Jammu, February 21

Lieutenant General SK Shrivastava, Director General Border Roads (DGBR), visited the Project Sampark from February 19 to 21 and inspected the Reasi-Arnas-Mahore and Budhal-Mahore-Gul roads and bridges under construction.During the visit, the DGBR emphasised on the judicious use of resources and timely completion of works while maintaining the quality as per the norms and standards laid down.Giving details, PRO, Defence, informed that the DGBR critically examined the grey areas and extended his full support towards providing additional requirements for overcoming the challenges. He gave timelines for the completion of the projects and encouraged and motivated the staff on ground to live up to the glory and reputation of the department.The DGBR conveyed that there was an urgent need to upgrade and adopt better technology and materials in the works undertaken by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) so as to keep pace with modernisation and to save time and speed up the progress. He also impressed upon on the Chief Engineer of Project Sampark to insist upon the field executives to carry out the tests as mandated, using field trial evaluations.Meanwhile during his visit, he met Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, Northern Command chief and Commander of the 16 Corps. During the meetings, he discussed the security concerns and issues pertaining to the BRO particularly the impediments and hurdles in the progress of work and sought their assistance in overcoming them. — TNS