Published: 11th May, 2024
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The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) celebrated its 65th Raising Day on 7th May, 2024.
About BRO
- Founded: 7th May 1960
- Ministry: Ministry of Defence
- Type: Statutory body
- The BRO is an executive force responsible for road construction in India and is a part of the Indian Armed Forces.
- It constructs and maintains roads, bridges, tunnels, and airfields primarily in strategic areas along India's northern and western borders.
- Over the past six decades, the BRO has built over 62,214 kilometers of roads, 1,005 bridges, seven tunnels, and 21 airfields in challenging terrain and adverse weather conditions along India's borders and in friendly countries like Bhutan, Myanmar, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan.
- The BRO will soon start construction on the Shinkun La Tunnel, which will be 4.10 kilometers long. Once completed, it will be the world's highest tunnel at 15,800 feet, surpassing China's Mila Tunnel at 15,590 feet.
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