Guwahati: Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan, VSM, Director General of Border Roads was on a three-day visit from 1 to 3 Dec 24 to Guwahati, Tawang and West Kameng areas where road construction works are being undertaken by Project Vartak.
At Guwahati, Harendra Kumar, AVSM, VSM, Additional Director General Border Roads (East) presented an update to the DGBR on the various border road projects of the complete North Eastern Region. At Tawang, the DGBR reviewed the progress of strategically important border roads through an aerial survey in Nelya, Dhaula, and Hatonga areas of the Zimithang sector followed by the forward areas of Lungro, Damteng and Yangtse.
General Srinivasan met Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu and discussed key issues of future road infrastructure projects in the region. He also met key officials of the Tawang region including the MLA and the Deputy Commissioner Tawang. The General officer inspected the operations of Sela Tunnel where he was briefed on the Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA), a computer based system for real-time data monitoring.
He also reviewed the functionality of safety features and implementation of technical aspects as per the prevalent International Standards. Located at 13,000 feet, Sela Tunnel is the longest bi-lane tunnel ensuring all weather connectivity between Guwahati and Tawang. General Srinivasan expressed satisfaction with the operations and lauded the team of Project Vartak for ensuring uninterrupted movement of vehicles and supplies to Tawang and other border areas throughout the year.
It should be mentioned that Indian government has been concentrating on developing key infrastructures in the Indo-China border under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi. Border Roads Organisation has been implementing these key infrastructure projects in forward areas of Arunachal Pradesh border. The Sela tunnel is a part of these crucial constructions.
