By: Dr. Dakter Esse (Deputy Editor-North East cum Bureau Chief-ICN Arunachal Pradesh)
The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Rtd.) met the Chief of the Army Staff (CoAS) General Bipin Rawat, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM at New Delhi on Wednesday last.
The duo discussed about the national security issues related to the state of Arunachal Pradesh. The Governor, who has visited the border posts recently, shared his observations with the CoAS.
The CoAS assured the Governor of the top operational readiness of the Indian Army deployed on the borders in Arunachal Pradesh to take on any challenges to our National security.
He also assured the Governor that the Indian Army will always continue to provide all kind of humanitarian help to the civil population residing in the border area.
The Chief of the Army Staff made a recommendation that our Govt. must provide all amenities to the people living in the border area so that they do not abandon their villages and move away from the border. He termed the people of border villages as our national watch assets.
The Governor apprised the CoAS of the plans which our Govt. has started to develop our border villages. The Governor also apprised the CoAS of the confidence building measure being put in place to encourage the border villages to live on there.
While conveying the goodwill of the people of the state for the pre-recruitment rallies in different parts of the state, the Governor emphasized on enlisting of youths to which the Army Chief agreed to do his best to the optimum level.
