Mumbai:
After the 26/11 attack, fittingly Mumbai will get the first NSG commando hub on Wednesday.
But the sight of NSG commandos chugging along in a bus to reach the Taj and Trident hotels, like during the 26/11 attacks, can very well be repeated. They may have got new, regional bases, but major challenges remain.
They still need dedicated helicopters to ferry them to city centres and other areas of action.
The commandos also want more modern weapons. And their plea to source equipments like the Prime Minister's SPG without a laborious tendering process hasn't been cleared yet.
Over the next 48 hours, the four new NSG centres will have about 100 commandos each to begin with.
But instead of 200 Army officers required for the four hubs only a tenth are available. The Army which is about 13000 officers short says it cannot spare anymore.