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Govt to construct 44 strategic roads along the India-China border

The report stated that these 44 strategically road along the India-China border will be constructed at a cost of nearly Rs 21,000 crore

Roads, Rural roads
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In the last two years, the Centre has managed to build around 5,000 km of roads through green technology

Press Trust of India New Delhi
The government will construct 44 strategic roads along the border with China and over 2100 km of axial and lateral roads in Punjab and Rajasthan, abutting Pakistan, a CPWD document shows.

According to an annual report (2018-19) prepared, and released earlier this month by the Central Public Works Department, the agency has been asked to construct 44 "strategically important" roads along the India-China border to ensure quick mobilisation of troops in case of a conflict.

The nearly 4000-km-long Line of Actual Control between India and China touches areas from Jammu & Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh The report comes at a time China