Army chief reviews operational readiness of Southern Command

NEW DELHI, Sept 11:
Army chief Gen Bikram Singh reviewed the state of operational preparedness of the Southern army with the top brass of the command in Pune today.
Gen Singh also interacted with senior functionaries of Southern Command and addressed the officers of the station on the contemporary challenges facing the army, the collective efforts required in overcoming these and requirement of maintaining the highest standards of operational preparedness and discipline.
According to a statement issued here, the Army Chief emphasised on value based leadership, reiterating the Indian Army’s ethos of commitment and professionalism.
In a first-of-its-kind, approx 3,000 officers in 24 stations of the Command were also able to view the Army Chief address through a real time video link. In his interaction with ex-servicemen later, he assured them of concerted effort towards solving their problems during this ‘Year of Veterans’.  
Gen Singh will be visiting the National Defence Academy tomorrow. He, thereafter, proceeds to Bhopal where he will review the operational preparedness of the Sudarshan Chakra Corps and address all army officers of Bhopal Military Station.
The Army Chief will also call upon Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav.  (UNI)