To match China, BRO to build 61 roads along border

NEW DELHI: In a bid to match the infrastructure build-up on the Chinese side, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is undertaking construction of 61 roads along the Sino-India border.

"We have identified 3,400 km of roads along the border which is identified as critical. This comprises 61 roads and we plan to complete it in a time-bound manner by 2012," BRO Director General A K Nanda told reporters here.

Out of the 61 roads, Nanda said, construction of nine has been completed and the work on eight is expected to be over by this year-end.

Asked about BRO's participation in Myanmar, he said his personnel were now engaged in re-surfacing the 160km road they built in 2000. "We expect to complete our assignment next year," he said.

Nanda said the financial capabilities of BRO have been increased from Rs 1,638 crore in 2005-06 to Rs 2,686 crore in 2007-08.