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Project Beacon of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO)

November 11, 2023

GS Paper III Internal security

Context:

The Border Roads Organisation’s Project Beacon is enhancing the road to the Amarnath cave shrine in Kashmir’s Lidder Valley.
The Amarnath cave is located at an altitude of 13,000 feet. Pilgrims can reach the shrine through either Pahalgam or Sonamarg, in the Lidder Valley.

What is the Project Beacon?

Launched in the 1960s, Project Beacon is the Border Roads Organisation‘s oldest initiative, overseeing the development and maintenance of vital road infrastructure in key Kashmir regions.
BRO: The BRO was formed in 1960 to secure India’s borders and develop infrastructure in remote areas of the north and northeast states of the country.
- BRO has been entirely brought under the Ministry of Defence in 2015.
- Motto: Shramena Sarvam Sadhyam (everything is achievable through hard work.

News Source: The Indian Express

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