New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- Marking 17 years of dedicated service in one of India's most challenging terrains, Project Arunank of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) celebrated its 18th Raising Day at Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh, today.
Since its raising in 2008, the Project has constructed and maintained over 696 km of roads and 1.18 km of major bridges, providing vital connectivity to remote valleys and forward areas of Arunachal Pradesh while meeting the operational requirements of the Armed Forces, a statement from the BRO read.
Among the landmark achievements of the Project was the completion of the 278 km Hapoli-Sarli-Huri Road, blacktopped for the first time since Independence, connecting one of the remotest regions of the Kurung Kumey...