Rajnath Singh to inaugurate infra projects in Arunachal today
Singh will inaugurate the Siyom Bridge near Boleng in Siang district and also virtually inaugurate 27 projects of the Border Roads Organisation.
Singh will inaugurate the Siyom Bridge near Boleng in Siang district and also virtually inaugurate 27 projects of the Border Roads Organisation.
The numbers are considered significant because with the temperatures plummeting to minus 20 degrees centigrade
The main event would be the unfurling of National Flag on Independence Day at 75 Highest Passes of India.
The BRO has achieved the feat due to the grit and resilience of its personnel who work in treacherous terrain and extreme weather conditions.
The defence minister noted that India has used weapons only for establishing peace and not to attack anyone or occupy anybody’s territory.
New Delhi is ramping up infrastructure to counter China’s advances in border areas of the North-east and Ladakh.
The constructed bridge has resumed road communication of 66-kilometre road starting from Jauljibi to Munsiyari.
With the inauguration of the strategically vital road, over 80-km of tough Himalayan terrain, between the Mangti camp near Tawaghat and Gunji in the Vyas valley, and the security posts on the Indian side of the border, has become accessible.
Till now, the enclave of around 35 square kilometres had hitherto been connected via pontoon bridge of limited load capacity.
What tends to be overlooked, taken for granted, is the virtually constant battle to keep open that critical section of National Highway 1-A on which troops, military stores, food, fuel, etc are supplied from Srinagar.
