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- Lieutenant General Manoj Pande has been appointed as the next chief of the Indian Army (COAS).
- He will be the first officer from the Corps of Engineers (The Bombay Sappers) to be named as the COAS.
The Army’s system of Corps and Regiments
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What is Corps of Engineers and its role in India’s defence?
- The Indian Army Corps of Engineers is one of the oldest arms of the Indian Army.
- The Corps of Engineers bestowed with the task of providing combat engineering support, developing infrastructure for armed forces and other defence organisations.
- It is also responsible for maintaining connectivity along the borders, besides helping the civil authorities during natural disasters and calamities.
- College of Military Engineering (CME) in Pune is the premier technical and tactical training institution of the Indian Army Corps of Engineers.
- The Corps of Engineers has three groups, i.e. Madras Sappers, Bengal Sappers and Bombay Sappers.
- These three groups were amalgamated into the Corps on November 18, 1932.
- Roles played by it :
- The tasks of the Indian Army Corps of Engineers are executed through four pillars of the Corps
- Combat Engineers.
- Military Engineer Service
- Border Road Organisation
- Military Survey.
- The tasks of the Indian Army Corps of Engineers are executed through four pillars of the Corps
Source:Times Now
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