Overview
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah directed central agencies to strengthen presence in the Siliguri Corridor and to implement a coordinated security architecture centered on a proposed triangular grid of garrisons.
- The triangular plan names three new garrisons at Dhubri (Assam), Kishanganj (Bihar) and Chopra (West Bengal) to bolster defenses around the narrow land link to the Northeast.
- The West Bengal government has provided 1,129 acres for border fencing plus about 560 acres more for corridor fortification, and the Centre has performed foundation ceremonies for new administrative buildings and barracks with roughly ₹190 crore cited for the works.
- A PIB statement said Shah ordered all central armed police forces, intelligence units and other agencies to complete pending infrastructure quickly, remove encroachments and step up measures against illegal immigration in the corridor.
- Officials framed the push as part of wider steps that include improved connectivity such as a proposed Delhi–Siliguri high‑speed rail, more Sainik schools and stronger Civil Defence and Home Guards, reflecting both security aims and local capacity building.