BRO celebrates 56th anniversary

PIB Defence
Imphal, May 6: Border Roads Organisation (BRO) celebrates its 56th Anniversary today. On this occasion, Director General Border Roads Lt Gen Suresh Sharma has conveyed his felicitations to all veterans and personnel of BRO, and has called upon all ranks of the organisation to rededicate themselves to the motto “ShramenaSarvamSadhyam” and carry the organisation to greater heights.
Since its inception, BRO has grown, both in strength and capability. As a strategic national asset and a premier construction agency, the organisation has played a pivotal role in developing critical road infrastructure in border states and difficult areas as well as India’s immediate neighbourhood. By improving connectivity to states, particularly in the north and north-eastern region, the Organisation has fulfilled many aspirations of the local populations. Today, the organisation is on the cusp of a transformative leap forward. It is steadfast in its endeavour to explore new frontiers while simultaneously undertaking systematic modernisation of plant and equipment, and also the thought and approach of the workforce. It has resolved to renew its efforts to meet challenges of productivity, quality and economy of effort in the financial year 2015-16, BRO has fully utilized the allocated GS Budget. It has requested MoD for higher budget during the current financial year.