(PTI)
Lack of infrastructure development in Jammu and Kashmir for decades post Independence was one of the reasons behind the rise of terrorism in the union territory, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday after unveiling 75 new projects including bridges, roads and helipads in border areas.
Singh dedicated the projects costing Rs 2180 crore and spread across border six states and two Union territories at a function held at eastern Ladakh’s strategic Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldi (DS-DBO) road that provides connectivity to the India’s northernmost outpost of Daulat Beg Oldi.
The highlight of the event was the onsite unveiling of 120-metre-long ‘class-70 Shyok Setu’ on the DS-DBO road at an altitude 14,000 feet and virtual inauguration of two helipads, one each in Hanle and Thakung, in eastern Ladakh, the defence ministry said.
