China continues to troll India!! Meanwhile Chinese Ambassador was shamelessly saying to Pakistan that nothing has changed & carry on as usual. Army Chief Rawat is summing up the threats and is not convinced in the slightest about the BRICS declaration. In other words, China will continue to be expansionist and a god-forsaken country; and Pakistan will always remain a terrorist hellhole. These two rogue nations can not be trusted. In any case, India needs a strong army replete with equipment. As ever lessons need to be learnt from any engagement.
1. Border roads will get completed well before 2021
1. Border roads will get completed well before 2021
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- Border roads will get completed well before 2021
Lack of good infra in border areas with China—a mistaken policy decision of previous govts— is an enormous burden to military and locals. Poor roads hamper military logistics, and migration out of these areas will no doubt encourage future encroachment from China side.
Tardy & pathetic border road construction--------------------------------------------------------
Road construction has been severely criticized by CAG, incl decade long delays- eg. 22 out of 73 roads had been built till 2016, whereas target for full completion was 2012!! Moreover many completed stretches were substandard for military movement. CAG has slammed poor planning, tardy execution, contract mismanagement and financial irregularities by BRO. BRO is responsible for 61 roads (or 3400km out of 4600km).
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/cag-slams-poor-construction-of-strategic-roads-for-china-front/articleshow/57587606.cms
Greater flexibility to BRO-------------------------------------
Govt has recently given greater powers to BRO— ie. discretionary limits (Rs10cr->100cr) & executive power like forest clearance and stone quary mining. ❡ The cumulative effect of BRO administrative and technical sanctions will manifest in a year or two as time and cost curtailment are achieved ❡.
Change in pace during NDA govt--------------------------------------------------
Marked improvement was seen in 3 years till 2016-17, ie. formation cutting has increased from 107 to 147 km/year and surfacing has increased from 174 km to 233 km/year. Good news is that only 270km of formation cutting remains for 100% connectivity. This means road surfacing can happen at both ends. To date, 27 BRO roads have been completed and 21 roads allow movement in some shape or form.
Detailed BRO directive----------------------------------
❡With these changes the entire tendering process can be completed at CE/ Ass DG level for majority of the contracts❡.
MOD along with military will identify roads & fix priorities on Roll-On basis and delegate execution to different levels of BRO.
— powers delegated to Chief engineer & Task force commander with monitoring to be done with software
— increased procurement of equipment to Rs100cr (from Rs10cr) and ability to revise equipment norms at lower levels
— ability to execute tenders for CE (10cr->100cr) and Ass DG (Rs20cr->Rs300cr) & engage big companies on turnkey basis
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/7a7bFOpthCzhXRjslh3Q5H/BRO-gets-more-powers-for-road-construction-along-China-borde.html
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