Border Road Organisation (BRO) Projects

November 7, 2024
Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
Category: DPN Topics

Border Road Organisation (BRO) Projects

Sub : Geo

Sec: Mapping

BRO Project	Description
Atal Tunnel	Highway tunnel under Rohtang Pass in the eastern Pir Panjal range; Length: 9.02 km, horseshoe-shaped, finished width of 10 m at road level; altitude: 3,000–3,100 m.
Sela Tunnel	Located at an altitude of 3,973 m; Constructed using the New Austrian Tunneling Method (NATM). On completion, it will be the longest bi-lane road tunnel in the world above 13,000 ft.
Umling La Road	The world’s highest motorable road at Umling La Pass, Ladakh, at an altitude of 19,024 ft. Constructed and black-topped by BRO, surpassing Mount Everest base camps in elevation.
Nechipu Tunnel	500-metre tunnel near Nechiphu pass, Arunachal Pradesh. Reduces travel time for military and civic vehicles towards forward bases on the China border. Cuts travel by 6 km and 20 minutes.
Brahmaputra Tunnel	Proposed 15.6-km twin tunnel under the Brahmaputra River, bypassing Kaziranga National Park and enhancing strategic connectivity between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
Sisseri River Bridge	200m bridge connecting Dibang Valley and Siang in Arunachal Pradesh. Constructed under Project Brahmank, vital for military and part of the Trans Arunachal Highway.
Col Chewang Rinchen Setu	India’s highest altitude all-weather bridge in eastern Ladakh, located 45 km from the China border. Extra Wide Bailey Bridge with ten 140 ft spans and 4.25 m width, built in 15 months by BRO.
Atal Setu (Pathankot)	592 m cable-stayed bridge over the Ravi River near Pathankot, enhancing connectivity among Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, and Himachal Pradesh. Designed by Canadian consultants and built by BRO, IRCON, and others. First of its kind in North India.
Ujh Bridge	One km long, the longest bridge built by BRO using Pre-Cast Segmental technology with 60 m spans. Located on Parole-Korepannu-Rajpura road.
Basantar Bridge	Located on the Rajpura–Madwal–Pangadur–Phulpur road over Basantar Nallah, this bridge aids army deployment on the border and provides crucial connectivity for border villages in Kathua and Samba sectors, especially during monsoons.