Ganderbal, Jan 03 (KNO): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday virtually inaugurated the Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumri double-lane road connecting the Ladakh region with Jammu & Kashmir.
As per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the Defence Minister was in Arunachal Pradesh where he inaugurated the Siyom Bridge and 27 other infrastructure projects virtually which were executed by the Border Road Organisation (BRO).
The projects comprise 22 bridges, including the Siyom bridge, three roads and three other projects in seven border States/Union Territories of Northern & North-Eastern regions. Eight of these projects are in Ladakh; five in Arunachal Pradesh; four in Jammu & Kashmir; three each in Sikkim, Punjab & Uttarakhand and two in Rajasthan. In addition, three telemedicine nodes - two in Ladakh and one in Mizoram – were inaugurated.
Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumri road was among the 28 infrastructure projects which were virtually inaugurated by Rajnath Singh and physically inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal Shyambir at Hari Pora village of the district in presence of Brigadier Saket Singh, Chief Engineer BRO Kashmir, officials of BRO, army and district administration. All arrangements to witness the virtual conference were made at the venue by the BRO.
The SSG road is a strategic road that has a social and economic impact on the population of Ladakh as they are dependent on the daily needs of their logistics and essential commodities.
Brigadier Saket on the occasion gave details of the project and paid tributes to BRO personnel who lost their lives during the execution of the project—(KNO)