Shah inaugurates campus of NSG Regional Hub at Kolkata

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New Delhi : Presiding over the inauguration of the National Security Guard (NSG) Regional Hub campus at Kolkata on March 1, 2020, Union Home Minister Amit Shah described it as an important step in the direction of giving adequate facilities to the brave NSG jawans, which are important for them to function unhindered in ensuring the security of the Nation.

Shah presided over the inauguration and foundation laying ceremony of various welfare projects for NSG worth over Rs 245 crore across Kolkata, Manesar, Chennai, and Mumbai. He said that the various facilities and schemes being inaugurated today would go a long way in ensuring the capabilities of the force and raising the morale of the jawans.

This state-of-the-art regional hub complex at Kolkata worth over Rs 162 crore will have Residential and Non-Residential Complexes to house 460 persons and families, office accommodation and modern training facilities such as Baffle firing range, indoor shooting range, obstacles, swimming pool, sports complex, and artificial rock craft wall etc.

This latest NSG complex has become a model regional hub of the NSG, which will help in honing the professional acumen of the NSG commandos and also contribute significantly in capacity building of the first responders, the Police forces of the States. The area of responsibility of this Hub comprises West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, and the entire North East. The Kolkata hub, hitherto functioning from the Kolkata airport, is the fourth to have permanent infrastructure after Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad, according to a PIB release.

Apart from the inaugurating Regional Hub, Kolkata, Shah also inaugurated the 120 family quarters at Training Centre, Manesar; Explosive Magazine built at NSG Hyderabad Hub; and laid foundation for the construction of family quarters at Regional Hub Chennai and Mumbai.

Addressing the gathering, Shah assured the force that under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi all expectations of NSG from the Central Government would be fulfilled in the next 5 years. The government would put in place an efficient system that would fulfil all the needs of the force including training modules for the officers for keeping them abreast with latest technology available globally and modus operandi of terrorist organisations; provision of modern technology, and arms and equipment.  The Government of India wants to keep NSG two steps ahead in the current global scenario and this vision would be achieved in the near future, he said.

Shah said that since its inception, NSG jawans have given supreme sacrifices to secure the Nation from all terrorist threats and have been successful in instilling confidence in the people. The NSG commando has become synonymous with a ‘sense of security’ for the citizens of India by dedicating each second of his valuable life for securing the Nation.

“Historically, India has never been an aggressor; we want world peace, yet we would not allow anyone to disturb India’s peace, unity and integrity,” Shah said. He mentioned that after the surgical srtike and Balakot airstrikes the world recognises the fact that India has a bold leadership that would not let even a drop of its soldiers’ blood go waste. Under the leadership of  Narendra Modi, Indian security forces have displayed their capability to strike deep inside enemy territory to avenge any act of terror against the country, which hitherto was only displayed by US and Israel.

In his welcome address, DG NSG,  Anup Kumar Singh, informed that NSG has conducted joint exercises with USA and France as part of its capacity building efforts.