Ministry of Defence
Road Projects along International Borders
Posted On:
02 JAN 2018 5:44PM by PIB Delhi
73 roads are identified as strategic Indo-China border roads (ICBR), out of which 61 ICBRs have been entrusted to Border Roads Organization (BRO) with a length of 3417.50 km which were planned to be completed by 2012. The state-wise details of the projects going on and pending for more than five years are given below:-
|
State
|
Roads completed
|
Roads under progress
|
|
Nos
|
Length
(in km)
|
Nos
|
Length (in km)
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
15
|
662.55
|
12
|
1129.40
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
04
|
59.63
|
01
|
56.00
|
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
04
|
198.70
|
08
|
894.44
|
|
Sikkim
|
01
|
8.46
|
02
|
53.52
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
03
|
33.25
|
11
|
321.55
|
|
Total:
|
27
|
962.59
|
34*
|
2454.91
|
*However, connectivity has been achieved in 23 out of these 34 roads.
There are delays in execution of some of the 61 ICBRs entrusted to BRO mainly due to the following reasons:-
- Delay in Forest/Wildlife clearance
- Hard rock stretches.
- Limited working season.
- Difficulties in availability of construction material.
- Delay in land acquisition.
- Damages due to natural disasters.
The Government has taken following measures to expedite the construction of border roads:-
- States of Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, J&K, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have constituted the Empowered Committee to resolve the issues pertaining to BRO.
- Outsourcing has been allowed to augment the capacity of BRO.
- Enhanced financial and administrative powers have been given to the executives of BRO.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri Narayan Lal Panchariya in Rajya Sabha today.
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