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Project Beacon of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO)

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November 11, 2023

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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