INTRODUCTION The Siliguri Corridor , a narrow strip of territory, connects mainland India to the entire northeastern region. Situated in northern West Bengal, infamously known as the ‘Chicken’s Neck’, it is India's most vital and vulnerable strategic location. The connectivity of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura, and Sikkim with the rest of the country through road, railway, oil pipelines, power lines, as well as troop movement, depends