SRINAGAR Army Chief VK Singh arrived here on Monday on a two-day visit where he will be briefed about the security situation in the valley, a defence spokesman said.
The army chief will be given a presentation by the Srinagar-based 15 Corps commander Lt Gen SA Hasnain on the security situation in the valley, he said.
The spokesman said Gen Singh will visit the Line of Control (LOC), where he will interact with the troops.
The visit of army chief assumes significance as valley has witnessed two major infiltration attempts by the heavily armed militants this past week, in which four army soldiers, including an officer were killed.
Singh will meet the state chief minister Omar Abdullah, the spokesman said, adding that he will also paid visit to Amarnath cave.
The army chief is accompanied by his wife Bharti Singh, who is also president of Central Family Welfare Organisation. She will meet the patients at the 92 Base Hospital Badami Bagh cantonment and interact with the families of the soldiers there, he added.
The army chief will be given a presentation by the Srinagar-based 15 Corps commander Lt Gen SA Hasnain on the security situation in the valley, he said.
The spokesman said Gen Singh will visit the Line of Control (LOC), where he will interact with the troops.
The visit of army chief assumes significance as valley has witnessed two major infiltration attempts by the heavily armed militants this past week, in which four army soldiers, including an officer were killed.
Singh will meet the state chief minister Omar Abdullah, the spokesman said, adding that he will also paid visit to Amarnath cave.
The army chief is accompanied by his wife Bharti Singh, who is also president of Central Family Welfare Organisation. She will meet the patients at the 92 Base Hospital Badami Bagh cantonment and interact with the families of the soldiers there, he added.
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