Jammu: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today dedicated 22 strategically significant infrastructure projects of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) for Jammu Kashmir Union Territory. He virtually inaugurated these projects from Ladakh.
Jammu and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha joined the inaugural ceremony through VC from Lok Bhavan Jammu and expressed gratitude to Prime Minister and Defence Minister.
The 22 projects were among 125 projects completed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in different parts of the country. The defence minister inaugurated the projects during his visit to the Leh district of Ladakh.
Sinha, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Rajasthan Governor Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde, Mizoram Governor General (Dr) Vijay Kumar Singh, Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma, Union Ministers Kiren Rijiju and Jitendra Singh and Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi attended the event through virtual mode.
Ladakh Lt Governor Kavinder Gupta, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command Lt Gen Pratik Sharma, Director General of BRO Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan and General Officer Commanding, 14 Corps Lt Gen Hitesh Bhalla, other senior officials and BRO personnel also attended the event.
The inaugurated projects, spread across J&K, Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Mizoram, include 28 roads, 93 bridges and Shayok tunnel on Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldie Road in Ladakh.
“These national security infrastructure projects in most complex terrains under BEACON and SAMPARK will boost military mobility by ensuring year-round access to remote areas, enhance our brave forces’ readiness for quick response and make notable contributions to local development”, the LG Sinha said in a statement here.
Deeply saddened: LG on loss of lives in fire tragedy in Goa nightclub
Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday expressed grief over the loss of lives in a fire accident at a nightclub in Goa.
At least 25 persons were killed and six others suffered injuries in the blaze that broke out after midnight at Birch by Romeo Lane in Goa’s Arpora village, situated around 25 km from the state capital.
“Deeply saddened by the loss of lives in a tragic fire incident in Arpora, Goa. My deepest condolences to the bereaved families. May they find strength in this difficult time,” the Lt Governor said in a post on X.
He also prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured in the incident.
