New Guard Establishment
- The Indian Army has strengthened its eastern border by setting up three new guard posts.
- The new establishments include the Lachit Bor Phukan military station in Assam’s Dhubri district and forward posts at Kish Anganj in Bihar and So-Phra in West Bengal, all located close to the India-Bangladesh border.
- The Siliguri corridor, a short land link to India’s eight northeastern states, is strategically important, and the additional guard posts will improve surveillance in the region, the official added.
- Wing Commander Hi-Manshu Tiwari, Chief PRO, Ministry of Defence, Kolkata, also laid the foundation stone for the Lachit Bor Phukan military station in Pamunikhan
- Named after an Ahom commander.
- The Indian Army has appreciated the support extended by the Assam government and local administration for the speedy establishment of the station
