HANDIGARH: Havildar Sampuran Singh (retd), a Vir Chakra awardee of the Indo-Pak 1971 war in Poonch sector, inaugurated a new canteen outlet at Field Area Family Accommodation Complex in Sector 29, Chandigarh.

HT PHOTOHavildar Sampuran Singh inaugurating an army canteen in Sector 29, Chandigarh, on Friday.

This extension counter will fulfill long cherished demand of the field area families residing in Sector 29 complex and vicinity. This will also enable the provision of canteen services at the door steps of the families and dependents of the soldiers who are deployed in field areas.
The new facility is in sync with the four corner stones of welfare, namely ‘Sahuliyat, Sambandh, Sehat and Samman’, said Lt Gen KJ Singh, Army Commander, Western Command. Lt Gen Gurdeep Singh, Chief of Staff, senior army officers, veterans and residents of Field Area Family Accommodation Complex was also present on the occasion.