GUWAHATI: The brand new and state-of-the art joint training warfare centre set up by Indian Army and Umroi near Shillong will host its first ever joint exercise between India and with Bangladesh armies next week.
Nestled amongst the tranquil hills of Meghalaya at Umroi Cantonment of Indian Army, the centre has been set up for conducting joint exercises with foreign armies. The training centre has been envisaged keeping in mind the conducive weather terrain offering optimal training environment and has been developed at par with training centres of leading armies of the world.
The centre comprises best in class training facilities including obstacle training course, jungle lane shooting range and world class infrastructure comprising fully computerized & network enabled Computer Warfare Centre besides top-bracket accommodation facilities for foreign Armies. The whole infrastructure is eco-friendly and conforms to the highest standards maintaining the fragile eco-system of Umroi cantonment, according to the defence spokesman Lt Col. Suneet Newton
The project was envisaged in Umroi keeping its proximity to Guwahati city and Umroi Airport. It was completed in record time of one year from the scratch to being made operationally compliant for hosting “Exercise Milap” a multi-nation joint training exercise with the Bangladesh Army by Red Horn Division under the aegis of the Gajraj Corps of Indian Army. It will also host exercises with Myanmar and Chinese armies planned in the later part of next year.
The Indian Army has other joint training centres in Belgaum, Varangte (Mizoram) and Bakloh but Umroi is Eastern Command’s first of its kind independent- fully integrated Joint Training Node for Foreign Armies.