82 percent of roads along China border unfinished

[dadeechi]

So indians . Are they speaking truth or want some more funds ? Lolz

Waiting for funds from China as part of CIEC (China India Economic Cooperation).

 

[JOEY TRIBIANI]

Waiting for funds from China as part of CIEC (China India Economic Cooperation).

Good. Ask for the funds for toilets too .

 

[$@rJen]

Good. Ask for the funds for toilets too .

Why?? Have you asked them???

 

[Hindustani78]

Kidnapped Hyderabad engineer rescued in Meghalaya | Zee News
Shillong: A kidnapped engineer of a Hyderabad-based road construction company in Meghalaya was rescued on Wednesday after a gunfight with his abductors in West Garo Hills district, police said.


Wassem Ahmed, an assistant engineer of BSC-C&C (JV) road construction company, was abducted at gun-point nine days ago by United Garo Security Force (UGSF) militants from Samanda-Jengjal junction in East Garo Hills district.

Ahmed, 25, who is from Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir, is involved in the construction of Shillong-Nongstoin-Williamnagar-Tura highway.

"We rescued Ahmed on Wednesday evening from Gabil area after an exchange of fire with his abductors," Inspector General of Police G.H.P. Raju, operations in-charge, told IANS.

He said the abductors left Ahmed after security forces retaliated.

"We do not know if any of the abductors were injured during the exchange of fire, but a manhunt is on to nab them as we have got some lead on their identities," Raju said.

Meghalaya Police have launched a coordinated rescue operation for the last five days to mount pressure on the UGSF militants to release Ahmed, which also led to the arrest of six UGSF militants.

Meanwhile, police remained clueless about the whereabouts of an Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer abducted by suspected Garo militants in Meghalaya's South Garo Hills district, bordering Bangladesh.

On September 24, militants of the A'chik Songna An'pachakgipa Kotok (ASAK) outfit kidnapped Intelligence Bureau officer Bikash Singh and cloth merchant Kamal Saha at gunpoint from an area between Ampangre and Panda reserve forest, police said.

Though, ASAK has denied its involvement in the kidnapping, police maintained that the needle of suspicion was particularly on the group.

"There is no development in this case. We have no clue at all about their whereabouts but the operation is on to trace and rescue the abducted officer and the other person," Raju said.


IANS

 

[Hindustani78]

Ministry of Defence
09-December, 2016 15:24 IST
Roads in North-Eastern States

The details of budget allocated and expenditure incurred by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) for development of roads in North Eastern States is as under:

Allotment vs expenditure north east projects during last three & current year:

BRO is entrusted with 187 roads of length 10163.49 km for construction / improvement in North Eastern States as per the details are given below:

Roads entrusted to BRO in North Eastern States for construction / improvement:

S. No. - State --------- Nos. of roads -Length (in km)
1. Andaman & Nicobar - 1 - 23.94
2.Arunachal Pradesh - 99 - 5267.51
3.Assam - 4 - 100.61
4.Manipur- 21- 1838.00
5.Mizoram - 11 - 888.44
6.Nagaland - 10 - 841.18
7.Sikkim - 37 - 910.17
8.Tripura- 2- 201.04
9.West Bengal- 2-92.60


Total - 187 - 10163.49


Seventy Three (73) roads have been identified as strategic Indo-China Border Roads (ICBR), of these, 61 roads have been entrusted to BRO of length measuring 3417.50 Km.

Out of 61 ICBRs with BRO, 27 roads of length measuring 1791.96 Km are in Arunachal Pradesh. At present 22 roads of length measuring 707.24 Km have been completed which include 11 roads of length measuring 412.70 Km in Arunachal Pradesh.

In addition to the ICBRs, 83 roads of length measuring 3888.27 km are approved for construction / improvement in Arunachal Pradesh.

This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Dr Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri Ninong Ering in Lok Sabha today.

 

[SDS1]

Indian can not build these roads without China's permission after 2006-07 the years in and before which Chinese top leaders had no idea about Indian occupying Chinese territory.

So indians . Are they speaking truth or want some more funds ? Lolz

lol, we are talking about India and not about PAK....

Good. Ask for the funds for toilets too .

we will get if anything left after giving to you...... did you build toilets yet? or you still stuck on roads?

 

[Hindustani78]

So indians . Are they speaking truth or want some more funds ? Lolz

When its about soveriginity and territorial integrity then Indian Establishment is always attentive.

 

[Hindustani78]

Ministry of Defence
16-December, 2016 15:01 IST
Border Roads Organisation

There is some deficiency in Border Roads Organisation (BRO) regarding staff, budget and equipment, however, this deficiency has not affected the construction of ICBRs. Government has identified 73 roads as strategic Indo-China Border Roads (ICBR). Out of the 73 roads, 61 roads have been entrusted to BRO with a length of 3417 km. 22 roads of length 707.24 km are completed. There are certain delays in execution of road projects mainly due to the following reasons:


· Delay in Forest / Wildlife clearance.

· Hard rock stretches.

· Limited working season.

· Difficulties in availability of construction material.

· Delay in land acquisition.


The revised completion schedule of 39 ICBRs is as under:

o 2016 - 5 Roads.

o 2017 - 8 Roads.

o 2018 - 12 Roads.

o 2019 - 8 Roads.

o 2020 - 6 Roads.


Government has taken the following measures to expedite the pace of road projects:


· States of Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Tripura have constituted the Empowered Committee to resolve issues related to land acquisition, forest / wildlife clearance, allotment of quarries etc.

· Outsourcing has been allowed to augment capacity of BRO.

· Long Term Roll On Works Plan (LTROWP) and Long Term Equipment Plan (LTEP) have been approved.

· Enhanced financial and administrative powers have been given to the executives of BRO.


This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Dr. Shashi Tharoor in Lok Sabha today.

DM/NAMPI/RAJ

 

[Hindustani78]

Police and railway officials on the accident spot after a train derailed at Kurseong.

 

[ohmrlobalobayeh]

Why need roads on the Chinese border?

The presence of Chinese troops on the Indian border is minimal and its best if India maintains an equally small number.

China has no history of invading India, India on the other hand has on its records its notorious 'Forward policy".

I really hope that India doesn't start another war.

India tried punching above her weight and failed lol

 

[Makarena]

if india is smart, they will pay the Chinese to build it, then connect it with the Chinese road on the other side, and use it for commerce

 

[Hindustani78]

if india is smart, they will pay the Chinese to build it, then connect it with the Chinese road on the other side, and use it for commerce

Seems work of the proxy groups from across border.

 

[lonelyman]

Forget it, they couldn't even build infrastructure in subcontinent, let alone north east border

 

[Hindustani78]

Ministry of Defence
01-February, 2017 15:29 IST
LT Gen Sk Shrivastava Takes Over As DGBR

Lieutenant General Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastava has taken over as the 25th Director General Border Roads (DGBR) here today.

Lt Gen SK Shrivastava was commissioned into the Corps of Engineers from Indian Military Academy, Dehradun in 1980 and has attended all prestigious courses of the Indian Army including Staff Course at Defence Service Staff College, Wellington, Higher Command Course at Army War College, Mhow and the National Defence College, New Delhi. The General Officer has held various staff, instructional and command appointments. Some of his important assignments include Command of an Engineer Regiment during ‘OP PARAKRAM’, Command of an Engineer Brigade, Staff Officer in the MS Branch, Colonel Q (Operations) of a Corps and Colonel Administration in College of Military Engineering, Pune.

He has been the Directing Staff and Advisor at the Defence Services Command and Staff College, Lusaka, Zambia. The General Officer has also tenanted the appointment of Chief Engineer (Northern Command) and later the Additional Director General Works (Army) in the Engineer-in-Chief's Branch, Integrated Headquarters of Ministry of Defence (Army). Before taking over as Director General Border Roads, he was holding the appointment of Director General Combat Engineers at Integrated Headquarters of Ministry of Defence (Army).


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Ministry of Defence
01-February, 2017 18:13 IST
Lt General Suresh Sharma takes over as Engineer-In-Chief

Lieutenant General Suresh Sharma took over as Engineer-in-Chief of the Indian Army today (01 Feb). In his capacity as Engineer-Chief, in addition to steering the Corps of Engineers, he will serve as the Principal Advisor to Chiefs of Army, Navy, Air Force and the Ministry of Defence on all matters pertaining to engineering works services, being head of Military Engineering Services (MES).


The General Officer commanded an Engineer Regiment during Operation Parakram and has held key operational logistics appointments in an Infantry Brigade along the Line of Control and an Infantry Division & Strike Corps in the South Western Theatre. He was assigned to the United Nations as an Advisor and served as Chief Operations Officer of the Mission in Bosnia & Herzegovina.


Within the Corps, the General Officer has commanded the Bengal Engineer Group and Centre, a premiere training institution, and tenanted the appointments of Chief Engineer (Indian Navy & Coast Guards) Mumbai Zone, Chief Engineer South Western Command and Director General Combat Engineers at the Army HQs.


Prior to taking over as the Engineer-in-Chief, he served as the 24th Director General of the Border Roads Organisation (DGBR), where he provided direction and renewed impetus to number of strategic border area projects. Today, the BRO is a vibrant, effective and responsive government agency that stands tall in the pursuit of its vision. On 26 January 2016, the General Officer was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) by the President of India.

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[Hindustani78]

Written by Samudra Gupta Kashyap | Guwahati | Published:February 17, 2017 9:30 pm

Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu on Friday inaugurated a bridge on the Siang close to the China border. (Source: DIPR/Arunachal)
http://indianexpress.com/article/in...from-china-border-as-it-enters-india-4530510/


The Siang – as the Tsangpo is called as it enters India from China to later become the Brahmaputra in Assam – on Friday got its first bridge closest to the international border with Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu inaugurating a newly-constructed steel suspension bridge at Kodak near Tuting. The 210-metre bridge made of steel suspended from six steel wires from two towers on each bank at an estimated cost of Rs 3.89 crore, also consigned to pages of history a traditional hanging bridge made of woven bamboo and cane that people had used to walk across the river for the past several decades. People from Zido, Ngaming, Tasigaon, Simuge and Singa – all villages on the left bank of the Siang would now be able to drive cars to their respective villages as also commute to the sub-divisional town of Tuting by road.

Speaking on the occasion, chief minister Pema Khandu rued the fact that years of isolation due to lack of connectivity in the area bordering China in Tuting sub-division of Upper Siang district had forced people to migrate to urban centres. “Our government is committed to construct more roads and bridges to improve connectivity to the remote border villages,” Khandu said.

Tuting, about 35 km from the India-China boundary in Upper Siang district, is about 630 km by road from Itanagar, and remains cut off from the rest of the world due to frequent landslides during the monsoon months. It is also a major take-off point for white-water rafting expeditions that Arunachal Pradesh has started aggressively promoting in the past few years.

Khandu also expressed displeasure that Singa, the last frontier village on the Indian side of the international boundary, was not yet complete. “I am informed that the road to Singa, the last frontier village on the Indian side some 94 kms from Tuting, is yet to be completed. Our government will make it sure that the road is completed very soon,” he said.

Local legislator and rural development minister Alo Libang informed the chief minister that about 30 villages in the sub-division, mostly close to the international boundary, were yet be connected by roads.

Deputy chief minister Chowna Mein on the other hand said numerous roads were coming up fast across the state and work on the Trans-Arunachal Highway was also progressing well. “However, these road projects will not be complete till bridges are constructed at all required places. As our state is endowed lavishly with rivers, hundreds of bridges will have to be constructed,” he said.