Itanagar, Jan 2: The Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM, ADC visited forward areas of Arunachal Pradesh on his visit to the state.

The Chief of Defence Staff was briefed on the Operational Situation by Lieutenant General RP Kalita AVSM, SM, VSM GOC Spear Corps as well as other military Commanders. He also visited the forward outpost in Subansiri valley and interacted with soldiers deployed along the Line of Actual Control.

The Chief of Defence Staff was given a first-hand account of the Operational Preparedness and morale of troops deployed in the forward areas in harsh terrain and extreme weather conditions.