"Lots Of Progress On Big Infra Projects Along Border": Top Military Officer
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Lt Gen Kalita also stressed that all tense situations at the border areas in Arunachal Pradesh and in Sikkim are defused at the local level itself.
We have reached a "very good stage" in synergy and civil-military fusion on infrastructure development as various agencies are involved in ramping up infrastructure projects in northeast India, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command, Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita, said today.
"On certain big ticket infrastructure projects, certainly there has been a lot of progress. While we say infrastructure, it doesn't only constitute roads. Roads are just one part of it...Apart from roads, we are also developing airports, helipads, and also logistical capabilities in various areas and these are included in the overall capability development programme of the nation itself," he said, adding that the PM Gati Shakti scheme, which aims at breaking inter-ministerial silos and ensure seamless movement of infra projects, has also ensured synergy of all the agencies.
On the infrastructure gap between India and China in the border areas, Lt Gen Kalita said just two days back the Defence Minister inaugurated lots of bridges and roads in Eastern Ladakh and the Arunachal Pradesh border.
Headquartered at Fort William in Kolkata, the Eastern Command of the Indian Army covers the areas of West Bengal, Jharkhand, and all the Northeastern states of India.
