Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh dedicated to the nation 12 roads, built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in the Northern and Eastern border areas. At an event organised in Lakhimpur district of Assam, the Minister e-inaugurated a 20 km long double lane Kimin-Potin road, along with nine other roads in Arunachal Pradesh and one each in the Union Territories of Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir. The roads have been constructed under Arunank, Vartak, Brahmank, Udayak, Himank and Sampark projects of BRO.
The roads inaugurated will play an important role in strengthening national security as well as promoting development of the North-East region. These roads will be helpful in fulfilling the needs of armed forces and transporting necessities like medicines and ration to remote areas. The road projects are part of the ‘Act East Policy’ of the government wherein special emphasis is being laid on the overall development of the border areas, add reports.