Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan reviewed the operational preparedness in the eastern sector over the weekend, amid heightened tensions with China that have seen India shore up defences in the strategically-vulnerable Siliguri Corridor among other measures along the entire frontier.
Gen Chauhan visited ‘forward areas’ in north Bengal and the Hasimara air base, where a squadron of the new Rafale fighters is based, as well as the headquarters of the 33 ‘Trishakti’ Corps at Sukna, where he was briefed on the operational situation along the northern borders in Sikkim, on Saturday and Sunday.
“Accompanied by 33 Corps commander Lt-General V P S Kaushik , the CDS assessed the progress of infrastructure development, operational and logistics preparedness in the region,” an officer said on Sunday.
