Days after a portion of the 'Vikramshila Setu' in Bihar's Bhagalpur district collapsed, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has begun the construction of a temporary Bailey bridge over the damaged area.
The chief secretary chaired a meeting of the Ladakh Disaster Management Authority (LDMA) to review disaster preparedness, mitigation measures, and disaster initiatives in the UT.
The road enables transport of essential commodities, agricultural produce, and trade between Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.
In a high-altitude rescue and road restoration operation at the 10,500 ft Chatergala Pass in the Doda district of J&K, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has rescued 40 soldiers of the Army and 20 civilians who were trapped in deep snow, officials said on Tuesday.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday dedicated to the nation 125 strategically significant infrastructure projects of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) – the most to have ever been inaugurated simultaneously – from Ladakh.
On the podcast, Srinivasan recalled Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay’s account of growing up in a Bhutan without roads, when people relied on ponies and mules to travel to their villages, and how his mother worked with the BRO that later helped build them.
The priceless petroglyphs scattered across Ladakh are under severe threat from extensive road construction and weathering, particularly around villages situated along the Indus River.
In an exclusive interview to Ananya Dasgupta, Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan, PVSM, VSM, Director-General, Border Roads Organisation, describes the many challenging initiatives taken up by the organisation to connect India with its remotest corners.
On The Statesman Talk podcast with Ananya Dasgupta, BRO DG Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan, PVSM, VSM, talks about the work of the Border Roads Organisation, the infrastructure in border states along the LAC, and much more.
BRO DG Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan, PVSM and VSM, shares details of the massive infra surge along India’s borders. He talks about closing the infra gap along the China border soon.
