Four NSG hubs to be operational by June 30 !!!

The four NSG hubs announced in the aftermath of the Mumbai terror strikes last year will be operational by June 30.

This was stated by NSG director general N P S Aulakh after his meeting with union home minister P Chidamabarm on Tuesday.

"We have got land at all the four places -- Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Chennai," Aulakh said. The four hubs for both anti-terror and anti-hijack operations will be operational by June 30, he said.

In the aftermath of the Mumbai terror attacks in November last year, the government had decided to set up NSG hubs in the four cities followed by more in the state capitals.
The NSG is faced with gigantic task of setting up the hubs as the 8,000-strong force is drawing men from its existing ranks.

The force, which gets its men on deputation from the Army and paramilitary forces, is still in the process of recruiting additional personnel needed for the new hubs. In the meantime, it was likely to operationalise it with existing strength.

Sources said batches of 200-250 army commandos (drawn from the Special Action Group) and 50-60 paramilitary troops (drawn from the Special Ranger Group) would be deployed initially who will be the first line of defence and offence in case of a terror attack.

Construction of commando barracks and training facilities have started at these hubs and the force, in coordination with the state governments concerned, is completing communication and other civic facilities at these camps.

Till the time the training facilities are developed at the new hubs, fully trained commandos from the Manesar (Gurgaon) garrison would be deputed to man these centres.

The new centres will be equipped with all facilities for launching counter operations, the sources said, adding that para-military commandos will provide backup support.

The decision to create new regional hubs was taken by the Centre after demands from various state governments for tackling major terror-related activities.