About Us

BRIEF ABOUT FRONTIER

• Name of the Frontier: Meghalaya Frontier
• Location: Umpling, Shillong
• Name of the Frontier IG: SH. OM PRAKASH UPADHYAY, IG
• Date of his taking over charge: 12th Feb 2025

Frontier HQ

SHQ Shillong was established on 1st Dec 1965 with entire NE theatre under its AOR.

On 26th April 1971 North Eastern Ftr (NEF) was established and in June’ 1983 it was further bifurcated into AMM&N Ftr and TC&M Ftr.

On 1st Nov 2006 Manipur and Mizoram were carved out from AMM&N and TC&M Ftr to form Mizoram and Cachar (M&C) Frontier and A&M Ftr also came in existence.

In Oct 2011 A&M Ftr was rechristened as Meghalaya Ftr and Guwahati Sector was placed under jurisdiction of Guwahati Ftr which was established on 1st Oct 2011. STC C C Pur and 111 Bn at Sataka (Nagaland) were placed under M&C Ftr.

• Sector HQ Shillong

  Shillong Sector is located at Mawpat, Shillong, Meghalaya. This Sector was raised on 1st December 1965 at Umpling with the responsibility of 1050 Kms of Indo-East Pakistan border in Assam, Meghalaya and Mizoram. On raising of Cachar and Mizoram Sector from 1st August 1981, 470 Kms of the IB in Cachar District of Assam and Mizoram were placed under SHQ BSF C&M.

  On 1st April 1988 Guwahati Sector was raised and 137 Kms of Assam border in Dhubri District was placed under Guwahati Sector. Prior to the year 2000, this Sector was responsible for manning 443 Kms of Indo Bangladesh border in the entire Meghalaya State.

  The entire area is hilly; covered with thick growths. The hills gradually rise towards the East. The border has a peculiar demarcation. India occupies the hills and Bangladesh territory begins from the foot hills. The Garos and Khasis are dominant tribes of this area. Monsoon with heavy rainfall lasts over six months during the year. Weather in Shillong is cold during winter and pleasant in summer but border areas remain hot and humid during summer.

• Sector HQ Tura

  Tura Sector was established on 15th August 2003 after carving out the Area of Responsibility from the existing Shillong and Guwahati Sectors. Sector HQ N&M (Nagaland & Mizoram), Koirengei, Imphal, which was looking after the C.I deployment in Manipur was shifted to Dobasipara, Tura, Distt – West Garo Hills (Meghalaya) and took over the responsibilities of the border in order to strengthen the Indo-Bangladesh border in Garo Hills, Meghalaya State.

  The entire area of this Sector is hilly; however, terrain in Bangladesh is plain. The Garos are dominating the area. Weather in this area is hot & humid.

• Sector HQ Jowai

  Jowai Sector was raised on 1st March 2012 after re-adjustment of the area of responsibility from the existing Tura and Shillong Sectors. This Sector has temporarily started functioning at Khliehriat, Distt HQ, East Jaintia Hills district and took over the border responsibilities in order to strengthen the Indo-Bangladesh border in the District of East Khasi Hills, West Jaintia Hills and East Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya State.

TOPOGRAPHY

The terrain in India side is hilly, covered with thick jungles, rugged, inter-spersed with rivers / rivulets. The Bangladesh territory starts from the foot-hills, generally plain, fertile, low-lying and prone to the flood. The height of mountains in Meghalaya is ranging from 300m to 2000m above mean sea level. Due to limited axial roads, access to the border areas and BOPs is limited. There are about 18 major rivers and number of nullah originating from the Meghalaya Hill ranges and enter into Bangladesh. During rainy seasons these rivers and nullahs get flooded with high speed of water flow. Due to the absence of bridges over the major rivers movement of vehicles and troops is hindered. However, almost all our BOPs are situated at the vintage points and dominating over the area of counterpart both by fire and observations.

• Important Rivers

  Simsang (Someswari in BD)

  Jadukata

  Umangi (Dhamalia / Balat)

  Piyang

  Lubha ( Surma in BD).

• Important Roads (India)

  Guwahati – Shillong – Jowai – Silchar (NH-44)

  Shillong – Dawki – Tamabil (NH-40)

  Shillong – Mawgap – Nongstoin

  Jowai – Amlarem - Dawki – Muktapur

  Shillong - Guwahati – Tura

  Tura – Dalu-Baghmara

  Tura – Williamnagar – Baghmara

DEMOGRAPHY

• Meghalaya (INDIA)

  Total Population of Meghalaya is 29,64,007 as per 2011 census.

  The Khasis, Garos and Jaintias are the main tribes. The other tribes include Koch, Rajbanshi, Boro, Hazong, Dimasa, Hmar, Lakher, Mikir, Rabha and Nepalese.

  Christian (70.5), Hindus (13.4), Animist (11.6) & Muslims (4.4).

  Occupation : Agriculture, Fishery, Mining, etc.