# Amit Shah pushes triangular security grid for Chicken’s Neck corridor 2026-08-24T00:07:26+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday reviewed security along India's eastern borders and pushed for a 'Triangular Security Grid' to strengthen the Siliguri Corridor, also known as the 'Chicken's Neck'. The review meeting was held at Sukna on the outskirts of Siliguri, on the third and final day of Shah's three-day visit to West Bengal. The proposed grid will comprise three new military garrisons at Dhubri in Assam, Kishanganj in Bihar and Chopra in West Bengal. The narrow corridor is the principal land link between the Northeast and the rest of India, lying close to the borders with Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. Shah stressed greater coordination between central forces, intelligence agencies, and state authorities, and directed the completion of pending infrastructure projects in a time-bound manner. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The Siliguri Corridor is barely 22 km wide at its narrowest point, making it a critical chokepoint for troop and goods movement to the Northeast. The proposed garrisons at Dhubri, Kishanganj and Chopra would create a triangle that blocks the two main entry routes from Bangladesh into the corridor. With the Centre already fast-tracking border fencing and surveillance projects, the next step will be land acquisition for the garrisons, a process that has often faced delays due to local resistance. Watch for state government clearances and compensation rates for the land needed. ## Coverage - assamtribune.com Straight news agency reporting of the review meeting, attributing statements and directives to Shah and the MHA without editorialising. This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Amit Shah, Assam, Ministry of Home Affairs, Sashastra Seema Bal, Siliguri Corridor, West Bengal Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/amit-shah-pushes-triangular-security-grid-for-chickens-neck-corridor/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/amit-shah-pushes-triangular-security-grid-for-chickens-neck-corridor/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/