Moving towards theatre commands: Himachal, Uttarakhand put fully under Central Army

As the country works towards making theatre commands, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh have been put entirely under the Lucknow-based Central Command.

As the country works towards making theatre commands for enhancing jointness among defence forces for war fighting, the Indian Army has redrawn the boundaries of responsibility along the China border. Now, the states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh have been put entirely under the Lucknow-based Central Command.

“The move to redraw the boundaries of the commands will now see that the Western Command would know now not have any responsibility on the China border whereas the Central Command would be responsible for the entire Himachal and Uttarakhand sector along the China border,” top government sources told India Today.