The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Sunday announced that it has achieved a breakthrough in ‘Golden Arc Road’ by building the 700-meter-long Naushera tunnel on the Akhnoor-Poonch National Highway (NH-144A).
Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan, DG of Border Roads Organisation attended the breakthrough ceremony along with senior project engineers.
The breakthrough moment was celebrated by the entire team by raising patriotic slogans and hailing the team spirit of the engineers and laborers working on the project.
Highlighting the importance of the road infrastructure project Lt-Gen Raghu Srinivasan said this project is a major step forward in enhancing regional connectivity and facilitating smoother transportation along the National Highway.
The Golden Arc Road is an old and highly strategic 200 Km stretch that connects the south Kashmir-Jammu region to the west of Jammu. It connects the important border areas of Akhnoor, Rajouri and Poonch. There are four major tunnels in this stretch viz Kandi tunnel, Sungal tunnel, Naushera tunnel, and BhimberGali tunnel.
Last year on 25 Nov 2023 breakthrough of the Kandi tunnel was achieved signifying the efforts of BRO towards providing connectivity across the areas of Rajouri and Poonch. The progress of the National Highway has taken place and the project is expected to be completed by 2026 before its specified time
In his brief address, Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan, DG BR mentioned that BRO is spearheading crucial road projects to connect remote areas with major centers in the Jammu-Poonch region.
Lt-Gen Srinivasan said, the Jammu-Poonch link, advancing rapidly, is on track for completion in the next few years. On being asked about Defence Infrastructure along LoC, DGBR mentioned that the development of defence infrastructure is a continuous process and Border Roads Organisation is committed to strengthening defence infrastructure by building and upgrading strategic roads all along the IB, LoC, and LAC. BRO and Project Sampark are steadfast in their commitment to Create, Connect, Care, and save the lives of the citizens of its area of responsibility.
