Srinagar: Northern Army Commander, Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi visited Rashtriya Rifles formations in hinterland to review the overall security scenario in the Kashmir Valley, defence spokesman said Friday.
He said the Army Commander, who is on a three-days visit to Valley, also visited a Rashtriya Rifles unit conducting counter-insurgency operations.
“He appreciated the recent success in operations where the troops eliminated some hard-core terrorists including Pakistani terrorists with minimal collateral damage and no loss of any civilian life,” the spokesman said.
He said that the Lt. Gen Dwivedi reiterated the “credo of use of minimum force and just conduct by the soldiers involved in counter-terrorist operations, and appreciated the efforts at breaking the cycle of violence for sustainable peace and stability in Kashmir.”
The Army commander was briefed by Lt Gen DP Pandey, GOC Chinar Corps at the Chinar Corps Headquarters, on the prevalent security situation and measures instituted to counter adversaries’ design.
He interacted with the senior officers of Chinar Corps, and lauded the strong counter-infiltration grid along the Line of Control.
For the hinterland, the Army Commander complimented Chinar Corps for the conduct of “just operations”. He was also appreciative of the “excellent soldier – citizen connect activities, which have resulted in overall reduction in the terrorist recruitments”, the spokesman said.
The Army commander also commended Chinar Corps for the various activities being conducted with the citizens in fields of education, sports, culture and skilling, the spokesman added.
