BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE

June 29, 2021

In a virtual program from Kyungam in Leh district, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated 63 bridges built by Border Roads Organization (BRO) in eight states in the country.

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He inaugurated a 50-metre-long bridge constructed on the Leh-Loma Road in Ladakh. The Leh-Loma Road, which connects Leh with places such as Chumathang, Hanley and Tso Morori Lake, is vital for access to forward areas in Eastern Ladakh.
In addition, Shri Rajnath Singh virtually inaugurated 62 more bridges – 11 in Ladakh, four in Jammu & Kashmir, three in Himachal Pradesh, six in Uttarakhand, eight in Sikkim, one each in Nagaland and Manipur and 29 in Arunachal Pradesh.
With the inauguration of 63 bridges in one go, BRO has surpassed its own record of 44 bridges launched in 2020.
These 63 bridges, combined with 12 roads dedicated to the nation by Shri Rajnath Singh on June 17, 2021, form a bouquet of 75 infrastructure projects completed by BRO, when the nation is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its Independence.

Source : All India Radio