Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Raising Day is celebrated on May 7 every year. The primary goal of BRO is to develop infrastructure in remote areas of northern and northeastern states.

65th Anniversary of Border Roads Organisation

Today marks the 65^th Raising Day of BRO a pioneer in border area infrastructure development. With a steadfast commitment to meeting the strategic needs of the Indian Armed Forces, BRO has played a pivotal role in fortifying the nation’s defence. The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) was formed on May 7, 1960, with the primary goal of developing infrastructure in remote areas of India’s north and northeastern states.

BRO is celebrating its 65h Raising Day on May 07, 2024, at all its detachments across the country. Project Dantak has been instrumental in developing infrastructure and providing connectivity in remote areas of Bhutan.

Significance of Border Roads Organisation

The biggest assistance provided by BRO is to the defence sector of the country. It has diversified into a large spectrum of construction and development works comprising airfields, building projects, defence works and tunnelling and has endeared itself to the people. BRO performs two separate functions during the time of peace and during the war.

Significance of BRO during Peace

•Contribute to the socioeconomic development of border states

•Developing the infrastructure of operational roads for the staff

Significance of BRO during War

•Maintaining and developing the roads through the Line of Control and performing any other specific task assigned by the Government

•Apart from the above-mentioned situation, BRO’s contribution to the safety and growth of developing border regions of the north and northeast also plays a key role

Key Highlights

1. Raised in 1960 by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru for coordinating the speedy development of a network of roads in the North and the North Eastern border regions of the country
2. It works under the administrative control of the Ministry of Defence
3. It has diversified into a large spectrum of construction and development works comprising airfields, building projects, defence works and tunnelling and has endeared itself to the people
4. It is a leading road construction agency under the Ministry of Defence
5. Its primary role is to provide road connectivity in India’s border areas. It also creates up-grades and maintains infrastructure along borders to meet India’s overall tactical and strategic goals
6. Apart from road construction it also executes maintenance works along Northern and Western frontiers mainly to meet the strategic requirements of the Indian Army. It is responsible for over 53,000 km of roads
7. Its work involves Formation Cutting, Surfacing, Bridge Construction and Resurfacing
8. It contributes towards India’s strategic objectives in neighbouring regions by constructing roads in friendly foreign nations like Afghanistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Nepal
9. Disaster management: It has played an important role in reconstruction work after the Tsunami in Tamil Nadu in 2004, the Kashmir earthquake in 2005, and the Ladakh flash floods in 2010 etc.
10. 2,445 kms of roads were constructed in all of India’s border states/Union Territories with 507 km — the largest chunk — in Arunachal Pradesh. This was followed by 453 km in Ladakh and 443 km in Jammu & Kashmir. The rest were constructed in nine states — Uttarakhand, Mizoram, Nagaland, Manipur, Sikkim, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Punjab — and in the Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar.

Mission of Border Roads Organisation

• To ensure that the cost-effective, sustainable, and strategic needs of the armed forces are met without any inconvenience
• Achieving an international level of quality excellence and time consciousness
• Present their expertise in any project of national or transnational development
• Using information technology in the best possible manner and implementing it as an advantage in the various infrastructure projects
• The highest level of proficiency must be shown with every construction
• To upgrade the quality of life and livelihood in border areas by helping them with the means of easy transport, accessibility and connectivity