For countering Chinese aggression on the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Union government is carrying out infrastructure development in the border areas of Arunachal Pradesh.
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan on Saturday emphasized on the need to repopulate the unoccupied areas near the border in Uttarakhand adding that if repopulation is not possible then such areas should be made tourist hubs.
"Indian Army and its formations along Northern frontiers apart from their primary role have a stellar record in their nation-building initiatives", said Indian Army in its statement.
Eknath Shinde said, "We are doing the work of giving justice to the Marathi people in the border areas. Not even an inch of space in Maharashtra will be allowed to go anywhere."
Foreign Secretary expressed India's continued support to people-centric socio-economic developmental projects, including those along the India-Myanmar border areas. He conveyed India's commitment to expeditious implementation of ongoing connectivity initiatives such as the Kaladan Multimodal
With the upcoming Gujarat assembly elections next month, the Maharashtra government allowed one day of paid leave for voters of Gujarat, who are working in border districts like Palghar, Nashik, Nandurbar and Dhule, to cast their vote on the polling day.
In the meeting, the action taken so far in the development and providing infrastructure facilities to the border areas of the state from the concerned departments was reviewed and a report has been sought by the government within 10 days regarding the future plans in this direction.
The NHRC is believed to issue the notice to the Punjab government over the reported lack of proper access to the education facilities for children in the Sutlej surrounding border areas of the Ferozpur district.
Indian Railways will construct railway lines from Bhalukpong to Tawang along the China border and Silapathar to Along via Bame, which once ready will have strategic importance because it will connect the border areas in the shortest time.
Speaking to ANI after the inauguration, Singh hailed the call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate 75 important projects in all departments during the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, and said that infrastructure development is taking place in the border areas at a fast pace, which did n
Rajnath Singh inaugurated 75 infrastructure projects spread across six States and two Union Territories, during his visit to Ladakh. These projects have been built by the Border Roads Organisation.