Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday (December 29, 2025) inaugurated a ₹111-crore permanent building of Guwahati Police Commissionerate and a surveillance system, comprising 2,000 CCTVs, for the city.
Mr. Shah also inaugurated an exhibition on new criminal laws, organised by the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID), at the newly unveiled Guwahati Police Commissioner’s office.
At a function in Guwahati, the Union home minister unveiled the two projects, developed at a total cost of ₹292 crore.
The 10-storey office building, including ground floor and basement, of the Commissionerate of Guwahati Police has been constructed at an expenditure of ₹111 crore and is located in Khanapara area.
The building will house all branches of Guwahati Police and will have a seating capacity for 400 officers, besides a library and an archive.
During the function, Mr. Shah also inaugurated the Intelligence City Surveillance System (ICSS) inside the new building.
As part of this system, developed at an investment of ₹181 crore, an advanced command and data facility — Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) has been set up.
The unit comprises 2,000 CCTV cameras and has 60 citizen safety and alerting systems, considerably enhancing the overall security apparatus of the Northeast’s largest city.
The ‘Exhibition on Naveen Nyaya Sanhita’ has been organised by the CID of the Assam Police to create awareness of the new laws among the public.
The presentation will also showcase the key features, objectives and implementation of the newly enacted legislations.
The capital city of Assam got its first Police Commissioner on January 1, 2015. Earlier, the city’s security was looked after by a Senior Superintendent of Police.
Since then, the Office of Guwahati Police Commissioner has been operating in different temporary sites. It has changed its address multiple times and used three different government offices so far before getting the permanent building, inaugurated by Shah.
The newly commissioned environment-friendly structure has the facility for 100% rain water harvesting with a water treatment and sewage treatment plants, along with solar panels to generate 42.3 KW of electricity.
The complex is planned to support high footfall of the public and officers with strong emphasis on safety, security, sustainability and public convenience.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had laid the foundation stone for construction of the new Police Commissionerate on January 5, 2023. It was scheduled to be completed in 24 months with a spending of ₹95 crore, which has escalated to ₹111 crore now.
At the same function, Mr. Shah flagged off 39 mobile forensic vans under the Assam Police.
Elect a government that will drive out infiltrators: Shah
Mr. Shah exhorted the people of Assam to elect a government in next year’s Assembly polls which will work against infiltration and in favour of development of the State.
He claimed that Assam has made progress over the last 10 years of BJP regime in the state and 11 years of the Narendra Modi government at the Centre.
Speaking after inaugurating a 5,000-seat auditorium in Guwahati, Mr. Shah said, “In elections in March-April next year, elect a government that doesn’t allow infiltration and works for the progress of Assam.”
“Much progress has been achieved in the last 10 years in Assam under the BJP governments. Bless the BJP with another 5 years and every infiltrator will be identified and sent back,” he said.
The Union Minister took a swipe at the Congress, blaming it for the State’s infiltration problem.
“For the sake of vote bank, the Congress encouraged infiltration which has threatened the identity of Assam today,” he alleged.
Mr. Shah asserted that the BJP-led government is now working for ‘cultural and economic renaissance’ of the State, and the ‘Jyoti-Bishnu Antarjatik Kala Mandir’ inaugurated by him at the event is a symbol of the State’s growth.
Published – December 29, 2025 05:35 pm IST
