Lt Gen C Bansi Ponnappa is new GOC Vajra Corps

Jalandhar, December 2

Lt Gen C Bansi Ponnappa on Wednesday took charge as the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Vajra Corps (Defenders of Punjab).

He was the Chief of Staff at Headquarters Northern Command prior to assuming command of the Vajra Corps. He was commissioned in the 2nd Battalion of the Mahar Regiment in June 1985, after training in NDA and IMA where he had excelled. He is also an alumnus of Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, College of Defence Management, Secunderabad, and National Defence College, Delhi.

Lt Ponnappa has served in various operational environments, including counter-insurgency, along the Line of Control and counter-terrorism operations and two UN Peace Keeping Missions. He commanded his battalion in both desert/ amphibious and counter-terrorism environment. — TNS