Army chief begins two-day visit of Jammu and Kashmir

Gen Singh,had a detailed interaction with Lt Gen KT

Parnaik,General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C),Northern Command,who also received him,the Northern Command spokesperson said.

In this meeting with the GOC-in-C,the COAS was apprised of the current security situation and the operational preparedness in Northern Command,as well as the complex dynamics of the proxy war situation in the state,he said.

He also reviewed the security situation of Jammu with the commanders at the high-level meeting.

The Army Chief was briefed about the security situation,graph of militancy,infiltration,counter-terrorism operations,operational preparedness and sadhbhavana operations.

The measures related to counter infiltration along borderline and cross-LoC firing incidents also came up for discussion.

Gen Singh will be flying to Srinagar,where he is scheduled to meet Governor N N Vohra and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in the evening.

He will also review the security set-up at the 15 Corps headquarters and will visit forward areas in Kashmir tomorrow.