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Defense minister Rajnath Singh unveils 27 border infrastructure projects
- Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh virtually inaugurated 24 bridges and three roads, which have been built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in four states and two union territories.
- He listed the development of critical border infrastructure as a key priority to boost India’s overall military preparedness to confront any security challenge.
- Out of the 24 bridges, nine are in Jammu and Kashmir, five each in Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh, three in Uttarakhand and one each in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh & Out of the three roads, two are in Ladakh and one is in West Bengal.
- The bridges range from 20 meters to 140 meters in length.
