Ahmedabad
Tuesday, 16 May 2023
Lieutenant General A K Singh, Army Commander, Southern Command concluded a two-day visit to Ahmedabad on 15 & 16 May 2023. He reviewed the operational preparedness and measures being undertaken to transform the Formation into a modern, cohesive, lean and agile warfighting force. The General Officer complimented the Officers, Junior Leaders and troops involved in undertaking disaster relief during relief operations in cyclone-prone areas, innovation in coordination with the academia of national importance, the conduct of NCC attachment camps including 250 Girl Cadets, adoption of border villages and local schools under Vibrant Village Program and Vidyanjali Scheme.
The Army Commander also called on Shri Acharya Devvrat, Hon’ble Governor of Gujarat and Shri Bhupendrabhai Patel, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat to discuss issues of national interest and apprised about the profound contribution of the Indian Army towards Nation Building and continued preparedness to respond to future challenges. The Hon’ble Governor and Chief Minister appreciated the existing high order of civil-military cooperation evident in the recently conducted Operation Morbi Rahat and in undertaking the development of border areas and hinterland in the State of Gujarat.
PR GNR/NM/MC/CK/55/2023
