Two strategic roads to come up near Tibet, Bhutan

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

PTI
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New Delhi, Apr 26 -   Two strategic roads were being built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) near the tri-junction of Tibet, Bhutan and India, the Lok Sabha was informed today.

"BRO has been entrusted with the construction of two strategic roads namely Track Junction Bheem Base-Dokala for a length of 13.48 km and Flag Hill-Dokala for a length of 33.8 Km near the tri-junction of Tibet, Bhutan and Sikkim," Defence Minister A K Antony said in reply to a query.

The Minister said the projects are worth Rs 96.93 crore.

Work on the Track Junction-Bheem Base-Dokala road has started and it is expected to be completed by 2012.

Work on other road will take five years to be completed and it will start after getting clearance of the National Board of Wild Life, he said.