Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir), July 29 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Sunday visited a forward post in the Kupwara sector.
A Ministry of Defence release said that Chief of Army Staff General Bikram Singh, Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma, Northern Army Commander Lt. Gen. K.T. Parnaik and other senior military and civil officials accompanied Antony on the visit.
During his visit, Antony was briefed about the infiltration pattern of militants in the sector and the measures being taken by the Army to prevent such attempts.
He also spent some time with the troops and asked about their welfare. He asked them about the quality of rations, clothing and shoes they were getting and whether they were satisfied with it.
The Ministry of Defence has taken several measures in the last few years to improve the quality of supplies to soldiers posted in remote locations of the country.
The minister has since returned to New Delhi. (ANI)
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