New Inspector General Assam Rifles (South)
Date : 6th November 2016
New Inspector General Assam Rifles (South)
In a ceremony held at HQ IGAR (South), Major General Virendra Singh, VSM has taken over as the Inspector General Assam Rifles (South) from Major General VS Sreenivas, VSM** on 05 November 2016.
Major General Virendra Singh, VSM has previously commanded 21 Sector Assam Rifles in Tripura besides holding many distinguished command and staff appointments at all various levels in the Indian Army. A highly qualified and professionally competent officer, he has been singularly handpicked for the challenging assignment.
Major General VS Sreenivas relinquished his command as IG AR (South) after an extremely eventful and fruitful tenure which witnessed attainment of new pinnacles of glory. He effectively tackled the insurgency in Manipur and successfully worked towards making IGAR (South) true ‘Friends of Manipur’.
He was also instrumental in executing a large number of substantial Civic Action Projects across the state which in turn had a positive impact towards overall development of the society, especially the remote areas. With his operational vision, he executed advance deployment of troops and synergised operations resulting in enhanced security within the State and along Indo-Myanmar border.
He ensured synergy with political and civil hierarchy, orchestrated perception management, conceptualised comprehensive development of Manipur by addressing core issues through people friendly initiatives while simultaneously fine tuning administrative setup of men under his command to further improved their quality of life.
Major General VS Sreenivas and Mrs Laxmi Sreenivas were given a warm farewell before leaving Mantripukhri today. During his farewell, Maj Gen VS Sreenivas appealed to the people of Manipur to participate in the peace process, hand in hand with the security forces. He also expressed his gratitude to all sections of people including civil administration, Govt of Manipur and members of the media for their unstained support, constructive criticism and affection. He further congratulated the new IG AR (South) on taking over the baton and wished him god speed for his tenure.
* This Press Release was sent to e-pao.net by Procell HQ IGAR(S) who can be contacted at procelligarsouth(AT)gmail(DOT)com
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