"The division will now be being raised with one brigade in the beginning. Its western theatre command now handles the entire LAC with India instead of the earlier Chengdu Military Region in the east and the Lanzhou Military Region towards the north, as was reported by TOI.Under the new 17 Corps, the 59 Infantry Division was the first to be raised at Panagarh in West Bengal . "With the 59 Division now almost fully operational, the focus now is on raising the new 72 Division. Initial planning for the 17 Corps to hold its first exercise at Ladakh in August-September is also now underway," said the source.The Army, however, has struggled to raise the 17 Corps, which envisages as many as 30 new infantry battalions and two Para-SF units, often cannibalizing from its critical war wastage reserves (WWR) in absence of dedicated funding.Another big problem has been the tardy pace of infrastructure development along the LAC. The first two howitzers arrived in India on may 18 under the $737 million deal inked with the US government.

Source: Times of India May 28, 2017 17:35 UTC