Khandu urges Army to maintain cordial relation with people

Friday, August 3, 2007, 18:10 [IST]

Itanagar, Aug 3 (UNI) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu has called upon the Army to maintain a cordial relation with people and work for the uplift of the state.

While interacting with 5 Mountain Division General Officer in Command Maj Gen D S Sidhu here, Mr Khandu had asked the GOC to give a blanket order to all his personnel against deforestation.

During the discussion, Maj Gen Siddhu requested the Chief Minister for allotment of land for army establishment, power supply, joint effort to improve road communication and proposed for requisition of state transport buses for the forces.

The Army Chief of Western Sector of the state had also urged the Chief Minister for his personal intervention to expedite the process for establishment of National Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports (NIMAS) at Rupa in West Kameng district.

UNI

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