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Meghalaya Inaugurates CIAT School and Police Welfare Complex in South Garo Hills

Officials say the site will leverage the district’s tough terrain for advanced training with further upgrades planned.

Meghalaya Gets New Counter-Insurgency & Anti-Terrorism Training Facility in South Garo Hills

Overview

  • Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma inaugurated the CIAT School and an Integrated Police Welfare Complex at Baghmara on January 20.
  • Leaders said South Garo Hills’ dense forests and difficult terrain create a natural environment for advanced counter-insurgency and counter-terror training for officers from Meghalaya, across India and abroad.
  • The complex features a hospital/dispensary, officers’ and JCO messes, a police welfare training centre, a sports complex and a recreational centre, plus an approach road and an overhead water tank.
  • Some facilities, including the dispensary and the sports complex, remain unfinished and are scheduled for completion in the coming years.
  • The project, conceived by then SP Davis N. R. Marak, was executed from February 2022 to January 2026, and the DGP said the school will serve as a centre of excellence with training led by field-experienced officers.