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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