Lieutenant General
Suresh Sharma took over as Engineer-in-Chief of the Indian Army today (01 Feb).
In his capacity as Engineer-Chief, in addition to steering the Corps of
Engineers, he will serve as the Principal Advisor to Chiefs of Army, Navy, Air
Force and the Ministry of defence on all matters pertaining to engineering
works services, being head of Military Engineering Services (MES).
The General Officer commanded an Engineer Regiment during
Operation Parakram and has held key operational logistics appointments in an
Infantry Brigade along the Line of Control and an Infantry Division &
Strike Corps in the South Western Theatre. He was assigned to the United
Nations as an Advisor and served as Chief operations Officer of the Mission in
Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Within the Corps,
the General Officer has commanded the Bengal Engineer Group and Centre, a
premiere training institution, and tenanted the appointments of Chief Engineer
(Indian Navy & Coast Guards) Mumbai Zone, Chief Engineer South Western
Command and Director General Combat Engineers at the Army HQs.
Prior to taking
over as the Engineer-in-Chief, he served as the 24th Director General of the
Border Roads Organisation (DGBR), where he provided direction and renewed
impetus to number of strategic border area projects. Today,
the BRO is a vibrant, effective and responsive government agency that stands tall
in the pursuit of its vision. On 26 January 2016,
the General Officer was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) by the
President of India.
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Manoj Tuli
APRO (Army)
