Kurung Kumey (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], July 23 (ANI): Seven of the 19 construction workers from Assam who had gone missing last week in Arunachal Pradesh's Kurung Kumey district have been rescued and an Indian Air Force chopper has been engaged in the search and rescue operations for the remaining, police said on Saturday.

“One dead body was found. But as per local reports, there is a buzz that all laborers have drowned in the Kumey river in Damin.” Arunachal Pradesh: One Labor out of 19 who are missing near the LAC (Indo-China border)in Arunachal Pradesh’s Kurung Kumey district died. The other 18 are... The post appeared first on .

“One dead body was found. But as per local reports, there is a buzz that all laborers have drowned in the Kumey river in Damin.” Arunachal Pradesh: One Labor out of 19 who are missing near the LAC (Indo-China border)in Arunachal Pradesh’s Kurung Kumey district died. The other 18 are... The post appeared first on .

“One dead body was found. But as per local reports, there is a buzz that all laborers have drowned in the Kumey river in Damin.” Arunachal Pradesh: One Labor out of 19 who are missing near the LAC (Indo-China border)in Arunachal Pradesh’s Kurung Kumey district died. The other 18 are... The post appeared first on .

New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the construction of 27 carriageway double lane class 70 modular bridges in border areas.

Uttarakhand [India], March 5 (ANI): With heavy snowfall hitting high altitude areas of Uttarakhand, locals faced difficulties in commuting as the road connecting the Niti-Mana valleys in Chamoli district remained covered with snow on Saturday.

Samba (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 3 (ANI): Deputy Commissioner of Samba, Anuradha Gupta on Sunday evening confirmed that no one is stuck inside the under-construction bridge that collapsed in Samba and added that all the labourers have been traced.

New Delhi Dec 28 PTI The possibility of any kind of conflict cannot be ruled out in todays uncertain environment Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday as he listed the development of border infrastructure as part of efforts to boost Indias preparedness to confront any security challengeAfter unveiling 27 roads and bridges projects implemented by the Border Roads Organisation BRO he said India would not have been able to respond strongly to the adversary in the northern sector if there was no infrastructure in the regionThe 24 roads inaugurated at a virtual ceremony included one built at an altitude of more than 19000 feet on the Umling-La pass in southern Ladakh Singh said adding it has now become the worlds highest motorable roadThe situation we faced in the northern sector recently and the manner in which we were able to respond strongly to the adversary would not have been possible without appropriate infrastructure development Singh said in a reference to the eastern Ladakh rowIn todays uncertain environment the possibility of any kind of conflict cannot be ruled out Such situations motivate us even more for the development of these areas It is a matter of pride that we have the BRO for cooperation in the development of these areas Singh added The defence minister also rued that adequate attention was not given to developing border infrastructure after Independence but asserted that there was a major change in the approach in the last few yearsAfter Independence our policies were such that the internal areas of the country developed but the border areas remained relatively deprived of development This situation continued for a long time he saidAs we used to move away from Delhi the graph of development also kept falling down in the same proportion Earlier it was said that people from border areas may be far from Delhi but they are not far from our heart But as the transport sector witnessed major expansion it became an old saying Singh saidThe defence minister said the roads in border areas are not only for strategic needs but they also ensure equal participation of remote areas in the development of the nationIn this way these bridges roads and tunnels play an important role in our security and in empowering the entire nation he saidThe defence ministers said that there was a need to strengthen Indias surveillance system the way the country is strengthening its border infrastructureIn this context he cited problems like infiltration skirmishes illegal trade and smuggling in the border areasIn view of all this the government has sometime back started the CIBMS that is Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System he saidReferring to the construction of the road in southern Ladakh Singh said the BRO achieved the historic feat despite facing numerous challenges including that of extreme altitude and sub-zero temperatureIt is a matter of pride not only for BRO but also for the nation he said PTI MPB DV DV

Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], October 25 (ANI): The Niti Border road connecting the India-China border in Joshimath city of Chamoli district of Uttarakhand has been reopened once again for vehicular movement following rains and landslides.

Badrinath (Uttarakhand) [India], October 19 (ANI): Amid a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall, passengers were rescued from a vehicle stuck in Lambagad drain on Badrinath highway on Monday.