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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Top officials of the Southern Army Command will meet Chief Minister Oommen Chandy here on Monday for a civil-..

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Top officials of the Southern Army Command will meet Chief Minister Oommen Chandy here on Monday for a civil-military liaison conference. The conference, organised after a gap of four years, will be held at the Government Guest House, Thycaud. It will discuss issues related to law and order, security, welfare of armed services personnel and ex-servicemen and Army-State government on various issues.
Southern Army Commander Lt. Gen A K Singh and other senior officers of the command including Major Generals Y C Tharakan, K Surendranath, N S Jamwal and A K Pradhan will attend the meeting. Lt Gen A K Singh will arrive here on his maiden visit as Southern Army Commander on Sunday. He will be in the state until August 2, a defence spokesperson said. Commissioned into Armoured Corps in 7 Cavalry, Singh is a graduate of the Staff College at Camberley, UK, and has undergone the Higher Command Course at Army War College and the prestigious Senior Officer Course at National Defence College.

He has served as Director General, Perspective Planning, where he was responsible for all future strategies, development of long term perspectives and plan formulation of the Indian Army.