"See it has been reported in Parliament, there is some shortages of ammunition that exist and lets not really direct it at any one or specific to one border.
"The weaponry is common in the Indian Army but there are some shortages in some ammunition and there are efforts to try and build up these stocks," Army's Northern Commander Lt gen D S Hooda told reporters here.
He said though the day-to-day operations of the army would not be affected by the shortage, there needs to be a huge build up in a war-like situation.
On the implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP), he said the government has accepted it and "I am hopeful that it will come".
Lt Gen Hooda said the force understands the requirements of its soldiers and was extremely sensitive to their needs.
"Let me tell you that as far as the requirement of the soldiers is, everyone is extremely sensitive to their needs and the one sole agenda of the senior officers is that the guy on the border has what he needs," he said.
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