New Delhi: Lieutenant General Codanda Poovaiah Cariappa has taken over as the new Master General Sustenance (MSG) of the Indian Army. Earlier, he was the General Officer Commanding of the elite First Strike Corps at Mathura. MGS is responsible for ensuring the sustenance of the Indian Army in terms of ammunition, clothing, general stores, and…

Agra: Lieutenant General Codanda Poovaiah Cariappa assumed charge as General Officer Commanding of the elite First Strike Corps at Mathura yesterday.  Alumnus of National Defence Academy and Indian Military Academy, Cariappa was commissioned on June 9, 1984 into the 4th Battalion of the Rajputana Rifles. He is an expert in manoeuvre warfare, counter terrorism and…