Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated infrastructure projects worth Rs 724 crore in Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 3, 2023 23:58 IST
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also released a compendium on new technologies being adopted by the BRO in the construction of roads.
By Manjeet Negi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated 28 infrastructure projects worth Rs 724 crore on Tuesday. Last year, 102 infrastructure projects of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), worth Rs 2,229 crore, were inaugurated.
In a ceremony organised by the Border Roads Organisation in Arunachal Pradesh, the defence minister inaugurated 22 bridges and three roads. Infrastructure development was part of critical strategic projects completed in a record time frame using state-of-the-art technology.
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Out of these projects, eight have been constructed in Ladakh, four in Jammu and Kashmir, five in Arunachal Pradesh, two in Rajasthan and three in Sikkim, Punjab and Uttarakhand, respectively.
On September 6, 2022, an MoU was signed between the Development and Education Communication Unit (DECU), ISRO and Border Roads Organisation.
The defence minister also released a compendium on new technologies being adopted by the BRO in the construction of roads, bridges, airfields and tunnel infrastructure to negate the effects of remote and hostile terrain with adverse weather conditions, which unduly affects the quality of civil engineering works and meeting the timelines of completion of the projects.
Speaking on occasion, Rajnath Singh lauded the BRO’s commitment towards establishing connectivity in far-flung areas by ensuring the timely completion of roads and bridges.
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