NEW DELHI: The Army conducted a significant joint battle workout over the last 10 days with the Indian Air Force and central armed police (CAPFs) in North Bengal to practice fight preparedness in a networked and integrated environment, amidst the increased stress in the eastern sector of the Line of Actual Control with China.Swift mobilisation and releases, using the current weapons and devices, were performed at various areas during Trishakti Prahar, which culminated with an incorporated firepower exercise in the Teesta field firing varies on Tuesday, sources said.The militaries have actually taken a series of actions to mitigate the risk to the Siliguri Corridor, a narrow strip of land that connects the Northeast with the rest of India, in addition to other vulnerable areas in the region.The incorporated Army drills come ahead of the enormous Poorvi Akash air combat workout by the IAF in the entire eastern sector from February 1to 5, which will consist of Rafales and Sukhoi-30MKI fighters flying from airbases like Hasimara, Chabua and Tezpur.Army chief General Manoj Pande had actually evaluated the operational military readiness along the LAC in Arunachal Pradesh on January 22-23, the very first such visit to the border state after Indian and Chinese troops clashed at Yangtse in the crucial Tawang sector on December 9.
There has been an escalation in stress along the 1,346-km stretch of the LAC in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh in the past three-four months, with individualss Liberation Army having also increased the variety of its soldiers in the eastern sector.This includes 2 extra integrated arms brigades, each having around 4,500 soldiers with tanks, artillery and other weapons.