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.