Overview

• The UP cabinet under CM Yogi Adityanath approved a 99-year lease of eight acres in Gaura Barik Cantonment for a new National Security Guard hub.
• The land will be transferred free of cost with stipulations as a one-time exception, explicitly barred from setting future precedents.
• NSG commandos conducted a four-day assessment to confirm the site’s strategic advantage for rapid deployment near the Ram Mandir and other sensitive establishments.
• The hub is one of three new centres slated to expand the NSG network from five regional stations to eight nationwide to address heightened pilgrimage security needs.
• Officials say preparatory work and infrastructure development will start soon in coordinated state-central action to bolster local security capabilities.