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New Delhi : The Government is aware of urgent need of road infrastructure along the international borders in the country. As per the operational requirement of Army, 530 roads measuring 22,803 km have been identified for construction/improvement by Border Roads Organisation (BRO).
During last three years, formation cutting of 3,702 km equivalent Class-9, surfacing of 6,296 km equivalent Class-9, permanent works worth Rs 3,558 crore and major bridges of 6,088 m length have been carried out.
The Government has taken measures to improve the pace of execution of road infrastructure projects in the border areas. The States of Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, J&K, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have constituted the Empowered Committee to resolve the issues pertaining to land acquisition and forest clearances and outsourcing has been allowed to augment the capacity of BRO. Enhanced financial and administrative powers have been given to the executives of BRO.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to A Vijayakumar in Rajya Sabha on January 2, 2018, according to a PIB release.