During 2013 North India floods in its rescue operations " Operation Surya Hope " in Uttarakhand , the Central Command mobilised over 8,000 troops for rescue and relief operations for stranded people on all four different axis of Rishikesh-Uttarkashi-Harsil-Gangotri axis , Rudraprayag-Kedarnath axis , Joshimath-Badrinath axis and Dharchula-Tawaghat axis in Pithoragarh district . Under operation Ganga , the Army evacuated 1,150 persons from Harsil area ; 6,000 from Joshimath and 700 from Tawaghat area . Army operations in the 40,000 square kilometres were led by Lieutenant General Anil Chait , General Officer Commanding-in-Chief , Central Command
2013 North India floods
2013 North India floods
Central Command (India)