Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat visited the headquarters of Southern Command in Pune yesterday. <br/><br/>This was General Rawat's first visit to the Headquarters of Southern Command, the largest geographical formation of the Indian Army, after taking charge in December.<br/><br/>During the visit, the Chief of the Army Staff was briefed on operational readiness and other administrative aspects by Lt General PM Hariz, General Officer Commanding-in Chief of the Southern Command. <br/><br/>He also updated General Rawat on the current security situation in the Southern Command area of responsibility and proactive measures adopted by the Army to prevent any untoward incident.<br/><br/>General Rawat earlier served as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Command.