GUWAHATI:
Indian Army’s Eastern Command General Officer commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Lt Gen Rana Kalita met chief minister Neiphu Rio in Kohima and discussed the security scenario of the state, on March 2.
“Lieutenant Gen. Rana Pratap Kalita, the new General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Indian Army’s Eastern Command called on me. He is the first from Assam and the NE region to be appointed to this position. Congratulations and best wishes to him for a successful tenure (sic),” Rio said in a tweet.
The chief minister assured full support of the security forces in maintaining a conducive security environment in the region.
Lt Gen Kalita, who is on a two-day visit to the state, on March 1, also interacted with chief secretary J Alam on Tuesday and visited the Headquarters IGAR (North) of Spear Corps in Kohima.
During the visit, the GOC-in-C was briefed on the operational and administrative preparedness as well as the security situation prevailing in Nagaland by senior officers.
Lt Gen Kalita commended the efforts of IGAR (North) in maintaining a high level of professionalism and appreciated their untiring endeavours towards assisting the local populace and civil administration, especially during pandemic times.