Army chief Gen S Padmanabhan has reviewed the preparedness of the forces in the wake of military build up along the border in a meeting in Jaisalmer with senior officials in the field, official sources said on Saturday. He would visit the forward areas later n Saturday, they said. Padmanabhan, who arrived in jaisalmer on Friday, also had an aerial survey of the Western Border. The Army Chief's visit immediately after Defence Minister George Fernandes' tour is being considered very important in view of huge deployment of Pakistani forces accross the border, the sources said.
Bureau report