BRO launches road construction on the border in U'khand

To speed up the Munsiyari-Bugdiyar-Milam road construction on the Indo-China border in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, Border Roads Organization (BRO) carried heavy road-building equipment by helicopters to Laspa, as informed by the BRO Chief Engineer, Bimal Goswami. The Munsiyari-Bogdiyar- Milam road will be linked to the last posts on the Indo-China border. The absence of heavy stone cutting equipment at Laspa near the alignment site of the 65-km road had delayed its construction. After several unsuccessful attempts last year, it finally succeeded this month. Cutting of hard rocks will now become easy as heavy machines can be transported by helicopters to the spot. Construction of the road was started in 2010 with an amount of ₹325 crore sanctioned for the project. The road is being constructed from both ends and except the 22-km hard portion, cutting work has been completed on 40 km of the road.