Rajnath Singh on two-day go to to Andamans; to evaluate preparedness of ANC

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will arrive right here on Thursday to evaluate the operational preparedness of the Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC), officers mentioned.

On his two day go to, Singh will maintain a high-level assembly with Lt Gen Ajai Singh, the sixteenth Commander-in-Chief Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN), to get a first-hand report of the general operational state of affairs, they mentioned.

The Union minister is scheduled to reach in Port Blair round 1.30 pm.

Singh’s itinerary features a navy surveillance at Campbell Bay on Great Nicobar Island, the place the naval air station INS Baaz is situated.

The defence minister expressed his need to personally go to INS Baaz on Friday to supervise the station’s capabilities to thwart challenges, the officers mentioned.

Singh may also be interacting with the troops deployed in and across the Islands.

He could announce some key growth initiatives together with extension of the runway at Car Nicobar, Campbell Bay and in Shibpur (North Andaman), which can additional strengthen capabilities of the ANC, an official mentioned.

The ANC is the primary tri-service theatre command of the armed forces, which was established on October 8, 2001.

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