The Indian Border Road Organisation (BRO) on Tuesday (March 22) announced that the construction of the road leading to the China border in the Lipulekh area of Dharchula in Uttarakhand is in the final stages of completion.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in 2020 had inaugurated the construction of this crucial road for our army through virtual mode.
Colonel NK Sharma of the BRO told ANI, “The BRO is constantly focusing on last-mile connectivity. The road will reach the foothills of Kailash Mansarovar.”
Dharchula is a town in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand and once this road is completed, it will allow a seamless movement of supplies for not only the military but it will also help the local population who have been deprived of basic infrastructure for decades.
In 2021, the BRO had reported that it has constructed 24 bridges and three roads in four states and two Union Territories, including the road construction in Dharchula that was badly affected due to the cloud-burst in 2021 resulting in the motorway connecting Dharchula to the China border in Uttarakhand was closed for 20 days due to damage.
This caused a lot of problems for the locals and the Army which has been on constant alert since the Chinese aggression began in Eastern Ladakh in 2020 and it became essential for supplies to reach the border quickly.
That is why in the last five years, the Central government has taken several decisions to improve connectivity and prioritise infrastructure development projects in the areas near the international borders.
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