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RRM Dedicates to the Nation Two Crucial Bridges in Eastern Arunachal Pradesh

Raksha Rajya Mantri Dr Subhash Bhamre dedicated to the nation two crucial bridges in Eastern Arunachal Pradesh today. The minister, who arrived at Mohanbari Airforce Station in Dibrugarh, Assam early this morning from New Delhi on a two day visit to the region, was received by Maj Gen Gajendra Singh, GOC Dao Division and Gp Capt V Ahluwalia, Station Commander, Airforce Station Mohanbari. The minister then flew to Rowing in Eastern Arunachal Pradesh where he inaugurated the two bridges. Out of the two, he first inaugurated the Injupani Bridge, a 140 metre long bridge on Roing-Koronu-Paya road, which is a part of Trans Arunachal Highway. The completion of the Injupani Bridge would provide an uninterrupted access between Roing & Tezu, both important district HQs in Arunachal Pradesh.

The minister then inaugurated the Deopani/Eze Bridge, which is 300 metre long pre-stressed concrete balanced cantilever bridge over the Eze river at Roing in Arunachal Pradesh. Dedicating both the bridges to the nation, the Minister praised the commendable work being done by Project Udayak of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in this region. He appreciated the timely completion of these crucial bridges, which would provide round the year connectivity to the strategic Dibang valley bordering China. Lt Gen SK Shrivastava, Director General Border Roads brought out the hurdles faced by the BRO in the forms of turbulent flash floods and difficulty in sinking of well foundation in the bouldery river bed. At the end, Brigadier Rakshvir, Chief Engineer Udayak conveyed his thanks to Raksha Rajya Mantri for sparing his valuable time for inauguration of the bridges. The inauguration programme was attended by the local people including the various local dignitaries.

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Nitin Gadkari Assures Improved Road Infrastructure in Manipur

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the two day national conference “New Technology for Road Construction” on Friday attended by Works Ministers of all States.

Manipur PWD Minister Thongam Biswajit Singh also attended the conference.

During the inaugural function, the Union Minister for Road, Transport, Highways, Shipping and Water Resources said Manipur’s connectivity including waterways will be improved using new technologies for road constructions at the earliest.

The Union Minister said construction and development of new roads will not only improve the State’s economy but at the same time bring closer the villages which will eventually encourage the feeling of oneness among the people.

He continued officials from Union Ministries will be sent to Manipur to identify the State’s sinking zones and use new technologies to put Manipur among the developed States of the country.

During the conference, the Union Minister also instructed Thongam Biswajit Singh to identify suitable sites for setting up of cement concrete plants for the National Highways in Manipur.
Nitin Gadkari Assures Improved Road Infrastructure in Manipur » Northeast Today
 
Bangladesh-India bridge being built
A new bridge is being built between Bangladesh and India. The bridge will span the Feni River and will provide an improved transport link between Ramgarh in Bangladesh and Chittagong in India. Piling work is already being carried out for the bridge supports and the project should be complete by the second quarter of 2020. Funding is being provided by the Indian Government.
http://www.worldhighways.com/catego...nce/news/bangladesh-india-bridge-being-built/
 
NHAI issues EPC contract for highway project linking India, Myanmar, Thailand
Four months after identifying the successful bidder, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) issued the letter of award to Punj Lloyd and Varaha Infra joint venture last week for the construction of a two-lane highway in the Kalewa-Yargi section of the proposed India-Myanmar-Thailand (IMT) Trilateral Highway.

The highway will connect India with Thailand through Myanmar, the only ASEAN country that shares land border with India. With $70-billion trade, ASEAN is India’s fourth largest trading partner.

Estimated cost
The 120-km-long road section is estimated to cost ₹1,177 crore. India has already built the 132-km section, referred to as Friendship Highway, from the border town of Tamu to Kalewa. A separate contract is underway for upgradation of 69 bridges along the Tamu-Kalewa stretch.

According to sources, after Punj-Varaha joint venture accepts the award, NHAI will meet the Myanmarase authorities to ensure a minimum 80 per cent land availability to kick off construction. Myanmar has already assured NHAI of land availability. Punj has past experience of executing contracts in Myanmar.

A detailed project report (DPR) is underway to build the Rih-Tedim road that will help connect the Trilateral Highway through Zokhawthar-Rih border in Mizoram, where India has already committed huge sums for widening the highway. Currently, Myanmar is connected by road only through Moreh in Manipur.

Meanwhile, India plans to extend road connectivity to the entire CLMV (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam) region. A preliminary survey has also been initiated for rail connectivity parallel to the Trilateral Highway. Japan is interested in funding and collaborating with India in the trilateral rail project.

While the trilateral highway is fully financed by India, Delhi is contemplating a sizable line of credit for future connectivity projects with ASEAN countries.

N-E connectivity
Parallel to overseas connectivity projects, the Narendra Modi government has rolled out multi-billion dollar projects to improve both road and rail connectivity to the North-Eastern States. As part of the project, a DPR is launched to build a new road-cum-rail bridge at Dhubri near the Bengal-Assam border.

The proposed 15-km long Dhubri-Fulbari bridge will pave way for easy connectivity to the Garo Hills in Meghalaya and the neighbouring Northern Bangladeshi districts.

India recently completed building a 9-km long Dhola-Sadia bridge at the Assam-Arunachal border. Another 5-km long bridge at Bogibeel over Brahmaputra is nearing completion.
NHAI issues EPC contract for highway project linking India, Myanmar, Thailand
 
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The Road to East: From India’s Moreh to Myanmar’s Mandalay
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    Sixteen years after India, Myanmar, Thailand agreed to build a 1,300-km highway, to bind the three countries together, and bring Delhi closer to ASEAN, two crossings were opened on August 8. The Indian Express travels down a road hiccuping its way through a country central to the region’s power games and churning with change. (Express Photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi)
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    The Indo-Myanmar friendship bridge joining Moreh with Tamu in Myanmar, the first of 69 bridges on the newly constructed India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway. The stretch is scheduled to be completed by 2021, which aims to boost trade and commerce in the ASEAN free trade area. (Source: Express Photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi)

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    Old wooden bridges between Moreh and Tamu in Myanmar are a part of the stretch. Local people on both sides, and traders from as far away as Mandalay in Myanmar (468 km) and Imphal (110 km) and other parts of the Northeast have been trading with each other at this point for centuries. (Express Photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi)

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    A traditionally dressed shepherd is seen on the stretch. A joint estimate in December 2017 by the World Bank and Myanmar government stated that 32 per cent of the people were poor, with 38.8 per cent of them living in rural areas in comparison to 14.5 per cent in cities. (Express Photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi)

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    Commuters and market goers seen on the India's side of the border close to the India-Myanmar friendship gate at Moreh, Manipur. (Express Photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi)

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    The Shwedagon Pagoda in the Yangon metropolis at night. (Express Photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi)

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    Since the violence broke out in 2013 between the Buddhists and the Rohingya Muslims, seven out of the 14 mosques in the city of Meiktila have been shut down. Three madrasas and an Arabic university were also shut. (Express Photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi)

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    A monk enjoys a game of soccer at a village between Tamu and Mandalay in Myanmar. (Express Photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi)

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    The towering Yadanabon bridge is the gateway to Mandalay, the last royal capital of Myanmar. Under it flows the Irrawaddy, a greyish shimmering sheet in that pre-dawn moment. (Express Photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi)

The Road to East: From India’s Moreh to Myanmar’s Mandalay
 
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India completes vital Ladakh road
One of the most treacherous and strategically vital road routes in the Himalayas has been completed, providing the military with an all-weather road access to north-eastern Ladakh.

The area had seen skirmishes during the 1962 India-China conflict and also recent standoffs like those in 2013 and 2014 around Depsang.

The 255-km Darbuk-Shayok-Daulat Beg Oldie (DS-DBO) section of the road between Leh and Karakoram Pass has been completed, sources said. Some 37 bridges have been built across various snow-fed rivers.

On April 20, the first-ever vehicle expedition comprising motorcycles completed its run from Leh to Karakoram Pass and back (around 1,000 km). The road from Darbuk onwards runs at an altitude of 14,000 feet or more through a jagged part of the Karakoram mountain range.

The last 235-km stretch of the road from Shyok to Karakoram Pass has no civilian population. Shyok, a hamlet comprising 25 families, is the last Indian village and civilians are not permitted beyond it. Building the DS-DBO section of the road was a key thrust area of the Ministry of Defence for this strategic northernmost corner of India — termed Sub-Sector North (SSN) by the military.

The road will help India’s efforts to dominate the Line of Actual Control (LAC) — the de facto border — and also areas abutting Aksai Chin (under Chinese control), Jiwan Nalla, Chip-Chap river, etc. The two armies have had faceoffs in 2013 and 2014 in the area over differing perception of the LAC.

En route to the Karakoram Pass is the DBO — an advanced landing ground used by the IAF. The DBO, located at 16,700 feet, is a flat plateau. It’s just 20 km short of the 18,726-foot-high Karakoram Pass that divides Ladakh and Xinjiang province of China. This provides for rapid deployment.

Eastern Ladakh shares a 826-km frontier with China and is geographically defined as the area from Karakoram Pass in the north to Demchok in the south-east.

A previous effort to build the DS-DBO section of the road (between 2000 and 2012) at a cost of Rs 320 crore had failed. The road alignment was too close to the Shyok river and had got washed away. This time, around 160 km of it is being re-aligned to keep it away from the water.

As of today, there is no commercial use of the Shyok-DBO section; however, Janet Rizvi in her book “Trans Himalayan Caravans”, published in 1999, says trade caravans between Ladakh and Kashgar (now in Xinjiang) were a regular feature till 1937. Trade was dominated by Punjabi merchants from Hoshiarpur, she writes.

The sensitivity of the Karakoram Pass was studied by Sir Francis Younghusband, a British Army officer and explorer, in the early 1900s. He feared a Russian invasion through the Karakoram Pass. But those fears have long gone — India and China have a rare settled boundary at the Karakoram Pass.

Dominating the LAC

  • The 255-km Darbuk-Shayok-Daulat Baig Oldie (DS-DBO) section of the road between Leh and Karakoram Pass has been completed
  • Will help India’s efforts to dominate the LAC and areas abutting Aksai Chin, Jiwan Nalla, Chip-Chap river, etc
  • A previous effort to build the DS-DBO section of the road (between 2000 and 2012) at a cost of Rs 320 crore had failed
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Man Aman Singh Chhina (@manaman_chhina) Tweeted:
Since Rohtang Tunnel is in news today, named as Atal Tunnel, here are a few pics from last month when I reported on the tunnel's link up with Lahaul Spiti. Man Aman Singh Chhina on Twitter (
https://twitter.com/x/status/1209841739084644353
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Man Aman Singh Chhina (@manaman_chhina) Tweeted:
And here is a small clip of the north portal of the tunnel which open into Lahaul Spiti. Man Aman Singh Chhina on Twitter (
https://twitter.com/x/status/1209843175172407302
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State wise road built by Border Roads Organisation(BRO):
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Cost comparison between roads built in border areas by military and civilian agencies :

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Improvements brought by delegation of added financial powers to the BRO :

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India begins work on tunnels along border with China

By Shaurya Karanbir Gurung, ET Bureau | Updated: Dec 30, 2019, 10.42 AM IST
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NEW DELHI: The construction of tunnels near India’s borders with China and Pakistan has picked up pace. India has issued a global tender for the construction of a state of the art tunnel under the Brahmaputra in Assam, quickened the pace of work on three other tunnels near the border with China, and plans to build six tunnels near the Pakistan border.

The Border Roads Organisation (BRO), which is handling this matter, has issued a global tender for the construction of a tunnel under the Brahmaputra River in Assam, while it has also begun the excavation of a tunnel under the Sela Pass in Arunachal Pradesh, top officials said. Work on another tunnel in Nechiphu, also in Arunachal Pradesh, which will shorten the travel time to Tawang, will begin soon.

The new tunnels that are being planned for India’s western front are at Sadhna Pass (a mountain pass connecting Karnah tehsil of Kupwara to rest of Kashmir valley) and Pharkian Galli (in Kupwara) in Jammu and Kashmir.

Nineteen tunnels are planned to come up along India’s frontiers with China and Pakistan. While they include those that are already completed, they comprise of new ones such as the ones on eastern front in the Brahmaputra, Sela, Nechiphu and Shinkula and near the western front as well. “Nineteen odd tunnels are in planning in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh. About 15 of them are in J&K and Ladakh such as at Sadhna and Pharkian Galli. The ones in Arunachal include the Sela and Nechiphu tunnels,” an official explained.

Besides the 19, there are also plans to have four tunnels in the Akhnoor-Poonch road, also for shortening the distance and travel time.

These developments were shared by the BRO during a presentation to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh earlier this month.

One of the most important tunnels will be the one in the Brahmaputra. “The tender for the construction was issued in October and the response from companies will be sought until January. The tender is for making a Detailed Project Report, which will comprise the details of the alignment and the construction,” an official said.

The Standing Committee on Defence in a report presented to the Lok Sabha Speaker on December 20, mentions that the timeline to finish the underwater tunnel is 2028. While appreciating the development, the Committee said that the BRO should adhere to timelines and complete the work on schedule. “The role of the ministry (of defence) and other stakeholders...is very crucial in accomplishing this project without registering any time and cost escalations. If required, the ministry may constitute a monitoring committee for regular oversight in this regard,” it said.

The tunnel will be located north of Tezpur in Assam, where it will connect the north and south banks of the river, as ET had reported. It is expected to be between 12 km and 15 km long. It could entail having both rail and road networks or just the latter, depending on the difficulty in construction and the gradient underwater. It could be constructed underwater or on the river bed or under it. As the depth and course of the Brahmaputra changes, the most likely option is to construct a tunnel under the river bed.

The reason behind the government contemplating on having a tunnel under the Brahmaputra is that the strategic bridges connecting different areas in Assam to Arunachal Pradesh and further ahead to regions along the LAC are vulnerable to interference by the adversary. The tunnel, however, would be unexposed and ensure complete protection to military convoys moving in it.

North of this area, work on Sela tunnel excavation has begun after the approach roads to it were completed. There are two approach roads- the 400 metre long Northern one and the Southern one which is about 8 km long. “The excavation work has started on the 2.5 km long tunnel which will comprise of two tubes,” an official said, adding that the deadline for completing the project is March 2022.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had laid the foundation stone of the tunnel on February 9. This tunnel will provide all weather connectivity to Tawang and areas ahead of it along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China. While the tunnel will ensure troops reach the border areas during snowfall and avalanches, it will also reduce travel time between Tezpur, where a strategic formation is located, and Tawang as the army can avoid moving over the dangerous Sela Pass that is located at 13,700 feet.

Work will also start within the next three months on the 450 metre long Nechiphu tunnel, which is located on the road between Bhalukpong and Tawang. This will also provide better access to Tawang, as Nechiphu pass is an accident prone area.

Along the northern border, a tunnel will be constructed in Shinkula, which will reduce the distance to Leh and the Zanskar Valley. Shinkula is a mountain pass between Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...ng-border-with-china/articleshow/73023844.cms
 
Arunachal to have long highway along India-China border

ITANAGAR, JAN 5 (AGENCIES) | Publish Date: 1/5/2020 11:20:43 AM IST
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Chowna Mein, chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh. (Northeast Now)

Arunachal Pradesh deputy chief minister Chowna Mein on Saturday said that construction work of the 2000 km long Arunachal Frontier Highway along the India-China border will be commenced soon, reports Northeast Now.

The highway will connect the border areas from Vijaynagar in Changlang district to Mago-Thingbu in Tawang district.

Mein also said that the survey work and Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the ambitious highway has been completed.

While inaugurating a steel suspension bridge over the Pare river at Balapu in Papum Pare district on Saturday, Main also said that an East-West Industrial Corridor will soon be constructed along the foothills of the state.

Dedicating the 75 metre steel suspension bridge to the people of Pech-Hoj, UpperBalapu & Balapu in Sagalee sub-division, the deputy chief minister said that the bridge is a New Year gift from the state government to the people of these areas. He also hoped that the bridge will help in development of the villages besides boosting connectivity.

The deputy chief minister called upon the people to change their mindsets if they wish to see fast-tracking of developmental activities in the state. He also said that connectivity is one of the most important sectors of the state government.

Mein claimed that connectivity to far-flung areas of the state is important to boost the tourism industry.

He also urged the people to create a congenial atmosphere for the development of tourism industry and to make the state investment friendly.

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In Ramp-Up, 75% Roads On China Border Ready

By Shaurya Karanbir Gurung, ET Bureau.
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The proposed 11 roads, known as India-China Border Roads, will be located along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh. The BRO also plans to complete about nine more such roads by March 2021. It has set a target to complete 61 of the 73 ICBRs in three years. The balance 12 roads are with the Central Public Works Department

NEW DELHI: India is ramping up its infrastructure development along the border with China. The Border Roads Organisation has constructed 75 percent of the entire length of strategic roads along this border assigned to it, with plans afoot to finish 11 more by this year and nine more by next year, government officials said.

The new 11 roads, known as India-China Border Roads (ICBRs), that the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) plans to complete by March will be located along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh. The BRO also plans to complete about nine more such roads by March 2021. It has set a target to complete the 61 of the 73 ICBRs assigned to it in three years.

The balance 12 roads are with the Central Public Works Department. With such road development along the Chinese frontier, the BRO is making efforts to reduce the ‘differential’ or the distance between the closest Indian road along the LAC and the Chinese one across the border. This will allow the Indian forces to quickly mobilise in a particular sector during an untoward incident and counter any possible Chinese movements.

The BRO is also constructing 125 strategic bridges in different sectors of the LAC, including Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh. There are plans to construct 200 more bridges along this border.

Officials explained that the 61 ICBRs total a length of 3,350 km. “Seventy-five percent of this length has been completed, meaning they have been blacktopped. Twenty-five percent of the entire road length, about 850 km, is left for blacktopping. Ninety-nine of the road length has been connected and thereafter they will be blacktopped,” an official said.

“Eleven ICBRs will be completed by March this year. They are located in Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh and Ladakh. Nine roads will be completed by March 2021,” another official added.

Meanwhile, the Standing Committee on Defence in a report tabled to the Lok Sabha Speaker last month had recommended that bridges on the rivers in the North-East should be constructed at more than two places. “So in case of one bridge is swept away due to natural fury, other option can be exploited. This move will definitely help in reducing the distance for the natives as well as help the forces to reach places in time,” it had said.

There are also plans of constructing 19 tunnels along the frontiers with China and Pakistan with work having picked up pace on three important ones on the eastern front, as reported by ET. Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane earlier this month had said that force will focus on infrastructure development on the eastern front.

The BRO, however, is facing a shortage of funds, which has affected the construction and maintenance of bridges and roads and other developmental activities, according to the Standing Committee. It recommended that in view of the “atmosphere” in India’s neighbouring countries, the government must prioritise spending and develop infrastructure and roads so that the forces can have effective mobility troops and machine.

The Committee also pointed out that issues related to land acquisition, forest clearance and lack of quarries are causing delays in road construction. Adverse weather conditions, landslides, limited working season and insurgency affected areas compound this problem.

In ramp-up, 75% roads on China border ready
 
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