Shillong, Dec 15: The State government today notified the setting up of an Urban Warfare Training Facility (UWTF) to provide realistic and scalable training to police personnel.
The facility will come up at Mawiong.
According to the notification, the facility will offer training ranging from basic Close Quarter Battle (CQB) techniques to advanced operations such as multi-storey building clearance, hostage rescue, breaching and integration of urban surveillance systems.
The facility is aimed at strengthening the state’s operational capacity, reducing risks to security forces and improving inter-agency coordination during urban security operations, the notification said.
In a separate notification, the government also approved the establishment of a Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare (CIJW) school at Baghmara in South Garo Hills district.
The CIJW school will impart specialised training in counter-insurgency and jungle warfare to state police personnel and commando forces, and will also train special units engaged in jungle warfare and counter-insurgency operations.
Meanwhile, the government also notified creation of a new Police Station at Byrnihat in Ri-Bhoi District to be known as Byrnihat Police Station.
The boundaries of Byrnihat Police Station are Jorabat Outpost (Assam) in the North, Umsning Outpost/Sonapur Police Station (Assam) in the East, Nongpoh Police Station in the South and Khanapara Police Station in the West.
