Jammu, Apr 23: In the backdrop of the Chinese incursion in Ladakh sector of Jammu and Kashmir, Army Chief General Bikram Singh will arrive on a two-day visit of the state, starting Tuesday.
The Army chief will begin his visit on Tuesday in Jammu.The security situation will be the focus of his two-day visit, Defence sources said.
General Singh will chair a meeting at 16-Corps headquarter at Nagrota and then fly to forward areas of Rajouri and Akhnoor sectors, where he will be briefed by the field commanders about the security situation and counter infiltration measures.
He will also meet Chief Minister Omar Abdullah during the day and will have dinner meeting with Governor N N Vohra at Raj Bhawan tomorrow.
Next day, the Army Chief will fly to Doda region and will be briefed by the commanders of counter-insurgency Delta force.
According to top sources, around 20 soldiers of the People's Liberation Army pitched tents some 10 kilometres (6 miles) within Indian territory in Northen Ladakh.
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