Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 20: Newly appointed Western Army Commander Lt Gen Surinder Singh today visited border areas of Jammu, Samba and Kathua and emphasized on the need to ensure high degree of alertness.
Lt Gen Singh, who had taken charges of the Western Command only few days back, took stock of the security apparatus in the sensitive areas of three border districts of Jammu region, which falls under his Command, and complimented all in successfully maintaining a high state of vigil, official sources said.
The Army Commander reviewed the deployment in the entire region and appreciated efforts being made by all the security agencies to enhance the levels of preparedness.
He stressed upon the need to coordinate the intelligence network of all agencies in the region so that prompt actions can be undertaken to defeat the nefarious designs of adversary.
Lt Gen Singh had taken over as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Western Command on September 17.
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