Army and IAF officials meet Arunachal CM

January 28, 2013 17:54

Top officials of the Army and Air Force today called on Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki to discuss core issues related to Army and IAF activities in the state.

While Shillong based Eastern Air Command Air Vice Marshal Praveen Bhatt discussed issues related to DM (Designated Marskman) range of the IAF and other activities in the frontier state, Tezpur based 4 Corp GoC Lt Gen C A Krishnan took up the issues of land requisition and road communication in the border state for Army activities, official sources said.

Assuring cooperation from the state government for Army and IAF activities in the state, Tuki reiterated his appeal for taking into confidence the local populace wherever the Indian Armed Force operated or were based. Taking note of the raising of the second battalion of Arunachal Scouts, he requested the Army to recruit as many local youths as possible.

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