India’s top defence bureaucrat travelled to forward areas in Gujarat’s Creek Sector on 04-05 February 2026, where h reviewed operational readiness and ongoing capability-building efforts.
During the visit, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command, along with senior officers of the Konark Corps, and received briefings on initiatives aligned with the Indian Army’s “Decade of Transformation” roadmap to build a technologically advanced, combat-ready force capable of multi-domain operations.
He also visited the Joint Control Centre, jointly manned by the Tri-Services, Indian Coast Guard, BSF and other security agencies.
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The centre aims at synergising the multi-source sensor inputs in the region to deliver a unified surveillance picture and enhance situational awareness for ground commanders.
The Defence Secretary also witnessed the multi-agency capability exercise ‘TATRAKSHA’, which demonstrated coordinated coastal and amphibious operations involving the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, BSF, and allied agencies.
The exercise featured real-time surveillance, precision strikes, joint logistics, and rapid-response drills aimed at addressing emerging maritime and border threats.
Singh inaugurated a Monumental Flag in the border region and observed an operational display of new-generation weapon systems during the visit.
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