MoD | Status of Border Roads

The details of road length constructed by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) during the last three years, State/UT-wise, are as under:

 

The expenditure sanctioned and incurred by the BRO for the maintenance of border roads during the last three years in the country is given below:

 

S No	FY	Fund sanctioned (amount in Cr)	Expenditure Incurred (amount in Cr)
(i)	2020-21	870.80	841.22
(ii)	2021-22	752.03	744.52
(iii)	2022-23	923.00	846.46

 

The BRO constructs roads in the border area as per the priority fixed by the Armed Forces. Following action has been taken by the Government to make border roads accessible in the country along with the steps taken by BRO to make better road system in the border areas:

• Enhancement of the Administrative and Financial powers of various BRO executives to reduce the planning time.
• Adoption of new technologies to enhance the pace of road construction.
• Procurement of new and modern equipment and construction plants for road construction.
• Adoption of EPC mode of construction.
• Increased availability of air effort.
• Pre & Post road safety audit of roads in Area of Responsibility (AoR) of BRO.

Maintenance of roads is carried out as per authorised scale of maintenance. Resurfacing is being done as per renewal cycle fixed to keep the roads traffic worthy.

The road projects as per Long-Term Roll-on Works Plan (LTRoWP) 2023 to 2028 under implementation and proposed in future in the border areas of Rajasthan are as follows:

 

 

This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to Dr Nishikant Dubey and Shri Nihal Chand in Lok Sabha today.