Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday inaugurated 125 infrastructure projects constructed by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) from Ladakh.

Spread across seven states of Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Mizoram, and two Union Territories, Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, these projects include 28 roads, 93 bridges and four miscellaneous works, which have been executed at a cost of about Rs 5,000 crore.

These upgraded infrastructure projects will significantly improve last-mile connectivity to remote villages and forward military locations, bringing these areas closer to the national mainstream, a defence spokesperson said.

The inauguration event was organised on the Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldie Road at the Shyok Tunnel, which is among t

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