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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh connected Sunday inaugurated 125 strategically captious infrastructure projects of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) from Ladakh, the highest fig ever dedicated to the federation successful 1 event.
The Ministry of Defence said the projects, valued astatine astir ₹5,000 crore, span 2 Union Territories, Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, and 7 States including Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Mizoram. The initiatives comprise 28 roads, 93 bridges and 4 different cardinal assets, marking the largest worth inauguration successful the BRO’s history.
Addressing the ceremonial held connected the Darbuk Shyok Daulat Beg Oldie Road astatine the Shyok Tunnel site, Mr. Singh described the projects arsenic a testament to the Government’s committedness to borderline infrastructure nether the imaginativeness of Viksit Bharat. The 920 metre Shyok Tunnel, a large highlight, is engineered to supply each upwind connectivity to 1 of the world’s astir challenging terrains. He said the passageway would importantly amended mobility, information and accelerated deployment capabilities during utmost winters, erstwhile the portion experiences avalanches and dense snowfall.
Mr. Singh besides virtually inaugurated the Galwan War Memorial, built to honour the courageousness and sacrifice of Indian soldiers. Emphasising the multi dimensional worth of robust borderline connectivity, helium said specified infrastructure strengthens nationalist security, enhances logistics movement, boosts tourism and generates employment portion reinforcing people’s religion successful development.
Referring to Operation Sindoor, the Minister credited beardown connectivity for enabling the Armed Forces to behaviour the cognition with precision and coordination. He praised the synergy betwixt the forces, civilian medication and borderline residents, describing it arsenic the “unique identity” of the nation.
Mr. Singh besides highlighted the BRO’s humanitarian enactment successful Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Jammu and Kashmir, and acknowledged its technological advancements, including indigenous Class 70 modular bridges developed nether Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
Citing a grounds BRO expenditure of ₹16,690 crore successful FY 2024 25 and an enhanced outlay for FY 2025 26, helium reiterated the Government’s committedness to strengthening borderline infrastructure and achieving aforesaid reliance successful defence manufacturing. In the past 2 years, 356 BRO projects person been dedicated to the nation, underlining the organisation’s capableness crossed divers and hard terrains.
