Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Jammu on Tuesday to inaugurate 90 infrastructure projects of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and attend the North Tech Symposium.
The projects include four airstrips and helipads that have been built along the northern and western borders. The most important of these is the 422.9 metre Devak bridge on the Bishnah-Kaulpur-Phulpur Road, which is of strategic importance to defence forces and will boost the socio-economic development of the region.
The other projects include 21 roads, 64 bridges, one tunnel, and two helipads. These projects have been built at a cost of Rs 2,941 crores.
The defence minister will inaugurate the projects virtually from Jammu. He will then attend the North Tech Symposium at IIT Jammu’s Jagti campus. The symposium is being organized by the Northern Command jointly with IIT Jammu.
The three-day symposium will focus on the latest technologies in the field of defence and security. It will be attended by experts from the defence forces, academia, and industry.
The visit of the defence minister is a significant boost to the development of Jammu and Kashmir. The new infrastructure projects will improve connectivity and boost the economy of the region.
