New Corps Commander designated for Kashmir Valley

The Indian Army has selected a new Corps Commander for the Srinagar-based 15 Corps Lt General Preshant Srivastava. He will take over his new appointment on October 15.

The Union Territory is going for elections after a gap of 10 years and will see the polling starting from September 18 to October 1 with results to be declared on October 4. Lt Gen Srivastava who has been appointed as the next Corps Commander of Chinar Corps will assume his new appointment only after the elections.

The officer has done extensive deployments in the Kashmir valley and before moving to the Army Headquarters, he was commanding a Rashtriya Rifles Victor Force in the valley.

Incumbent Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai is presently the commander of the Corps responsible for defence of the Kashmir valley and all operations along the Line of Control.Ghai has been cleared to take over as the new Director General of Military Operations succeeding Lt Gen Prateek Sharma.

Lt Gen Ghai is an expert in counter-terrorism operations and worked very closely with Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi in his days as Northern Army Commander.

Two important Principal Staff Officers in Army Headquarters including the Deputy Chief Strategy and Deputy Chief (Capability Development and Sustenance) are retiring on October 31.

Other officers have already taken over the 3 Corps in Dimapur and the new Army War College Commandant from the list of new postings issued on July 22.