Amit Shah reviews Siliguri Corridor security, pushes for ‘triangular grid’
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has reviewed security arrangements at the Siliguri Corridor, a vital land link connecting Northeast India to the rest of the country. The government plans to establish a 'Triangular Security Grid' involving new military garrisons in Assam, Bihar, and West Bengal to enhance border surveillance.
Why it matters
The Siliguri Corridor is a strategically sensitive 'chokepoint' for Indian national security, making infrastructure and defense developments there highly significant.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday (August 22, 2026) held a meeting with senior officials of West Bengal and central forces to review security along the nation's eastern borders, focusing primarily on strengthening arrangements at the Siliguri Corridor, also called the 'Chicken's Neck', officials said.
The key focus of the meeting was to enhance border surveillance, improve coordination between the central security forces, intelligence agencies and the state police and administration, and draw up a framework for establishing a 'Triangular Security Grid', they said.
Senior officials of the Border Security Force (BSF) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) deployed along the borders also participated in the crucial discussion, which took place in Sukna, on the outskirts of Siliguri, on the third and final day of the Home Minister's visit to the State.
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