Major General Dinesh Udugama of the Gajaba Regiment assumed duties as the 70th Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army at the Army Headquarters today (05).

According to the Sri Lanka Army, with religious observances taking precedence, the newly appointed Chief of Staff assumed duties at the Chief of Staff Office, with senior officers of the Sri Lanka Army attending the occasion.

Major General Dinesh Udugama, an old boy of St. Sylvester’s College, Kandy, served as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army prior to this appointment. (Newswire)

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The Sri Lankan government does not intend to continue the position of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) following the retirement of General Shavendra Silva, according to Secretary to the Defence Ministry  retired Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha.

The CDS is the highest-ranking military officer in Sri Lanka, outranking the service commanders of the Army, Navy, and Air Force.

However, the position does not hold direct operational command over the forces but serves to coordinate inter-service operations and joint military strategies.

With General Silva’s retirement marking the end of an illustrious career, the government has reportedly decided not to appoint a successor, effectively abolishing the position. (Newswire)

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Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan reviewed the operational preparedness in the eastern sector over the weekend, amid heightened tensions with China that have seen India shore up defences in the strategically-vulnerable Siliguri Corridor among other measures along the entire frontier.

Gen Chauhan visited ‘forward areas’ in north Bengal and the Hasimara air base, where a squadron of the new Rafale fighters is based, as well as the headquarters of the 33 ‘Trishakti’ Corps at Sukna, where he was briefed on the operational situation along the northern borders in Sikkim, on Saturday and Sunday.

“Accompanied by 33 Corps commander Lt-General V P S Kaushik , the CDS assessed the progress of infrastructure development, operational and logistics preparedness in the region,” an officer said on Sunday.

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