To ensure swift movement of troops at borders with China and Pakistan, Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has constructed 24 bridges and three roads, including at the height of over 19,000 feet in Ladakh, in four states and two union territories.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh virtually inaugurated these 24 bridges and three roads from Delhi. Of the 24 bridges, nine are in Jammu and Kashmir, five each in Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh, three in Uttarakhand and one each in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. Of the three roads, two are in Ladakh and one is in West Bengal.
The projects e-inaugurated by Singh have been completed on important road axis and laterals along the Northern and Eastern borders of the country.
The highlight was the inauguration of India’s first indigenous class 70 — 140-feet Double-Lane Modular Bridge — built at the height of 11,000 feet at Flag Hill Dokala, Sikkim and Chisumle-Demchok road at Umling La Pass at over 19,000 feet in Ladakh which also holds the Guinness World Record of world’s highest motorable road.
