India, March 26 -- Underlining the crucial role of infrastructure, including roads in border areas for further strengthening defence preparedness, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is fostering an ecosystem encompassing national security, development, and connectivity.

Making this assertion while chairing a parliamentary consultative committee meeting for the Ministry of Defence on the BRO, he acknowledged its efforts towards enhancing connectivity in the North-Eastern region and in areas affected by Left-Wing Extremism, thereby contributing to security and regional development.

"The BRO has facilitated the mobility of defence forces, and worked towards bringing a positive transformatio...