Chidambaram to inaugurate NSG hub in Kolkata

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Chidambaram to inaugurate NSG hub in Kolkata
PTI|NEW DELHI, September 18, 2011

National Security Guard (NSG) commandos all in attention during the inauguration of the NSG regional hub in Chennai. A file photo : M. Vedhan.

The NSG commando hub at Kolkata will soon be fully operationalised as Home Minsiter P Chidamabaram will inaugurate infrastructure facilities there on September 21.

The 20-acre hub at ‘Badu’ near the international airport houses a squad of 241 crack commandos for anti-terror and counter-hijack operations for over a year.

“The infrastructure facilities at the hub have now been made permanent and it will have full facilities for the commandos stationed here for special operations,” NSG Director General Rajan K Medhekar told PTI.

The hub has permanent buildings and commando barracks along with infrastructure for administrative and other works, constructed by the National Buildings Construction Corporation of India (NBCC).

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will also attend the event along with Mr. Chidambaram.

The decision to deploy National Security Guard (NSG) commandos at strategic locations in the country and reduce their ‘strike time’ for conducting “swift” anti-terror operations was taken in the aftermath of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks in 2008.

Four NSG hubs have been created in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata.

 

[T90TankGuy]

i think this was the last of the hubs to be inaugurated, while they have been posted in these cities for the past 3 yrs the infrastructure took time to build. now they have their own infra in place.

 

[Skull and Bones]

I'd have felt better if Sandeep Unnikrishnan's father would have inaugurated it.

 

[livingdead]

Why are they wearing monkey caps.

 

[Anish1]

And his party members cry over Batla house.

 

[acetophenol]

I'd have felt better if Sandeep Unnikrishnan's father would have inaugurated it.

yeah.
i think all armed force's institutions must be inaugurated by the relatives of the martyrs.

 

[Federer]

They should be occasionally sent on the Border to scare the Pole Vaulters.

 

[Skull and Bones]

yeah.
i think all armed force's institutions must be inaugurated by the relatives of the martyrs.

I personally feel any politicians inaugurating any military institution is an insult.

 

[boris]

Why are they wearing monkey caps.

they are balaclava's to mask their faces they have just kept the covering portion down isiliye bandar hat jaisa lagta hain.

 

[acetophenol]

I personally feel any politicians inaugurating any military institution is an insult.

me too b brutus!

 

[Varunastra]

Why are they wearing monkey caps.