Border Roads Organization (BRO)

 

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BRO is a modern and transmitted transnational construction organization that is committed to meeting the strategic requirements of the Indian armed forces. The organization plays a vital role in upscaling infrastructural development.

●       BRO was conceived and raised in 1960 by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru for coordinating the speedy development of a network of roads in the North and the North Eastern Border regions of the country.

●       Initially, BRO was functional under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, But since 2015, it is being managed and it functional under the Ministry of Defence.

●       The BRO Raising Day is celebrated on May 7, every year and its motto is Shramena Sarvam Sadhyam ( everything is achievable through hard work).

●       The organization headquarters in Seema Sadak Bhawan, New Delhi and its Director General is Lt. Gen. Rajeev Chaudhary.

●       It has diversified into a large spectrum of construction and development works comprising airfield, building projects, defense works and tunneling and has endeared itself to the people.

●       The BRO, in more than six decades, has constructed over 61000 kms of roads, over 900 Bridges, four tunnels & 19 airfields under challenging conditions along India's borders and in friendly foreign countries, including Bhutan, Myanmar, Afghanistan and Tajikistan .

●       The composition of this organization comprises officers and troops who are selected from the Indian Army's Corps of Engineers, Army Service Corps, Military Police and other personnel. Candidates selected through the UPSC IES ( Indian Engineering Services) are appointed to this organization.

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24.1 Some Recent Achievements and Significance of BRO:-

         In 2022-23, the BRO completed 103 infrastructure projects, the most by the organization in a single year.

    These include construction of shyak Bridge of Load class 70 in Arunachal Pradesh and Along-Yingkiong Road.

●       Atal Tunnel: It is located in Himachal Pradesh’s Rohtang pass. It connects Solang Valley near Manali to Sissu in Lahaul and Spiti district.

●       Nechiphu Tunnel: Foundation stone was laid on the Balipara-Charduar-Tawang (BCT) road in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh.

●       Daporijo Bridge: It is over Subansiri river in Arunachal Pradesh.

●       Kasowal Bridge: It is over Ravi river. It connects Kasowal enclave in Punjab along the India - Pakistan border to the rest of the country.

●       Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldie Road: It connects Leh via the villages of Darbuk and Shyok at southern Shyok River Valley, with the Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO) post near the northern border.

●       Barsi Bridge (longest bridge on Manali–Leh highway): It is built on Bagga river, which joins with Chandra river at Tandi in Lahaul to flow down into Jammu & Kashmir as the Chenab.

     BRO performs two separate functions during the time of peace and during the war. In peace it's contribute in the social-economic development of border states and developing the infrastructure of operational roads for the staff.

    Not just in India, but in our friendly neighboring countries as well, BRO has had a part to play in the infrastructural development. Project Dantak in Bhutan which is one of the oldest project of the Border Roads Organization.

    Apart from this, it also woks in reconstruction, in case of a calamity or natural disaster.

— Team Yuva Aaveg

(Praveen Kumar Maurya)

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