibited by all sections of the Civil administration, Jammu and Kashmir Police, Central Armed Police Forces and other Security agencies in projecting a ‘Whole of Government’ approach that has resulted in improvement in the security situation conducive for fostering a new era of development in the UT. The COAS also called on the Hon’ble Lt Governor Shri Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan.