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Eastern Command Breaks Ground on Dhubri Military Station, Activates New Base in West Bengal

The Army casts the projects as logistics-focused hubs to support operations along the Bangladesh frontier.

Overview

  • Lt Gen R C Tiwari reviewed operational readiness and the internal security situation in Assam’s Dhubri border areas on November 6.
  • He laid the foundation stone for the Lachit Borphukan Military Station at Bamunigaon in Dhubri, described as a future logistics, training and administrative base.
  • The location on the Brahmaputra near the Bangladesh border is cited for strategic value, with gratitude conveyed to the Assam government for facilitation.
  • Eastern Command said a new base at Chopra in North Dinajpur, West Bengal, is operational, with Brahmastra Corps troops credited for rapid establishment.
  • Command leadership urged the highest operational preparedness and engaged local officials, including Chopra MLA Hamidul Rahaman, to reinforce civil–military cooperation.