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Centre approves Army corps along China border

New Delhi, November 19
The government has given its final go-ahead to the Army for raising a corps along the China border. It will involve deployment of 50,000 additional troops along the border at a cost of Rs 65,000 crore.

The 17 Corps, the latest and the 14th such formation of the Army, will initially be based at Ranchi in Jharkhand and after development of infrastructure, will be moved to Panagarh in West Bengal. This will be the first corps with strike elements to be deployed close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

The Defence Ministry has given the Government Sanction Letter (GSL) to the Army in this regard with complete details of the new formation to be raised and the funds sanctioned for the purpose, government sources said.

The postings of the officers to the new formation have started and its chief will be chosen from the fresh batch of Major Generals who have faced a promotion board recently to be elevated to the rank of Lieutenant General, sources said. — PTI

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