India opens a temporary immigration post at Hatisar in Assam for visitors to Gelephu Mindfulness City
24 October 2026
A temporary immigration post at Dadgari, Hatisar, in Assam started working on 24 October, giving international visitors a direct crossing into Gelephu in Bhutan. India's Ministry of Home Affairs designated it so that Bhutanese and third-country nationals with valid travel documents can travel for Project 108 at Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC). The post also accepts e-visas and is to stay open until 7 November. Project 108 is the raising on 1 November of 108 Jangchub Chortens (Buddhist stupas), 15 metres high each, spread over 12 kilometres beside the Mau Chhu River. GMC lies in Bhutan's Sarpang district, which borders Assam. Without such a post, foreign visitors had to enter Bhutan at Samdrup Jongkhar or Phuentsholing and then travel on to Gelephu. India has also reaffirmed its commitment to set up an Immigration Check Post at Hatisar, first announced during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to Bhutan in November 2025.
In plain words
GMC Gelephu Mindfulness City — A special administrative region being built in Bhutan's Sarpang district on the Assam border.
MHA Ministry of Home Affairs — The Union ministry in charge of immigration and internal security.
Jangchub Chorten Stupa of Enlightenment — A Buddhist stupa marking the Buddha's enlightenment.
Immigration Check Post — An authorised point where travellers' entry into and exit from India are cleared.