Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane concluded his two day visit to Leh yesterday.
General Naravane arrived at Leh on Thursday and proceeded to forward areas to undertake a firsthand assessment of the situation along the Line of Actual Control.
He interacted with soldiers and local commanders deployed in difficult high altitude forward areas.
The Army Chief appreciated the high morale and standards of professionalism exhibited by the units in safeguarding territorial
integrity.
Later, at Leh, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command Lieutenant General YK Joshi and General Officer Commanding, Fire and Fury Corps Lieutenant General Harinder Singh briefed him on the state of operational preparedness and on the logistics arrangements for sustenance of forces in winters.
General Naravane expressed satisfaction at the efforts being made to ensure operational effectiveness and capability enhancement of the forces.