Road, military station in Kibithu named after India’s first CDS Gen Rawat

A army station on the banks of Lohit Valley alongside the Line of Precise Management (LAC) with China and a key highway on this mountain hamlet had been on Saturday named after India’s first Chief of Defence Employees Gen Bipin Rawat, round 9 months after he died in a helicopter crash.

As a younger Colonel, Rawat had commanded his Battalion 5/11 Gorkha Rifles at Kibithu from 1999-2000 and contributed immensely in strengthening the safety construction of the world.

The Kibithu army camp and the 22 km-long highway stretch from Walong to Kibithu had been named after Gen Rawat at a ceremony attended by Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brigadier (retd) B D Mishra, Chief Minister Pema Khandu, Jap Military Commander Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita and Gen Rawat’s daughters Kritika and Tarini. A number of senior army officers additionally attended the occasion.

The Kibithu army camp was renamed as Gen Bipin Rawat Army Garrison whereby a grand gate in-built native conventional architectural fashion was inaugurated by the governor.

The 22-km highway stretch from Walong to Kibithu was devoted as Gen Bipin Rawat Marg by Chief Minister Khandu.

An imposing life measurement mural of the Gen Rawat was additionally unveiled.

Gen Rawat was killed in a helicopter crash close to Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on December 8 final 12 months alongside along with his spouse Madhulika and 12 armed forces personnel.

Kibithu is a small hamlet on the banks of the Lohit Valley within the jap most a part of India.

A circle beneath Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh, Kibithu is taken into account an vital location from the army perspective.

The Military stated Gen Rawat’s imaginative and prescient and foresight had been instrumental in implementing the infrastructural improvement and guaranteeing societal progress within the space.

“Gen Bipin Rawat’s premature demise in December 2021 left an irreplaceable void within the nation,” it stated.

The occasion was attended by residents of Kibithu and Walong.

The Military stated the ceremony has additional synergised civil-military relations and is a befitting tribute to the primary Chief of Defence Employees of India.

In March, the then Military Chief Gen M M Naravane had introduced establishing of a ‘Chair of Excellence’ in reminiscence of India’s first Chief of Defence Employees Gen Bipin Rawat on the United Service Establishment of India (USI), a number one army suppose tank, in Delhi.