Rajnath Singh inaugurates 90 BRO infrastructure projects worth Rs 2,900 crore

Rajnath Singh appreciated the BRO for being conscious about its responsibilities towards the environment and using modern techniques & technologies for infrastructure development. (Image: ANI)

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on September 12 dedicated 90 infrastructure projects of Border Roads Organisation (BRO), worth over Rs 2,900 crore, to the nation. The projects are spread across 11 states and union territories.

These include Nechiphu Tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh; two airfields in West Bengal; two helipads; 22 roads and 63 bridges. Of these 90 projects, 36 are in Arunachal Pradesh; 26 in Ladakh; 11 in Jammu & Kashmir; five in Mizoram; three in Himachal Pradesh; two each in Sikkim, Uttarakhand & West Bengal and one each in Nagaland, Rajasthan and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Singh complimented the diligent effort and devotion of the organisation's staff as well as the dedication of the government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for the prompt completion of these projects.

“Together with BRO, we are ensuring that the nation is secure and border areas are developed. Timely completion of infrastructure projects in far-flung areas has now become the new normal of New India,” he said.

With the inauguration of 90 projects, a record 295 infrastructure projects of the BRO, at an overall cost of Rs 8,000 crore, have been dedicated to the nation since 2021. In 2022, 103 projects worth  Rs 2,900 crore were inaugurated; while in 2021, 102 projects at a cost of over Rs 2,200 crore were dedicated to the nation.