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Abbreviation | BRO |
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Formation | 7 May 1960 |
Purpose | Providing infrastructure to the armed forces of India and friendly nations |
Headquarters | Seema Sadak Bhawan, New Delhi |
Director General | Lt. Gen. Raghu Srinivasan[1] |
Parent organisation | Ministry of Defence |
Budget | ₹6,004.08 crore (equivalent to ₹64 billion or US$760 million in 2023) (2022–23)[2] |
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Website | www |
Remarks | Infrastructure counstruction in Border areas |
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is a statutory body under the ownership of the Ministry of Defence of the Government of India. BRO develops and maintains road networks in India's border areas and friendly neighboring countries. This includes infrastructure operations in 19 states and three union territories (including Andaman and Nicobar Islands) and neighboring countries such as Afghanistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, Tajikistan and Sri Lanka. By 2022, BRO had constructed over 55,000 kilometres (34,000 mi) of roads, over 450 permanent bridges with a total length of over 44,000 metres (27 mi) length and 19 airfields in strategic locations. BRO is also tasked with maintaining this infrastructure including operations such as snow clearance.[3][4][5][6]
Officers from the Border Roads Engineering Service (BRES) and personnel from the General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) form the parent cadre of the BRO. It is also staffed by officers and troops drawn from the Indian Army Corps of Engineers on extra regimental employment (on deputation). The Indian Army Pioneer Corps are attached to BRO task forces. BRO is also included in the Order of Battle of the Armed Forces, ensuring their support at any time.[7] The organisations motto is Shramena Sarvam Sadhyam (everything is achievable through hardwork).[8]
BRO is instrumental in significantly upgrading and building new India-China Border Roads (ICBRs). With regard to ICBRs Vaishali S Hiwase is the first woman officer for BRO road projects along the border with China.[9][10] BRO set a Guinness World Record in November 2021 for the "highest altitude road" at Umling La.[11] BRO has been instrumental in constructing projects like Atal Tunnel, Atal Setu, and Col Chewang Rinchen Setu, to name a few.
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