5 Airfields to be Built in Uttarakhand | 13 Jan 2024

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The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is set to develop five airfields in Uttarakhand, including Gunji, Kalsi, Tanakpur, Tanakpur, Ghansali, and Navidhang.

Key Points

This initiative is necessary for enhancing the management of resources near the border with China.
The meeting also discussed the widening and strengthening work of the 10.9 km stretch,the strategic Auli-Joshimath route in Chamoli district.
The construction of the 15km alternative route from Bargaon in Joshimath to Auli is also proposed to be entrusted to the BRO.
Lt Gen Srinivasan shared details of the ongoing BRO projects, including roads from Baluwakote to Tawaghat and Lipulekh to Jolingkong in Pithoragarh district.

Border Roads Organisation (BRO)

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.
It works under the administrative control of the Ministry of Defence.
It has diversified into a large spectrum of construction and development works comprising airfields, building projects, defence works and tunneling and has endeared itself to the people.