On Saturday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the first phase of the revamped police academy at Dergaon in Golaghat district. Shah also laid the foundation stone for the next phase.
Following the inauguration, Shah was apprised of the facilities at the ‘Lachit Barphukan Police Academy’ by DGP Harmeet Singh. Home Minister took a tour of the building, where senior officials also clicked photographs with the home minister.
He was accompanied by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal, among others. On Friday evening, Shah arrived in Dergaon for a three-day tour of Assam and Mizoram.
Officials said, “Spread over 340 acres, the academy is being refurbished at an estimated cost of Rs 1,024 crore in two phases”.
The Rs 167.4-crore first phase includes a five-story building housing smart classrooms, weapon stimulator, research labs and administrative offices, among other facilities, besides a museum and a modern parade ground.
An official said, “This modern infrastructure is designed to give the trainees both theoretical and practical aspects of police training seamlessly”.
He said, “The weapon training stimulator will help in preparing law enforcement personnel for real-world combat scenarios in a completely safe environment without involving risks, hazards and costs”.
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