Consequently, our ability to counter and contest conflict in the border areas has enhanced. Nearly 60% of the budgetary allocation for infrastructure development is utilised on the Sino-Indian border. A major part of border road and connectivity is related to national security so it is pertinent to spruce it up besides a major part is also to improve people to people connectivity like in Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan.
Emphasis has been given to make life easier for those living in the border areas which was neglected in the past. Between 2008 and 2014, 3,600 km of border roads were built and between 2014 and 2022 this reached 6,800 km.
The Border Roads Organisation is constructing close to 80 new roads and is involved in a big project in Arunachal Pradesh where 1,800 km roads of inter-valley connectivity will be made at an estimated cost of Rs.3,000 crores.
The BRO has made 4,445 km roads from Kashmir and Ladakh to Tripura at Rs.9,000 crores. Amidst all this, the border talks with China goes on.
Meanwhile, regarding its other neighbours which include Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan the Foreign Minister highlighted that there were many development projects. The only neighbour about whom he didn't talk about was Pakistan.
My take
A long pending program and I congratulate the Modi government for taking up the exercise in a big way.
Tailpiece.
Got up at a trifle before 6, the chores and was ready by a half past 9.
We went across to Dr (Mrs) Sodhi, the pulmonologist, to report about Lekha's discomfort around her chest region at 1100 hrs.
The maid was at work.
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