Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi takes stock of the operational preparedness of the troops along the LoC in J&K

Defence officials said that the Army Chief focused on flushing out foreign terrorists hiding in the deep forests south of Pir Panjal region

Chandra Maurya

July 3, 2024

Defence officials said that the Army Chief focused on flushing out foreign terrorists hiding in the deep forests south of Pir Panjal region

Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi visits LoC in J&K’s Poonch

Within three days after assuming the charge as the 30th Army Chief of the Indian Army, General Upendra Dwivedi Wednesday visited the forward locations along the line of control (LoC) to take first-hand account of the prevailing security situation in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

At the line of control, General Dwivedi was briefed by the field commanders about the operational preparedness of the troops deployed along the line of control to defeat the nefarious designs of the adversary.

In a post on ‘X’, the additional directorate general of public information of the Army said Chief of Army Staff Dwivedi, along with Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Suchindra Kumar and General Officer Commanding of Jammu-based White Knight Corps Lt Gen Navin Sachdeva, visited forward locations of the ‘XVI corps‘, as known as the White Knight Corps, to review the security situation along the LoC.

#GeneralUpendraDwivedi #COAS, alongwith #ArmyCommander @NorthernComd_IA, visited the forward locations of #WhiteKnightCorps & reviewed the security situation along the Line of Control #LOC. #COAS was briefed on the #operational preparedness by the Commanders on ground. #COAS… pic.twitter.com/zc8mTNzsql

— ADG PI – INDIAN ARMY (@adgpi) July 3, 2024

“He was briefed on the operational preparedness by the commanders on the ground. The COAS lauded all ranks for maintaining high standards of professionalism and exhorted them to remain steadfast to meet all current and emerging security challenges,” the additional directorate general of public information said.

In photos shared by the Army, Gen Dwivedi can be seen interacting with troops.
Earlier, the officials said, the Army chief chaired a meeting of field commanders on reaching Poonch before leaving for the forward areas.

The maiden visit of the Army Chief to one of the forward locations in the frontier district of Poonch signals the top priority is being given to the ongoing anti-terrorist operations aimed at flushing out foreign terrorists hiding in the area and striking at regular intervals to inflict maximum damage to the Indian forces.

Around 35 Army personnel have made a supreme sacrifice in the line of duty between October 2021 and till date in a series of attacks on army convoys and ambushes in the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch.

Before shifting base from Udhampur-based Northern Command headquarters General Upendra Dwivedi was well versed with the modus operandi of these foreign terrorists and he took stock of the ground situation every time the army vehicle was targeted in the areas south of Pir Panjal in recent months.

As head of the Northern Command, he also devised a counter strategy to flush out the foreign terrorists. The additional troops were rushed to the vulnerable areas to plug the infiltration routes and prevent a repeat of terror attacks. The field commanders were also directed to focus on gathering precise human intelligence to unearth the sleeper cells of the Pakistan-based terrorist handlers.

The Army officers were also directed to work in tandem with the local police authorities to maintain a tight vigil on the movement of suspected personnel in the border areas and prone to sheltering these foreign terrorists in exchange for money. It has been revealed by the investigators that Pakistan-based terrorist handlers are relying on a fresh network of overground workers to provide logistics support to the foreign terrorists and help them execute the terror plots by accurately conducting recce of the general area and presence of troops deployed in the vicinity of the attack site.

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